Vote for Your MLA Leaders

Candidate Information: Nominating Committee

(vote for nine)

Note: The order of candidate information was determined by a random drawing of names.

Neville D. Prendergast

Priscilla L. Stephenson

Max Anderson

Jane Bridges, AHIP

Sherrilynne S. Fuller, FMLA

Mindy Robinson-Paquette

Keith W. Cogdill, AHIP

Patricia E. Gallagher, AHIP

Paula G. Raimondo, AHIP

Melissa L. Just, AHIP

Lynne M. Fox, AHIP

Ana D. Cleveland, AHIP

Brenda Faye Green

Diana J. Cunningham, AHIP

Jo Dorsch, AHIP

Joy C. Kennedy

Lisa K. Traditi, AHIP

Heidi Heilemann, AHIP

Neville D. Prendergast

Director, Rudolph Matas Library of the Health Sciences, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA, January 2009–

MLA Official Activities (last 10 years) (Last Ten Years)

National: MLA member 1988–. Chapter: South Central Chapter/MLA: member 2009–; National Network of Libraries of Medicine, South Central Region: member 2009–, Regional Advisory Committee: member 2009–; Outreach Coordinators: member 2011–. Midcontinental Chapter/MLA (MCMLA): member 2006–2007.

Priscilla L. Stephenson

Chief, Library Service, Philadelphia VA Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA, 2009–

MLA Official Activities (last 10 years) (Last Ten Years)

National: Credentialing Committee: Section Council representative and liaison 2010–2011; Ethics Task Force: member 2008–2010; Journal of the Medical Library Association Editorial Board: member 2005–2011; Task Force on Vital Pathways for Hospital Librarians: documents reviewer 2006–2008; Continuing Education Committee: chair-elect/chair 2002–2004; Continuing Education Committee: member 1999–2002. Section: Federal Libraries Section: chair-elect, chair, past chair 2008–2011; member 2007–. Pharmacy and Drug Information Section: Bylaws Committee: chair 2006–2009; member 2002–2009. Leadership and Management Section: Section Council representative-elect 2007–2008; member 2005–. Research Section: Hypothesis: editor 2006–2007, co-editor 2005, column editor 2003–2005; member 1999–2008. Nursing and Allied Health Resources Section: treasurer 2005–2006, secretary-treasurer 2001–2005; member 1999–2008. Hospital Libraries Section: member 1989–. Consumer and Patient Health Information Section: member 1996–. Chapter: Philadelphia Regional Chapter: Quad Chapter Meeting liaison 2011–2012; secretary 2010–2011; member 2009–. Southern Chapter: chair-elect/program chair, chair, past-chair/strategic planning 2005–2008; Research Committee: chair 2002–2004; member 1998–.

Max Anderson

Technology Coordinator, National Network of Libraries of Medicine, Greater Midwest Region, Chicago, IL, 2008–

MLA Official Activities (last 10 years)

National: National Program Committee: member 2010–2013, Conference Community: member 2009–, Technology Advisory Committee: member 2010–2011; Task Force on Social Networking Software: member 2009–2010. Section: Relevant Issues Section: chair 2011–2012, chair-elect 2010–2011. Medical Informatics Section: member 2011–. Public Health/Health Administration Libraries Section: member 2011–. Educational Media and Technologies Section: member 2009–. Chapter: Midwest Chapter of MLA: member 2008–; Nominating Committee: member 2011–2012; Annual Meeting Planning Committee: member 2009–; Facilities Committee: member 2008–2009.

Jane Bridges, AHIP

Associate Director, Savannah Campus, Mercer Medical School/Memorial University Medical Center, Savannah, GA, 2001–

MLA Official Activities (last 10 years)

National: member 1979, 1989–; Academy of Health Information Professionals: Distinguished Member 2004–; Chapter Council: Southern Chapter representative 2009–2012, alternate 2005–2008; Majors/MLA Chapter Project of the Year Award Jury: member 2008–2009, 2009–2010; Chapter Council Presents Chapter Sharing Roundtables Committee: member 2009; Chapter Council Communications Committee: chair 2008; MLA ’07: invited panelist 2007; MLA News: column editor 2006–2007; Chapter Council Presents Chapter Sharing Roundtables: facilitator 2007, 2005, 2004, recorder 2004; MLA CE course, 3 contact hours, developer/teacher 2004. Section: Hospital Libraries Section: member 1992–; Scroll of Honor 2003, 2004. Chapter: Southern Chapter/MLA: member 1982–; Program Committee: member 2010–2011, 2009–2010, 2008–2009, 2004–2005; Nominating Committee: member 2010–2011, 2000–2001; Annual Meeting: invited panelist 2007; Annual Meeting: invited speaker 2007, 2002; annual meeting yoga session teacher (RYT–200) 2004, 2005, 2006; parliamentarian 2003–2005; contributed papers session: moderator 2004; Public Relations Committee: chair 2001–2003; Resolutionary: chair 2002; member 2003–2006.

