Nominating Committee Candidates (listed in random order)
Elena Azadbakht | Roy Brown, AHIP | Gail Kouame | Carla Edwards, AHIP | David Duggar, AHIP | Brandi Tuttle, AHIP | LaVentra E. Danquah, AHIP | Natasha Williams, AHIP | Barnaby Nicolas, AHIP | Faith Steele, AHIP | Margaret Henderson, AHIP | Susan Steelman, AHIP | Gabriel Rios | Toni Hoberecht, AHIP | Adela Justice, AHIP | Sola Whitehead, AHIP | Ellen Aaronson, AHIP
Elena Azadbakht
Current Position:
- Health Sciences Librarian, University of Nevada, Reno Libraries, Reno, NV, 2018 – present
MLA Official Activities (Last 10 Years)
National:
- Medical Library Association: member 2011-present;
- Eliot Prize Jury: member 2024–present;
- Data Management and Services Group: member 2023–2024;
- Brodman Award for the Academic Medical Librarian of the Year Jury: member 2021–2022;
- Rising Stars Award Jury: member 2019–2020;
- Beatty Volunteer Service Award Jury: member 2018–May 2019;
- Scholarship Jury: Chair 2017–2018;MA Scholarship Jury: member 2016–2017.
Caucus:
- User Experience: member 2021–present;
- Data: member 2018–present;
- Systematic Reviews: member 2018–present;
- Nursing and Allied Health Resources and Services: member 2015–present; Bylaws Committee, Co-Chair, 2019–2021.
Chapter:
- Northern California and Nevada Medical Library Group, Nominee to the MLA Nominating Committee 2024–present; Past President 2023 024; President 2022 –223; Vice President/President-Elect, 2021–2022.
- Southern Chapter of the Medical Library Association, Public Relations Committee, Co-Chair 2015–2018, member 2013–2015; Communications Committee, member 2014–2018.
Roy Brown, AHIP
Current Position:
- Health Sciences Library, Virginia Commonwealth University Libraries, Richmond, VA, 2010 – present
MLA Official Activities (Last 10 Years)
National:
- Medical Library Association: member 2009-present;
- Rising Star: 2014-2015;
- Fellows & Honorary Members Jury: Chair: 2024-2025;
- Vison 2048 Task Force: member 2021-2024;
- McClure Excellence in Education Award Jury: member 2022-2023;
- Rising Stars Jury: member 2022-2023;
- Journal of the Medical Library Association Editorial Board: member 2019-2022;
- Rittenhouse Award Jury: member 2019-2020;
- Brodman Award for the Academic Medical Librarian of the Year Jury: member 2018-2019;
- Colleague Connection, Mentor – Annual Meeting: 2018;
- Leadership Curriculum Committee: member 2017-2018;
- Rising Stars Committee: Chair,2016-2017, member 2015-2017;
- EBSCO/MLA Annual Meeting Grant Jury: Chair 2015-2016, member 2014-2016;
Caucus:
- Research: Research Poster Judge at MLA Annual Meeting: 2016, 2018; Abstract Reviewer for MLA Annual Meeting 2016, 2018-2020, 2024, 2025
- Nursing and Allied Health Resources and Services: member 2011–present;
- Academic Libraries: member 2024-present;
- Clinical Librarians and Evidence-Based Practice: member 2024-present;
- Leadership and Management: member 2024-present;
- Libraries in Health Sciences Curriculums: member 2024-present;
- Systematic Review: member 2024-present;
- Medical Library Education: member 2009-2011;
- Nursing & Allied Health Resources: Ad Hoc Standards Committee: Chair & member 2013-2015.
Chapter:
- Mid-Atlantic Chapter of the Medical Library Association: member 2010-present; Program Committee: member 2021-2022; Annual Meeting: Papers & Lightning Talks Committee: Chair 2021-2022; Communications Committee: Chair 2016-2017, member 2016-2019; Research & Assessment Committee: Chair 2015-2016, member 2011-2017; Subcommittee Conference Research Poster Evaluation: 2015; Contributed Papers Committee: member 2016; Honors & Awards Committee: member 2011-2014.
