Nominating Committee Candidates (listed in random order)
Virginia Pannabecker, AHIP | Katie Prentice, AHIP | Emily Brennan | Mina Ghajar | April Wright | Margaret Ansell, AHIP | Sandra Y. Desjardins | Melanie A. Dixson, AHIP | Christine Willis, AHIP | Elizabeth G. Hinton, AHIP | Gurpreet K. Rana | Basia Delawska-Elliott, AHIP | A’Llyn Ettien, AHIP | Erin E. Reardon, AHIP | Judy M. Kraemer | Dana L. Ladd, AHIP | Elizabeth R. Lorbeer, AHIP | Danielle N. Linden, AHIP
Virginia (Ginny) Pannabecker
Current Position
- Assistant Dean and Director, Research Collaboration and Engagement; University Libraries at Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, 2014-present.
MLA Official Activities (Last 10 Years)
National
- Medical Library Association: member 2012-present;
- MLA Community Finance Request Review Workgroup: member 2025-2027;
- MLA Reads Virtual Book Club: Planning Team: member 2018-present, make-up group facilitator 2018-present;
- MLA/AAHSL Joint Legislation Committee (JLC) Work Group for draft response to NIH RFI on Maximizing Research Funds by Limiting Allowable Publishing Costs: member 2025;
- Education: Instruction and Instructional Design Committee: member 2019-2022;
- MLA 2018 Annual Conference: reviewer for submissions 2017;
- MLA / CHLA/ABSC / ICLC 2016 joint annual conference: official Tweeter 2016, reviewer for submissions 2016.
Caucus
- Technology in Education: member 2016-present, chair-elect, chair, past-chair 2024-2027.
- International Cooperation: member 2012-present, chair-elect, chair, past-chair 2019-2022.
- Nominating Committee: chair 2022-2023; ICC Cunningham Fellowship Itinerary Committee: chair 2022-present.
- Public Health and Health Administration: member 2012-present; PH/HA Nominee to the MLA Nominating Committee 2025, chair-elect, chair, past chair 2016-2019; Continuing Education Committee: cochair 2013-2016.
- Scholarly Communication: member 2021-present; MLA Scholarly Communications Topic Discussion Group: Equity in scholarly communications: member 2021-2022.
- Research: member 2012-present; MLA Research Awards Reviewer for poster abstracts, and poster presentations 2015-2018; Systematic Review Teams project, Team 13, investigating studies of effective librarian instructional techniques teaching evidence-based practice in support of health sciences curricula: member 2013-2016.
Chapter
- Mid-Atlantic Chapter of the Medical Library Association: member 2014-present; Nominating Committee: member 2018.
Katie Prentice, AHIP
Current Position
- Texas Medical Center Library, Houston, TX, 2020-present.
MLA Official Activities (Last 10 Years)
National
- Medical Library Association: member 2005-present;
- Conference Travel Grant Jury: member 2025-2026;
- Professional Recruitment & Retention Committee: member: 2024-2027, vice-chair 2025-2026;
- Rising Stars, mentor 2023-2024;
- 2023 National Program Committee: member: 2022-2023;
- Credentialing Committee: member 2015-2018;
- Communities Transition Team: member 2019-2020.
Caucus
- Leadership and Management: member 2005-present, past-chair 2024-2025, chair 2023-2024, chair-elect, 2022-2023.
- Public Services: member 2005-present, past-chair 2017-2018, chair 2016-2017, chair-elect 2015-2016.
- Social Justice and Health Disparities: member 2025-present.
- Accessibility and Disability: member 2024-present.
Chapter
- South Central Chapter of the Medical Library Association: member 2007-present; Immediate past-president 2021-2022, president 2020-2021, president-elect 2019-2020; SCC/MLA Bylaws Committee: member 2022-2023; SCC/MLA Annual Conference 2022 Houston, Local Arrangements Committee: Hospitality/Transportation Subcommittee: member 2021-2022; SCC Continuing Education Committee: member 2015-2018, chair 2017-2018.
Emily Brennan
Current Position
- MUSC Libraries, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, 2012-present.
