Directors University Class of 2025
August 22, 2025
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The ninth annual Directors University (DU) was held August 4-6, in Bloomington-Normal, Illinois.
ILA and the ILA Executive Board congratulate the Class of 2025 on their commitment and dedication to libraries and librarianship, and thank everyone who contributed their expertise and time to keep this initiative successful year after year.
Special thanks to our DU partners: the Illinois Heartland Library System (IHLS), the Illinois State Library, and the Reaching Across Illinois Library System (RAILS).
The complete list of 2025 participants is provided below.
Directors University Class of 2025
| Taliah Abdullah |
The Urbana Free Library |
| Melissa Badger |
Streator Public Library |
| Grace Barton |
Kinmundy Public Library |
| Emily Bergman |
Harrisburg District Library |
| Naomi Buenrostro |
Selby Township Library District |
| Kristina Campbell-Rickey |
West Salem Public Library |
| Esther Curry |
C.E. Brehm Memorial Public Library District |
| Lorachelle Eck |
Taylorville Public Library |
| Sarah Ehlers |
Peotone Public Library District |
| Travis J. Givens |
Tolono Public Library District |
| Jenni Godfrey |
Atlanta Public Library District |
| Mary Golden |
Lemont Public Library District |
| Scott Grotto |
River Grove Public Library District |
| Kim Haan |
Chadwick Public Library |
| Marlaina Harper |
Greenup Township Public Library |
| Brooke Higginbotham |
Ogden Rose Public Library |
| Alyce Jackson |
Chillicothe Public Library District |
| Colby Kennedy |
Metropolis Public Library |
| Tanya King |
Broadview Public Library District |
| Skye Little |
Farmer City Public Library |
| Jose Maldonado |
Poplar Creek Public Library District |
| Joe Marcantonio |
Winfield Public Library |
| Daniela Martinez |
Maywood Public Library District |
| Nicole Michke |
Ashley Public Library District |
| Genna Mickey |
Sugar Grove Public Library District |
| Audrey Miller |
Blue Mound Memorial Library |
| Carolyn Miller |
Hanover Township Library |
| Heather-Marie Montilla |
Bellwood Public Library |
| Patti Naisbitt |
Woodridge Public Library |
| Laura J. Naugle |
Hillsboro Area Public Library District |
| Becky Newton |
Maroa Public Library District |
| Laurie Papadourakis |
Des Plaines Public Library |
| Tammy Rieckenberg |
Coulterville District Library |
| Keith Robinson |
Eldorado Memorial Library |
| Nick Sager |
Westville Public library |
| Kathleen Schaefer |
Dixon Public Library |
| Jill Simpson |
Clinton Township Public Library |
| Christina Snyder |
Odell Public Library |
| Jessica Starcevich |
Bushnell Public Library District |
| Mark Steger |
West Sangamon Public Library District |
| Jodi Trinkle |
Bryan-Bennett Library |
| Mary VanSwol |
Park Forest Public Library |
| Angela Watson |
Tremont District Library |
| Tammy Wendling |
Centralia Regional Library |
| Leslie Wood |
St. Elmo Public Library District |
| LauraYoungstrum |
Reddick Public Library District |
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