Gail Kouame
Current Position:
- Charles M. Baugh Biomedical Library, University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL, 2022 – present
MLA Official Activities (Last 10 Years)
National:
- Medical Library Association: member 2000-present;
- MLA ’25 National Program Committee: Contributed Content Work Group, member 2024-present
- Rising Stars: Project Director 2021-2022, Program Director 2022-2023, Assessment Director 2023-2024;
- Lindberg Research Fellowship Jury: member 2022-2023;
- Medical Informatics Caucus Career Development Grant Jury: Chair 2021-2022, member 2020-2021;
- Leadership Curriculum Committee: Chair 2017-2019, Past Chair 2019-2020;
- MLA ’17 Local Assistance Committee: Volunteer Subcommittee Chair 2015-2017;
- NPC ’15 member and blog co-editor 2012-2015.
Caucus:
- Clinical Librarians and Evidence-Based Practice: member 2019-present;
- Health Humanities: member 2024-present;
- History of the Health Sciences: member 2019-present;
- Leadership and Management: member 201 present;
- Libraries in Health Sciences Curriculum: member 2019-present;
- Medical Informatics: member 2019-present; liaison to Leadership & Management Domain Hub 2021- 023;
- Research: member 2019-present;
- Systematic Reviews: member 2019-present.
Chapter:
- Southern Chapter: member 2016-present; Nominee to the MLA Nominating Committee 2021, 2024; Membership Committee Chair 2019-2022.
- Pacific Northwest Chapter: member 2000-2016; Annual Meeting Exhibits Chair 2015, 2016.
Carla Edwards, AHIP
Current Position:
- Novant Health Library Services, Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center, Charlotte, NC, 2016-present.
MLA Official Activities (Last 10 Years)
National:
- Medical Library Association: member 2016-present.
Caucus:
- Hospital Library: member 2016-present
- African American Medical Librarians Alliance: member 2024-present
Chapter:
- Mid-Atlantic Medical Library Association: member 2016-present
David Duggar, AHIP
Current Position:
- Head, Liaison Section Program, LSU Health Shreveport Library, LSU Health Shreveport, Shreveport, Louisiana, 2015-present.
MLA Official Activities (Last 10 Years)
National:
- Medical Library Association: member 1988-present;
- Donald A.B. Lindberg Research Fellowship Jury: member 2024-present;
- Continuing Education Grant Jury: chair 2023-2024;
- Bylaws Committee: co-chair 2021-2023, chair 2020-2021, member 2018-2020;
- Majors Chapter Project of the Year Jury: member 2017-2018;
- Brodman Award for Academic Medical Librarian of the Year Jury: member 2016-2017;
- HLS/MLA Professional Development Grant Jury: chair 2013-2014, member 2012-2013.
- MLA Chapter Council: South Central Chapter Alternate 2017-2020, 2019 Elections Committee Chair, 2018 Elections Committee Chair.
Caucus:
- Cancer Librarians: member 2009-present, treasurer 2016-2020, newsletter editor 2013-2016;
- Consumer and Patient Health Information: member 1992-present;
- Hospital Libraries: member 1988-present, nominating committee chair 2018-2019;
- Leadership and Management: member 1992-present;
- Nursing and Allied Health Resources: member 2002-present, chair-elect, chair, past-chair 2013-2016, honors committee member 2018-2019, nominating committee chair 2015-2016, program committee: chair 2013-2014, bylaws committee :member 2012-2014;
- Public Services: member 1992-present;
- Research: member 1989-present.
Chapter:
- South Central Chapter: member 1988-present, President-Elect, President, Immediate Past President 2020-2023, Chapter Council Alternate 2017-2020, Annual Meeting Program Committee, chair 2021-2022, Bylaws Committee, chair 2016-2017, member 2015-2016, 2023-present, Finance Committee, chair 2022-2023, member 2020-2022, Nominating Committee, chair 2022-2023, Continuing Education Committee, member 2013-2015.
- South Central Chapter, Hospital Libraries Interest Section: member 1988-present, Secretary 2018-2019.
Brandi Tuttle, AHIP
Current Position:
- Research & Education Librarian, Duke University Medical Center Library, Durham, NC, 2006–present.
MLA Official Activities (Last 10 Years)
National:
- Medical Library Association: member 2006–present;
- MLA Reads: Group Facilitator 2023–2025;
- Academy of Health Information Professionals: mentor 2019–2020, 2024–2025;
- Annual Meeting: abstract proposal reviewer 2014, 2018, & 2024;
- Colleague Connection: mentor 2018, 2023–2024;
- Books Panel Committee: member 2020–2022;
- Education Domain Hub: chair 2020–2022, interim chair 2019–2020;
- Darling Medal for Distinguished Achievement in Collection Development Jury: chair 2020–2021, member 2019–2020;
- MLA ‘18 National Program Committee (NPC): member 2016–2018; NPC Contributed Content Working Group: member 2018;
- Nominating Committee: member 2015–2016;
- Technology Advisory Committee: member 2013–2015.