MLA Official Activities (Last 10 Years)
National
- Medical Library Association: member 2011-present;
- Leadership at All Levels: Strategic Goal Task Force: member 2025-present;
- National Planning Committee: cochair, 2023-2025;
- Systematic Review Services Specialization Task Force: member 2022-2025;
- Hospital Libraries Professional Development Grant Jury: member 2022-2023;
- Instruction and Instructional Design Curriculum Committee: chair 2019-2020; member, 2018-2020.
Caucus
- Systematic Review: member 2018-present.
- Pediatric Librarians: member 2019-present; chair 2021-2022; cochair 2020-2021.
Chapter
- Southern Chapter of the Medical Library Association: Research Committee, chair 2025-present; member, 2024-2025; Strategic Planning Committee: member 2025-present, chair 2023-2024, immediate past Chapter chair 2023-2024, Chapter chair/president 2022-2023, chair-elect 2021-2022; Program Committee: member 2022-2024, chair 2021-2022,chair-elect 2020-2021; Papers and Posters team: co-chair 2018-2021; Communications Committee: chair 2015-2017, member 2013-2017: Local Arrangements Advisory Committee: member 2016-2017; Governmental Liaison to MLA: 2015-2017; Professional Development Committee, member 2012-2015.
Mina Ghajar
Current Position
- Rutgers University, George F. Smith Library of the Health Sciences, Newark, NJ, 2015-present.
MLA Official Activities (Last 10 Years)
National
- Medical Library Association: member 2015-present;
- Contributed Content Working Group: Poster Presentation Abstract Reviewer for the National MLA Annual Conference 2019.
Caucus
- Information Services Domain Hub: Community Council Liaison for the Information Services Domain Hub 2020-2021.
- Systematic Review: secretary & member of Executive Board, 2023-present.
- Information Services Domain Hub: 2020-2021: Community Council Liaison for the Information Services Domain Hub.
- Consumer and Patient Health Information Services: immediate past-chair 2020-2021, Community Council Representative; 2019-2020 chair; Community Council Alternate: chair 2019-2020, chair-elect 2018-2019; Membership Committee: chair 2017-2018; MLA Annual Conference: roundtable facilitator 2016
Chapter
- Liberty Chapter: member 2015-present; Professional Development Committee: cochair 2025-present; Annual Conference Planning Committee: cochair 2025-2025; Alternative Representative to the Chapter Council 2024-2025; Committees & Outreach Taskforce: member 2024-2025; Nominating Committee: member 2023-2025; Planning Committee: member 2023-2024, member 2017, secretary 2016-2018.
April Wright
Current Position
Outreach and Education Librarian, NNLM, University of Maryland – Baltimore, Baltimore, MD, 2018-present.
MLA Official Activities (Last 10 Years)
National
- Medical Library Association, member 2020-present; Rittenhouse Award Jury: member 2020; MLA Reads Group: facilitator 2023; Annual Conference: Abstract Reviewer, Paper Presentations 2020.
Caucus
- Global Health Domain Hub: member 2023-2024.
- African American Librarians Alliance: member 2019-present.
- LGBTQ+: member 2019-present.
- Social Justice and Health Disparities: member 2019-present.
- Public Health/Health Administration: member 2021-present.
Chapter
- Mid-Atlantic Chapter: member 2019-present; Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee: chair 2021-2023.
Margaret Ansell
Current Position
- Nursing & Consumer Health Liaison Librarian, University of Florida Health Science Center Libraries, Gainesville, FL, 2014-present.
MLA Official Activities (Last 10 Years)
National
- Medical Library Association: member 2014-present;
- Association of Academic Health Sciences Libraries, institutional representative 2020, Joint Legislation Committee: member 2020-2024, chair 2021–2024;
- Hospital Libraries Professional Development Grant Jury; member 2024-2025;
- Annual Conference, Lightning Talks: session moderator 2024
- NIH Public Access Plan Workgroup: member 2023;
- Societal Issues Task Force: cochair 2022–2023;
- Censorship and Library Practices Toolkit Workgroup: member 2022–2023;
- Best Biennial JMLA Research Paper Jury Committee: member 2022;
- Annual Conference: official correspondent 2017;
- Governmental Relations Committee: member 2015-2021, chair 2019-2021, chair-designate 2016-2019; Working Group to develop comments on the future of the National Library of Medicine, member 2015;
- Research Imperative Task Force: member 2015-2018; o Resources & Tools Working Group: chair 2015-2018.
