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Standing Committee term lengths: "Members of standing committees shall be appointed for a three year term and are eligible for reappointment. A member of each committee shall be appointed by the Vice President/President Elect to serve as chair for a term of one year, to begin July 1."
For descriptions and more information on standing committees, see Article X of the IACRL Bylaws.
Committee Member | Library/Organization | Email address |
Term ends |
Awards
Shannon Pohrte (Chair) |
Elgin Community College | spohrte@elgin.edu | 6/30/2026 |
Nessa Vahedian Khezerlou | nessavahedian@gmail.com | 6/30/2026 | |
Gwen Gregory | Northern Illinois University Libraries | gregory@niu.edu | 6/30/2028 |
Ellen Corrigan | Eastern Illinois University | ekcorrigan@eiu.edu |
6/30/2028 |
Communications
Dee Anna Phares (Chair) | Northern Illinois University | dphares@niu.edu | 6/30/2028 |
Susan Franzen | Illinois State University | srfranz@ilstu.edu | 6/30/2027 |
Kaitlyn Weger | Illinois Eastern Community Colleges | wegerk@iecc.edu | 6/30/2027 |
Gwendolyn Gemmel | gwendolyngemmell@gmail.com | 6/30/2028 |
Conference and Continuing Education
Nestor L. Osorio (Chair) |
Northern Illinois University Libraries | nosorio@niu.edu |
6/30/2026 |
Tish Hayes | Moraine Valley Community College | hayesl45@morainevalley.edu | 6/30/2026 |
Christina Norton | Bradley University | cnorton@fsmail.bradley.edu | 6/30/2026 |
Amy Odwarka | Eastern Illinois University | aodwarka@eiu.edu | 6/30/2026 |
Olia Sweiss | Midwestern Career College | Oliasweiss@gmail.com | 6/30/2026 |
Jittapim Yamprai (Nan) | Northern Illinois University | jyamprai@niu.edu | 6/30/2027 |
Erika Quintana | Concordia University | Erika.Quintana@cuchicago.edu | 6/30/2028 |
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Jittapim Yamprai (Nan) (Chair) | Northern Illinois University Libraries | jyamprai@niu.edu |
6/30/2028 |
Jeannette Bruno | City Colleges of Chicago | jbruno7@ccc.edu | 6/30/2026 |
Jeremy McAninch | Blackburn College | jeremy.mcaninch@blackburn.edu |
6/30/2027 |
Membership
Wendell Johnson (Chair) | Northern Illinois University | wjohnso1@niu.edu |
6/30/2026 |
Melaine Emerson (Co-Chair) | School of the Art Institute of Chicago | memerson@saic.edu | 6/30/2028 |
Joshua Altshuler | Illinois State University | jaaltsh@ilstu.edu | 6/30/2028 |
Nominations
Shannon Pohrte (Chair) |
Elgin Community College |
spohrte@elgin.edu |
6/30/2026 |
Wendell Johnson | Northern Illinois University | wjohnson1@niu.edu | 6/30/2026 |
Donna Goodwyn | Elmhurst University | donnamg@elmhurst.edu | 6/30/2027 |