Caucus:
- Technology in Education (formerly Educational Media & Technology Section): member 2006–present, chair-elect 2023–2024, chair 2024–present, education domain representative 2019, website editor 2010–2018;
- LGBTQIA+ (formerly LGBT Health Science Librarians Special Interest Group): member 2011–present;
- Medical Informatics: member 2017–present;
- Libraries in Health Sciences Curriculums: member 2019–present, immersion session planning committee co-leader 2024;
- Social Justice and Health Disparities: member 2022–present;
- Systematic Review: member 2023–present;
- User Experience: member 2023–present;
- Accessibility and Disability: member 2023–present.
Chapter:
- Mid-Atlantic Chapter (MAC): member 2006–present; Diversity and Inclusion Committee: member 2020–2024; Buddy program: mentor 2024, 2023, & 2019; Nominee to the MLA Nominating Committee 2023–2024; MAC/MLA Research Award: judge 2023 & 2019; Annual Meeting Poster Committee: chair 2022; Annual Meeting Committee: member 2021–2022; Nominating Committee: member 2018–2019; Nominee to the MLA Nominating Committee 2015; Annual Meeting Committee: co-chair 2013–2015.
LaVentra E. Danquah, AHIP
Current Position:
- Director, Vera P. Shiffman Medical Library, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan, 2004 – present.
MLA Official Activities (Last 10 Years)
National:
- Medical Library Association: member
- MLA ’23 National Planning Committee: member 2022-2023; NPC Local Arrangements Committee, Chair, 2022-2023.
Caucus:
- African American Librarians Alliance: member 2020-present;
- Curriculum: member 2020-present;
- Research: member 2020-present;
- Social Justice and Health Disparities: member 2020-present.
Chapter:
- Midwest member
Natasha Williams, AHIP
Current Position:
- User Services Librarian, Harriet F. Ginsburg Health Sciences Library, University of Central Florida College of Medicine, Orlando, FL, 2015-present.
MLA Official Activities (Last 10 Years)
National:
- Medical Library Association: member 2012-present;
- MLA Research Training Institute: Peer Coach 2021– 2022;
- MLA Research Training Institute for Health Sciences Librarians Fellow 2018–2019.
Caucus:
- Public Services Caucus: member, 2020-present; chair-elect, chair, past-chair 2021-2024.
Chapter:
- Southern Chapter: member 2016-present; Program Committee Member (Co-Coordinator for Review of Paper Submissions) 2016-2017.
Barnaby Nicolas, AHIP
Current Position:
- Director, William C. Hollis Health Sciences Library, NYU Grossman Long Island School of Medicine, Mineola, NY, 2016 – present.
MLA Official Activities (Last 10 Years)
National:
- Medical Library Association: member 2016-present;
- Credentialing Committee: member 2022-2025;
- Darling Medal for Distinguished Achievement in Collection Development in the Health Sciences Jury: member 2021-2022.
Caucus:
- African American Medical Librarian Alliance: member 2017-present;
- Leadership and Management: member 2017-present;
- Technology in Education: member 2017-present;
- Artificial Intelligence: member 2025-present.
Chapter:
- Liberty Chapter: member 2019-present, Bylaws Committee: member 2022-2023.
Faith Steele, AHIP
Current Position:
- Health Sciences and Human Services Library, University of Maryland Baltimore, Baltimore, MD, 2022 – present.
MLA Official Activities (Last 10 Years)
National:
- Medical Library Association: member 2020-present.
Caucus:
- African American Medical Librarians Alliance Caucus: member 2022-present, Chair 2024-present, Chair-Elect 2023-2024.
Chapter:
- N/A
Margaret Henderson, AHIP
Current Position:
- SDSU Library, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA, 2017 – present.
MLA Official Activities (Last 10 Years)
National:
- Medical Library Association: member 2007-present;
- Data Services Specialization Task Force: member 2018-2023, chair 2023-2024;
- Information Management Curriculum Committee: member 2018-2021, chair 2021-2022;
- JMLA Editorial Board: member 2018-2021;
- MLA Research, Development, and Demonstration Project Grant Jury: member 2019;
- Estelle Broadman Award Jury: member 2018;
- Continuing Education Committee: member 2013–2016.