Caucus
- Leadership and Management: member 2022-present; “Building Culture and Community in a Hybrid Workforce” Annual Conference Immersion Session: discussion host.
- Research: member 2018-present; Annual Conference Research Poster: Judge 2024-2025;
- Systematic Review: member 2015-present.
- Consumer & Patient Health Information Services: member 2014-present; Past chair 2023-2024; Crisis/Disaster Response, Survival, & Recovery Resources Guide Task Force: member 2022-present, chair 2022–2023, chair-elect 2021–2022, secretary 2018-2021.
- Nursing & Allied Health Resources and Services: member 2014-present; NAHRS Nursing Essential Resource List: project volunteer 2022; Research Committee: member 2017-2018;
- Marketing & Outreach Special Interest Group, member 2017-2019.
Chapter
- Southern Chapter of the Medical Library Association: member, 2014-present; Executive Board: member 2019-present; Program Planning Committee member, 2019–2020, member 2017-2018; Chapter Council: alternate representative 2021–2024; representative 2024-2027, secretary 2022-present.
Sandra Desjardins
Current Position
- Texas Medical Center Library, Houston, Texas, 2023-Present
MLA Official Activities (Last 10 Years)
National
- Medical Library Association: member 2023-present.
Caucus
- Social Justice and Health Disparities: member 2023-present; community manager 2024,: chair-elect 2025, chair 2026, immediate past chair 2027.
Chapter
- South Central Chapter: member 2023: ECLI co-chair 2023-2025; member 2026-present.
Melanie Dixson
Current Position
- Associate Professor & Head – Health, Wellness, and (Interim) Professional Programs, John C. Hodges Library, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, 2015-present.
MLA Official Activities (Last 10 Years)
National
- Medical Library Association: member 2015-present;
- Scholarships Jury: member 2025-present;
- Annual Conference Innovation Task Force: member 2018-2021.
Caucus
- Academic Librarians: member 2022-present, Professionalism & Leadership Domain Hub: delegate 2022-2024.
- African American Medical Librarians Alliance: member 2016-present; Virtual Engagement Committee: member 2022-2023.
- Leadership and Management: member 2024-present.
- Nursing and Allied Health: member 2017-present.
Chapter
- Southern Chapter of the Medical Library Association: member 2015-present; Professional Development Committee: TN representative) 2019-2022; Local Arrangements Committee: hospitality member 2017; Conference, Group A Paper Presentations reviewer: 2016.
Christine Willis
Current Position
- Arthur M. Blank Hospital, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, GA, 2019.
MLA Official Activities (Last 10 Years)
National
- MLA member 2009-present;
- MLAConnect: editor 2018-2025, column editor 2017-2018;
- 125-Year Retrospective Task Force: member 2021–2024;
- Section Project of the Year Award Jury: member 2018.
Caucus
- Pediatric Librarians: member 2019-present, chair 2020-2021.
- Collection Development: member 2009-present; Newsletter: co-editor 2016-2018, chair-elect 2017, chair 2018.
- Hospital Libraries: member 2009-present, secretary 2018-2019.
- Consumer and Patient Health Information: member 2009-2025.
- Nursing and Allied Health Resources Section: member 2009-present.
Chapter
- Southern Chapter MLA: member 2009-present; chair 2024, immediate past-chair 2025, program chair-elect 2021-2022, Hospital Libraries Committee: chair 2019-2020 and 2021-2022.
Elizabeth Hinton
Current Position
- Rowland Medical Library, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS, 2012-present.