Sherrilynne S. Fuller, FMLA

Co-director, Center for Public Health Informatics; Professor, Biomedical and Health Informatics; Senior Advisor, Dean, University Libraries; University of Washington Libraries, University of Washington–Seattle, 2006–

MLA Official Activities (last 10 years)

National: Marcia C. Noyes Award 2010; Journal of the Medical Library Association Editor Search Committee: member 2004–2005; Fellow 2003–; Donald A. B. Lindberg Research Fellowship Jury: chair 2002–2003. Section: Medical Informatics Section: member 1986–. Public Health/Health Administration Section: member 1997–. Research Section: member 1988–. Chapter: Pacific Northwest Chapter: member 1988–.

Mindy Robinson-Paquette

Senior Information Specialist, Sanofi-aventis, Bridgewater, NJ, 1995–

MLA Official Activities (last 10 years)

National: member 1978–; Membership Committee: member 2003–2006, 2008–2010, Membership Subcommittee: member 2010–; Section Council: member 2004–2006. Section: Corporate Information Services Section: member 2001–; MLA Nominating Committee: nominee 2006–2007, 2010; chair 2003–2004, chair-elect/program chair 2002–2003, 2008–2009; Section Council representative 2004–2006; web editor 2001–2002. International Cooperation Section: membership chair 2007–2010; member 2004–. Hospital Libraries Section (HLS): HLS Leadership Award 2010; 2008–2009 Program Committee: member; Scroll of Exemplary Service 2009, 2010; member 1980–. Pharmacy and Drug Information Section: member 1996. Leadership and Management Section: member 1994–; The Leading Edge: book review editor 2007–2009. SIG: Library Marketing SIG: convener 2007–. Libraries in Curriculum SIG: co-convener 2011–2012. Chapter: Philadelphia Regional Chapter: member 1989–.

Keith W. Cogdill, AHIP

Director, NIH Library, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, 2011–

MLA Official Activities (last 10 years)

National: member 1993–; Janet Doe Lectureship Jury: chair 2010–2011; Journal of the Medical Library Association Editorial Board: member 2000–2003. Section: Medical Library Education Section: member 2001–; chair-elect and chair 2001–2003. International Cooperation Section: member 2009–. Medical Informatics Section: member: 2009–. Leadership and Management Section: member: 2009–. Public Health/Health Administration Section: member 2004–. SIG: Outreach SIG: convener 2008–. Chapter: Mid-Atlantic Chapter/MLA: member 2000–. South Central Chapter/MLA: member 2010–.

Patricia E. Gallagher, AHIP

Senior User Services Librarian, New York Academy of Medicine Library, New York Academy of Medicine–New York, 1996–

MLA Official Activities (last 10 years)

National: Ida and George Eliot Prize Jury: member 2011–2012; Membership Committee: member 2010–2011; EBSCO/MLA Annual Meeting Grant Jury: chair 2009–2010, member 2008–2009; Board of Directors: candidate 2007–2008; Nominating Committee: member 2002–2003; Chapter Council: web editor 2001–2003. Section: History of the Health Sciences Section: MLA Oral History Committee: liaison 2010–2011; Section Council representative 2008–2009, representative elect 2007–2008; Continuing Education Committee: cochair 2006–; immediate past chair 2005–2009, chair 2003–2005, chair-elect 2001–2003; Programming Committee: member 2001–2003. Chapter: New York-New Jersey Chapter: Membership Committee: cochair 2008–2011; parliamentarian 2007–2008; immediate past chair 2006–2007, chair 2005–2006, chair-elect 2004–2005; Board of Directors: member 2002–2004; Programming Committee: chair 2001–2002.

Paula G. Raimondo, AHIP

Head, Liaison and Outreach Services, Health Sciences and Human Services Library, University of Maryland–Baltimore, 2000–

MLA Official Activities (last 10 years)

National: Academy of Health Information Professionals: Distinguished Member 1998–; MLA mentor 1994–; Fellows and Honorary Members Jury: member 2010–2011; Chapter Council: chair 2007–2010, chair-elect 2006–2007, vice-chair 2005–2006; Majors/MLA Chapter Project of the Year Award Jury: member 2005–2006; Chapter Council: representative 2003–2006, alternate 1999–2003. Section: Leadership and Management Section: member 2005–. Chapter: Mid-Atlantic Chapter: Nominations Committee: member 2009; 2007 Chapter Meeting Registration Committee (Baltimore, MD): cochair; Executive Board: member (while on Chapter Council) 1999–2006; 2004 Meeting Program Committee: member; 2001 Chapter Meeting Registration Committee (Ocean City, MD): cochair; Academy of Health Information Professionals: counselor 1993– (ex-officio 1996–).

