The Chapter Council is the representative body of MLA chapters. It advises the Board of Directors and promotes interchange among chapters. MLA chapters are independent 501c(3) entities recognized by MLA provided they meet the conditions and procedures set forth by the Board of Directors.
The chair of the Chapter Council is an ex-officio voting member of the MLA Board of Directors, elected for a three-year term by chapter representatives on the council.
Elisa Cortez
MLGSCA Community Council Representative
Andrea Lynch
Elizabeth Irish, AHIP
UNYOC Council Alternate
Margaret Ansell
Southern Chapter Council Alternate
Anna Bjartmarsdottir
Pacific Northwest Chapter Alternate
Riley J. Samuelson
Midwest Chapter Council Alternate
Erica Lake
Midwest Chapter Council Representative
Beverly Murphy, AHIP, FMLA
Chair
Tara Douglas-Williams
Southern Chapter Representative
Rebecca Kindon, AHIP
UNYOC Chapter Council Representative
Christina Heinrich
NAHSL Chapter Council Alternate
Lauren Fletcher
NAHSL Chapter Council Representative
Lydia Howes, AHIP
Midcontinental Chapter Council Alternate
Hannah Pollard
Midcontinental Chapter Council Representative
Lindsey Gillespie, AHIP
NCNMLG Chapter Council Alternate
Jennifer Abueg
NCNMLG Chapter Council Representative
Kelly Gonzalez
South Central Chapter Council Alternate
Julia Esparza
South Central Chapter Council Representative
Joey Nicholson
Liberty Chapter Council Representative
Allison Piazza
Liberty Chapter Council Alternate
Andrea Ball
Pacific Northwest Chapter Representative
Walter R. Benavitz, III, AHIP
Hawaii-Pacific Chapter Council Alternate
Carolyn Ching Dennison, AHIP
Hawaii-Pacific Chapter Council Representative
Roger Russell, Jr.
Mid-Atlantic Chapter Council Interim Representative