MLA Official Activities (Last 10 Years)
National
- Medical Library Association: member 2012-present;
- Academy of Health Information Professionals: provisional mentor 2023-present;
- Carla J. Funk Governmental Relations Award Jury: member 2024-2025;
- Credentialing Committee: chair-designate/ chair 2022-2024, member 2019-2024;
- MLAConnect: hub editor 2021-2024;
- Chapter Council: Elections: chair 2022-2024, Election Committee: 2021-2024, Liaison to Credentialing Committee 2021-2024, member 2018-2024;
- MLA Research, Development, and Demonstration Project Grant Jury: member 2021-2022;
- Majors/MLA Chapter Project of the Year Jury: member 2019-2020;
- Rising Stars: project director 2018-2019, program director 2019-2020, assessment director 2020-2021;
- Community Council: member 2018-2020;
- Education Steering Committee: member 2018-2020;
- Cunningham Memorial International Fellowship Grant Jury: member 2018-2019;
- Janet Doe Lectureship Jury: chair 2017-2018, member 2016-2018.
Caucus
- Academic Librarians: member 2022-present.
- Artificial Intelligence: member 2025-present.
- Health Humanities: member 2024-present.
- History of the Health Sciences: member 2024-present.
- Leadership and Management: member 2021-present.
- Nursing and Allied Health Resources: member 2017-present, chair-elect 2017-2018, chair 2018-2019, immediate past-chair 2019-2020.
- Public Health/Health Administration: member 2021-present.
- Research: member 2018-present.
- Scholarly Communications: member 2022-present.
- Science: member 2022-present.
- Systematic Reviews: member 2020-present.
Chapter
- Southern Chapter: member 2012-present; Nominee to the MLA Nominating Committee: 2024-2025; MLA Chapter Council: representative 2021-2024, Alternate 2018-2021; Local Arrangements Committee: co-chair 2022-2023; Professional Development Committee: chair 2016-2017, member 2016-2022; Program Planning Committee: member 2016-2017.
Gurpreet Rana
Current Position
- Global Health Coordinator, Taubman Health Sciences Library, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 2011-present.
MLA Official Activities (Last 10 Years)
National
- Medical Library Association: member 2000-present;
- National Programming Committee: member 2024-2026;
- Awards Committee: member 2021-2024;
- Board of Directors: member, 2018-2021, secretary 2018-2021;
- Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee: member 2020-2021;
- Scholarly Communications Committee: member 2018-2020;
- Diversity and Inclusion Task Force: member 2017-2020;
- Leadership and Management Curriculum Committee: member 2017-2018;
- Allied Representative to AHILA 2017-2018;
- MLA/HINARI/Research4Life Grant Jury: chair 2016-2017;
- Nominating Committee: member 2016-2017;
- Section Council: member 2015-2016;
- Section Award Jury: member 2015-2016;
- 2016 MLA/CHLA Joint Conference Planning Committee 2013-2016;
- Librarians Without Borders Committee: member 2012-2017, chair 2015-2017.
Caucus
- International Cooperation: 2009-present; past-chair 2015-2016.
- Public Health/Health Administration: member 2013-present.
- African American Medical Librarians Alliance: member 2020-present.
- Social Justice and Health Disparities: member 2019-present.
- Leadership and Management: member 2019-present.
- Systematic Reviews: member 2019-present.
- User Experience: member 2024- present.
- Libraries in Health Sciences Curriculums: member 2024-present.
- Nursing and Allied Health Resources and Services: member 2025-present.
Chapter
- Midwest Chapter/Medical Library Association: member 2000-present.
Basia Delawska-Elliott
Current Position
- System Library Services, Providence, Portland, OR, 2021-present.
MLA Official Activities (Last 10 Years)
National
- Medical Library Association: member 2013-present;
- Grants & Scholarships Committee: member 2025-present;
- Credentialing Committee: member 2022-2025;
- Beatty Volunteer Service Award Jury: chair 2021-2022, member, 2020-2021;
- Professionalism & Leadership Hub: interim chair 2019-2020;
- Journal of the Medical Library Association: peer reviewer 2018-2024;
- 2020 Local Arrangements Committee: member 2018-2020;
- 2019 National Program Committee: member, blog editor 2017-2019;
- Lucretia W. McClure Excellence in Education Award Jury: member 2016-2017.