Melissa L. Just, AHIP

Director, Biomedical Library, University of California–San Diego, La Jolla, CA, 2009–

MLA Official Activities (last 10 years)

National: member 1994–; Continuing Education Committee: member 2010–2013; 2009 National Program Committee: Contributed Papers: chair; MLANET: editor 2004–2007; MLANET Editorial Board: chair 2004–2007; 2003 National Program Committee: Technology Advisory Group: cochair. Section: Leadership and Management Section: member 2005–. Research Section: member 2003–. Cancer Librarians Section: member 2007–2009. Educational Media and Technologies Section: member 2004–2008. Hospital Libraries Section: member 2000–2003. SIG: Pediatric Libraries SIG: member 2000–2004. Chapter: Medical Library Group of Southern California and Arizona (MLGSCA): member 1995–; MLA Nominating Committee: Chapter Council nominee 2011; assistant web editor 2006–2008; Chapter Council representative 2004–2006; Benchmarking Network Editorial Board: liaison 2004–2006; MLGSCA/Northern California and Nevada Medical Library Group Joint Meeting: Contributed Papers Committee: chair 2005; treasurer 2002–2003, treasurer elect 2001–2002.

Lynne M. Fox, AHIP

Assistant Professor and Education Librarian, Health Sciences Library, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus–Denver, Aurora, CO, 1997–

MLA Official Activities (last 10 years)

National: MLA News: coeditor, Technology and Internet Resources columns 2007–2011; Midcontinental Chapter: region liaison; Academy of Health Information Professionals: Distinguished Member 2004–2007. Chapter: Midcontinental Chapter (MCMLA): Awards Committee: member 2011–; Meeting Task Force: member 2009–; 2009 MCMLA Meeting Planning Committee: chair 2006–2009; Archives Committee: member 2004–2010; Publications Committee: member 1997–2004; website editor 1997–2003.

Ana D. Cleveland, AHIP

Regents Professor and Director, Health Informatics and Houston Programs, College of Information, University of North Texas–Denton, 1988–

MLA Official Activities (last 10 years)

National: member 1977–; Academy of Health Information Professionals: Distinguished Member 1990–2005, 2010–; Continuing Education Committee: Section Council liaison 2010–, Disaster Information Specialist Task Force: member 2010–; Communities of Practice Task Force: member 2010–; Donald A. B. Lindberg Research Fellowship Jury: member 2002–2003, chair 2003–2004; HIPAA Teleconference Planning Committee: member 2002. Section: Medical Library Education Section: member 1977–; past chair/Section Council representative 2010–2011, chair 2009–2010, chair elect 2008–2009. Research Section: member 1982–. Medical Informatics Section: member 1989–. Public Health/Health Administration Section: member 2001–. Cancer Librarians Section: member 2011–. Consumer and Patient Health Information Section: member 2000–2008. Chapter: South Central Chapter: member 1977–; Hospital Library Interest Section: member 1980–; Nominating Committee: member 2010–; Research Committee: member 2001–2004, 2007–2009.

Brenda Faye Green

Associate Professor and Coordinator, Health Sciences Library and Biocommunications Center, University of Tennessee Health Science Center–Memphis, 1992–

MLA Official Activities (last 10 years)

National: member 1985–; National Network/Libraries of Medicine, Southeastern/Atlantic Region: resource library outreach liaison 2011–2012; Professional Recruitment and Retention Committee: chair designate 2011–2012, member 2010–2012; Lucretia W. McClure Excellence in Education Award Jury: chair 2008–2009, member 2007–2008; Governmental Relations Committee: member 2002–2005; 2002 National Program Committee: member 2000–2002; National Network of Libraries of Medicine, Southeastern/Atlantic Region: Regional Advisory Committee: member 1999–2001. Section: Educational Media and Technologies Section: member 1996–; chair 2000–2001. Leadership and Management Section: member 2008–. Consumer and Patient Health Information Section: member 2002–2004. Pharmacy and Drug Information Section: member 1993–2006. Chapter: Southern Chapter: member 1994–; program chair elect 2010–2011; Program Committee: member 2010–2011, 2007; Local Arrangements Committee: member 2009; Membership Committee: chair 2003–2006; secretary/treasurer 2000–2001.