Caucus:
- Public Health/Health Administration: member 2017-present, secretary 2022-2024;
- Social Justice/Health Disparities: member 2018-present, secretary 2024-present;
- Systematic Review: member 2023-present;
- Research: member 2014-present;
- Data: member 2018-present;
- Scholarly Communications: member 2017-present;
- Science Caucus: member 2017-present;
- Health Humanities: member 2018-present;
- Molecular Biology & Genomic SIG: Convener, 2013-2015.
Chapter:
- Medical Group of Southern California & Arizona: member 2017-present; Awards Committee: member 2018, Professional Issues Committee: member 2018.
- Mid-Atlantic Chapter:, member 2007-2017; Annual Meeting Planning Committee: poster committee co-chair, 2011; Research and Assessment Committee: member 2011-2013.
Susan Steelman, AHIP
Current Position:
- UAMS Library, U. of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR, 1996-present.
MLA Official Activities (Last 10 Years)
National:
- Medical Library Association: member 1993-present;
- David A. Kronick & Charles W. Sargent Visiting Fellowship Jury: member 2024–2025;
- Janet Doe Lectureship Jury: member 2023–2024;
- 125 Most Notable Jury: member 2022-2023;
- JMLA Editorial Board: member 2019–2022;
- Credentialing Committee: member 2019–2022.
Caucus:
- Animal and Veterinary Information Specialist: member 2009-present;
- Cancer Librarians: member 2020-present;
- Health Humanities: member 2019-present;
- Leadership & Management Caucus: member 2020-present;
- Libraries in Health Sciences Curriculums: member 2020-present;
- Public Services Caucus: member 2020-present;
- Research Caucus: member 2020-present;
- Systematic Review Caucus: member 2020-present
Chapter:
- South Central Chapter: member 1993-Present; MLA Nominating Committee: Nominee 2023-2024; Local Arrangement Committee: Little Rock Meeting, Co-Chair 2024-2025; Local Arrangements Committee: Little Rock Meeting: Provisional Co-Chair 2023-2024; Program Committee: member 2024-2025; Research Committee: member 2023-2025; Committee: member er 2024-2026; Fund Raising Committee: Ex Officio-Previous Year’s Chair 2023 – 2024, Chair 2022-2023, member 2021-2023; CE Committee., Ex Officio-Previous Year’s Chair 2021 – 2022, Chair 2020-2021; Virtual Arrangements Committee: 2020-2021; Nominating Committee: 2018-2019; Membership Committee: Chair 2017-2019; CE Committee. member 2016-2018; Committee: member 2015-2017; Fund Raising Committee. member 2014-2016; Local Arrangements Committee. Chair 2014-2015
Gabriel Rios
Current Position:
- Ruth Lilly Medical Library, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, 2014 – present.
MLA Official Activities (Last 10 Years)
National:
- Medical Library Association: member 1993–present
- AI Leadership in AI Planning Taskforce, Chair 2023–present
- Information Management Curriculum Committee: member 2018-2021;
- Insights 1 Program Planning Committee: member 2017-2018;
- Insights Task Force (Formerly Corporate Partners Taskforce): member 2015-2019;
- Naomi C. Broering Hispanic Heritage Grant: Jury Chair 2016;
- Board of Directors: 2011-2014;
- Continuing Education Committee: Board liaison 2011-2014;
- Academy of Teaching Excellence Committee: member 2011-2014.
Caucus:
- N/A
Chapter:
- Midwest Chapter/Medical Library Association, member 2014–present.
- Southern Chapter/Medical Library Association, member 2007-2014.
Toni Hoberecht, AHIP
Current Position:
- Schusterman Library at the University of Oklahoma, Tulsa, OK 2004-present.
MLA Official Activities (Last 10 Years)
National:
- Medical Library Association: member 2008-present;
- Bertolucci/EBSCO Grants Jury: member 2023;
- Daniel T. Richards Prize Jury: member 2022;
- Collection Development Professional Development Grant Jury: member 2022;
- Medical Informatics Career Development Grant Jury: member 2021-2022;
- Rising Stars Award Jury: member 2020;
- Research, Development and Demonstration Project Grant Jury: member 2019-2020;
- Janet Doe Lectureship Jury: member 2018 – 2019.
Caucus:
- Technical Services: member 2019-present; Website co-editor 2021-present; Nominee to MLA Nominating Committee 2020, 2024.
- Resource Sharing: 2023 – present.