Caucus
- Hospital Library: member 2013-present; chair 2023-2024; HLC Advocacy Task Force 2020-2024; Professionalism & Leadership: hub liaison 2020-2022; Strategic Planning Committee: chair 2017-2019.
- Nursing and Allied Health Resources and Services: member 2016-present; Essential Nursing Resources Task Force: member 2020-2025.
- New Members: member 2013-present.
- Collection Development: member 2024-present.
- Accessibility and Disability: member 2019-present.
- Clinical Librarians and Evidence Based Practice: member 2024-present.
- Leadership and Management: member 2024-present.
- Systematic Review: member 2019-present.
- Technical Services: member 2019-present.
- Technology in Education: member 2019-present.
- User Experience: member 2019-present.
Chapter
- Pacific Northwest Chapter: member 2012-present; chair 2019; Annual Conference Committee 2025; Scholarship Committee: chair 2020-2021; Scholarship Committee: member 2020-present; Community Building & Belonging Committee: member 2020-present; Membership Committee: member 2026-present; Annual Conference Committee: member 2016.
A’Llyn Ettien
Current Position
- Head of Resource Sharing and Discovery, Boston University Alumni Medical Library, Boston, MA, 2008-present.
MLA Official Activities (Last 10 Years)
National
- MLA member 2008-present;
- MLA Scholarship Jury: chair 2025-2026;
- MLA Archives Task Force: member 2021-2024;
- Beatty Volunteer Service Award Jury: chair 2022-2023;
- Lucretia W. McClure Excellence in Education Award Jury: member 2016-2017;
- Estelle Brodman Award for the Academic Health Sciences Librarian of the Year Jury: member 2016-2017.
Caucus
- Resource Sharing: chair-elect 2023-2024, chair 2024-2025, past-chair 2025-2026.
Chapter
- No others in the last 10 years.
Erin Reardon
Current Position
- Woodruff Health Sciences Center Library, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, 2023-present.
MLA Official Activities (Last 10 Years)
National
- Medical Library Association: member 2018-present;
- Hypothesis Research Journal: copyeditor 2023-present;
- Journal of the Medical Library Association: peer reviewer 2021-present;
- David A. Kronick and Charles V. Sargent Visiting Fellowship Jury: chair 2025-2026;
- Colleague Connection: mentor 2025-2026;
- Leiter Lecture Committee: member and MLA representative 2024-present;
- Research Training Institute: peer coach 2023-2024;
- Librarians Without Borders Ursula Poland International Scholarship Jury: chair 2023-2024;
- Information Management Curriculum Committee: chair 2022-2023, member 2020-2023;
- Lois Ann Colainni Award Jury, member 2019.
Caucus
- Libraries in the Health Sciences Curriculums: member 2020-present, chair-elect 2022-2023, chair 2023-2024, immediate past chair 2024-2025.
- Public Health/Health Administration: member 2023-present, Healthy People 2030 Working Group: member 2023-present.
- Health Humanities: member 2020-present.
- Accessibility and Disability: member 2023-present.
- Systematic Review: member 2020-present.
- Hospital Library: member 2018-2022; Executive Committee member 2018-2022; Co-Editor of National Network caucus newsletter and blog 2018-2022.
Chapter
- Southern Chapter: member 2023-present, Annual Conference Professional Development Committee: member 2024-present, chair 2026-present; Chapter Council Alternate 2026-present.
- Midwest Chapter: member 2019-2023, Fundraising Committee: member 2020-2023; Annual Conference Research Program Committee: member 2021
- South Central Chapter: member 2018-2019, Annual Conference Research Award: judge 2018.
Judy Kraemer
Current Position
- Consumer Health Librarian, City of Anaheim, Anaheim, CA, 2015-present.