Diana J. Cunningham, AHIP

Associate Dean and Director, Health Sciences Library, New York Medical College–Valhalla, 1992–

MLA Official Activities (last 10 years)

National: Journal of the Medical Library Association Editorial Board: member 2011–; Janet Doe Lectureship Jury: member 2010; 2007 National Program Committee: chair; Scholarly Publishing Task Force: member 2004–2007; Board of Directors: member 2001–2004; Task Force on the Information Specialist in Context (ISIC): member 2001–2003; mentor to new health sciences librarians. Section: Public Health/Health Administration Section: secretary/treasurer 2010–. Leadership and Management Section: member 1992–. Chapter: Upstate New York and Ontario Chapter (UNYOC): member 2001–; Annual Meeting Program: chair 2004–2007, 2009–2011; Annual Program Committee: member 2002–2004; chair 2007–2008, chair elect 2006–2007. New York-New Jersey Chapter: member 1992–; Joint Chapter Planning Committee: member 2011–2012.

Jo Dorsch, AHIP

Health Sciences Librarian and Professor, Library of the Health Sciences, University of Illinois–Chicago, Peoria, IL, 2005–

MLA Official Activities (last 10 years)

National: 2014 National Program Committee: cochair; Journal of the Medical Library Association: associate editor 2008–; Journal of the Medical Library Association: Survey Committee: member 2008; Journal of the Medical Library Association: Editor Search Committee: member 2008, 2004; MLA Nominating Committee: member 2005–2006; Task Force to Develop MLA’s Center for Research and Education (CORE): member 2002–2005; Academy of Health Information Professionals: mentor 2003–; Credentialing Committee: chair 2003–2004, chair-designate 2002–2003, member 2001–2002; Lucretia W. McClure Excellence in Education Award Jury: member 2000–2001; MLA/ Association of Academic Health Sciences Libraries (AAHSL)/JAMA Journal Review Panel: reviewer 1994–2005. Section: Leadership and Management Section: chair-elect 2009, chair 2010, past chair 2011; Professional Development for Current and Aspiring Middle Managers (PDCAMM) Implementation Task Force: cochair 2006–2007; Section Council: vice chair 2011–, representative 2005–2008; Section Council SIG Review Committee: chair 2006–2008. Research Section: secretary/treasurer 2001–2003; Research Award Jury: member 2002. Chapter: Midwest Chapter: 2004 Annual Meeting Planning Committee: member 2002–2004; Program Committee: cochair 2002–2004.

Joy C. Kennedy

Librarian, Health Resource Library, Northwest Community Hospital, Arlington Heights, IL, 1993–

MLA Official Activities (last 10 years)

National: MLA Annual Meeting, Plenary Session Planning Committee: member 2006–2007. Section: Nursing and Allied Health Resources Section: Research Committee: member 2010–; Standards for Nursing Information Resources & Services in Healthcare Settings: chair 2008–. Consumer and Patient Health Information Section: chair-elect 2004–2005, chair 2005–2006, past-chair 2006–2007; program chair 2004–2005.

Lisa K. Traditi, AHIP

Head of Education and Assistant Professor, Health Sciences Library, University of Colorado–Denver Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, 1996–

MLA Official Activities (last 10 years)

National: member 1987–; Ida and George Eliot Prize Jury: member 2011–; Chapter Council: Midcontinental Chapter representative 2002–2005; continuing education developer and instructor 1998–; Academy of Health Information Professionals: Distinguished Member 2000 –; mentor 2008–; Colleague Connection: mentor 2011, 2009, 2008, 2007; National Network of Libraries of Medicine, Midcontinental Region: Regional Advisory Board: member 2006–2008. Section: Educational Media and Technologies Section: member 1987–. Leadership and Management Section: member 1996–. Medical Informatics Section: member 1996–; professional development liaison 2005–. Nursing and Allied Health Resources Section: member 1987–. Chapter: Midcontinental Chapter (MCMLA): member 1987–; 2014 Chapter Planning Committee: member 2011–; Education Committee: member 2010–, 1997–2005; Honors and Awards Committee: member 2005–2008, chair 2007; Bernice M. Hetzner Award for Excellence in Academic Health Science Librarianship winner 2004; Chapter Council: MCMLA representative 2002–2005; immediate past chair 2001/2002, chair 2000/2001, chair-elect 1999/2000; Tri-Chapter Meeting (New Orleans) Planning Committee: member 1999–2001.

Heidi Heilemann, AHIP

Associate Dean for Knowledge Management and Director, Lane Medical Library and Knowledge Management Center, Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, CA

MLA Official Activities (last 10 years)

National: National Program Committee: member 2005–2007; Murray Gottlieb Prize Jury: chair 2003–2004, member 2002–2003. Section: Cancer Librarians Section: secretary 2006–2008. History of the Health Sciences Section: chair 2001–2003. Chapter: Northern California and Nevada Medical Library Group: past president 2006–2007, president 2005–2006, president-elect 2004–2005.

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