Chapter:
- South Central Chapter of the Medical Library Association: member 2008 to present; Research Committee: member 2020-2022, 2009-2010; Poster and Paper Judge: Virtual Meeting, 2020, 2021, 2022; Continuing Education Committee: member 2018-2021, Ex-officio member 2020-2021, Chair, 2019 to 2020; Communications Committee: member 2014-2017, Chair, 2015-2017; Governmental Relations Committee: Member 2012-2014, Chair, 2013-2014.
Adela Justice, AHIP
Current Position:
- The Learning Center, UT MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston TX, 2015-present.
MLA Official Activities (Last 10 Years)
National:
- Medical Library Association: member 2008-present;
- Rising Stars Program: mentor 2024-2025;
- Membership Committee: member 2023-2026;
- Board of Directors: Community Council Chair 2020-2023;
- Grants and Scholarships Committee: member 2019-2020;
- Colleague Connection: mentor 2021-present;
- Scholarship for Under-represented Students Jury: Chair 2018-2019, member 2017-2018;
- Librarians Without Borders Ursula Poland International Scholarship Jury: member 2016-2017;
- Official blogger, annual MLA meeting, 2019, 2023;
- Official tweeter, annual MLA meeting, 2019;
- AHIP: mentor 2017;
- Resumé Clinic: resumé reviewer, 2015, 2023.
Caucus:
- Cancer Librarians: member 2015-present; Chair 2019-2020;
- Latinx Librarians: member 2017-present;
- Hospital Librarians: member 2015-present;
- AAMLA: member 2017-present;
- CAPHIS: member 2015-present;
- Social Justice and Health Disparities: member 2018-present;
- Accessibility and Disability: member 2018-present;
- LGBTQIA+: member 2018-present;
- Health Humanities: member 2018-present;
- History of the Health Sciences: member 2018-present
Chapter:
- South Central Chapter MLA Chapter: member 2002-present; Hospital Library Interest Section: member 2015-present, Treasurer and SCC/MLA Finance Committee, 2022-2025; JEDI (Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion) Committee: member 2024-2025; Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Ad-hoc Committee: member 2023-2024; Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Task Force: Chair 2022-2023; Local Arrangements Committee: Co-Chair and Program Committee, 2022 annual meeting; 2020 annual meeting: Program Committee;
- Mentorship Program: Mentor 2020; Executive Board: Secretary 2017-2018; Continuing Education Committee: member 2017-2019.
Sola Whitehead, AHIP
Current Position:
- Technical Services Librarian, Department of Veterans Affairs Library Network Office, Portland, OR, 2023 – present.
MLA Official Activities (Last 10 Years)
National:
- Medical Library Association: member 2014-present;
- Bylaws Committee: member 2017-2020;
- Major/MLA Chapter Project of the Year Jury: Chair 2020, member 2019;
- MLA ’24 Local Assistance Committee: Co-Chair 2024.
Caucus:
- Health Humanities: Chair 2021-2022, member 2020-2021;
- Federal Libraries: Chair 2018-2019, member 2014-present;
- Domain hub liaison for Collection Development to Education Domain Hub 2023-2025;
- Research: paper/posters judge 2023.
Chapter:
- Pacific Northwest Chapter: member 2014 – present; Alternate Chapter Council Representative: 2019-2021; Bylaws Committee Chair 2016-2018″
Ellen Aaronson, AHIP
Current Position:
- Mayo Clinic Libraries, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 2017-present.
MLA Official Activities (Last 10 Years)
National:
- Medical Library Association: member 1978-present;
- JMLA Style Guide Work Group: member 2021-2023;
- Nominating Committee: member 2019-2020;
- Annual Meeting Innovations Task Force: member 2018-2022;
- JMLA Annual Proceedings: co-editor 2018-present;
- JMLA Resource Reviews: co-editor 2017-2023;
- Communities Strategic Goals Task Force: member 2016-2018;
- JMLA Editorial Board: member 2015-present;
- Strategic Priorities Task Force: member 2015-2016;
- JMLA Editor Search Committee: member 2014, 2016;
- AHIP: Mentor 2013-present.
Caucus:
- Hospital Library: member 1992-present; Chair 2020-2021; Past-Chair 2021-2022; Clinical Support Domain Hub Delegate 2019-2020; MLANET Community Manager 2016-2019; Secretary 2014-2016; National Network Co-Editor 2012-2018.
Chapter:
- Medical Library Group of Southern California and Arizona: member 1982–present; Joint Meeting presenter 2018; Joint Meeting Plenary Speakers Committee: member 2016.