MLA Official Activities (Last 10 Years)
National
- Medical Library Association: member 1992-present;
- Chapter Council: MLGSCA Representative 2018-2021; Chapter Merger Ad Hoc Committee: member 2021;
- Chapter Project of the Year Award Jury, member 2020-2021;
Caucus
- Consumer and Patient Health Information Services: member 2004-present.
- Hospital Library: member 2004-2024; Hospital Library Standards Committee member 2019-2022.
- Clinical Librarians and Evidence Based Practice: member 2004-2024.
- Collection Development: member 1998-2024.
- Medical Informatics: member 1994-2024.
- Nursing and Allied Health Resources and Services: member 2004-2024.
- Pediatric Librarians: member 2004-2024.
- Pharmacy and Drug Information: member 2004-2024.
Chapter
- Medical Library Group of Southern California and Arizona: member 1992–present; parliamentarian 2024-present, immediate past-president 2023-2024, president 2022-2023, president-elect 2021-2022; MLA Chapter Council Representative 2018-2021; MLGSCA/NCNMLG Joint Conference 2024-2025: Planning Committee member, Technology/AV Sub-Committee chair, Registration Sub-Committee member; CE/Programs Committee chair 2021-2023; Professional Issues Committee: cochair 2024-present, member 2018-present.
Dana Ladd, AHIP
Current Position
- Health and Wellness Librarian, Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) Libraries, Health Sciences Library, Richmond, VA, 2006-present.
MLA Official Activities (Last 10 Years)
National
- Medical Library Association: member 2006-present;
- Colleague Connection: mentor 2020-2021, 2021-2022, 2022- 2023;
- Annual Conference, Contributed Papers, Posters, and Lightning Presentations: abstract reviewer 2016, 2017, 2018, 2023.
Caucus
- Hospital Librarians: member 2006-present.
- Cancer Librarians: member 2006-present.
- Consumer and Patient Health Information Services: member 2006-present; Innovation and Research Hub: delegate, 2019; chair-elect 2019-2020, chair 2020-2021, immediate past chair 2021-2022; Clinical Support Domain Hub: delegate, 2022-2024; Special Project: liaison 2024-2026.
Liz Lorbeer
Current Position
- Department of Medical Library, Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine, Kalamazoo, MI, 2013-present.
MLA Official Activities (Last 10 Years)
National
- Medical Library Association: member 2004-present;
- Be Well Committee; member 2024-2026;
- Annual Conference Virtual Assistance Committee: member 2024;
- Fellows & Honorary Members Jury: member 2023-2024;
- Board of Directors: member 2017-2020;
- Section Council: chair 2016-2020;
- Communities Transition Team: member 2019-2020;
- Communities Task Force: member 2016-2019;
- Fellows & Honorary Members Jury: member 2016-2017;
- Beatty MLA Volunteer Service Award Jury: chair 2016-2017.
Caucus
- Collection Development Section: member 2001-present, chair-elect, chair, past-chair 2014-2017.
Chapter
- Midwest Chapter: member 2013-present; Annual Conference Planning Committee: Michigan site contact 2025; Joint Midwest & Midcontinental Chapter Conference, Website Committee: member 2021.
Danielle Linden
Current Position
- Program Manager, Providence Library Services, Orange, CA, 2010-present.
MLA Official Activities (Last 10 Years)
National
- Medical Library Association: member 2005-present,
- JMLA: reviewer 2019–present;
- Awards Committee: member 2025– 2028,
- Hospital Library: secretary 2024-2025;
- Chapter Credentialing: liaison 2017–2025;
- Chapter Council: representative 2021– 2024;
- Chapter Project of the Year Jury: chair 2023–2024;
- Research, Development, and Demonstration Project Grant Jury: chair 2023–2024;
- Nursing and Allied Health Resources: secretary 2021–2022;
- Annual Conference & Exhibits Financial Support Jury: chair 2021 –2022.
Caucus
- Hospital Library: member 2005-present, secretary 2024-2025.
- Nursing and Allied Health Resources and Services: member 2005-present, secretary 2021-2022.
- Pediatric Librarians: member 2010-present.
- Clinical Librarians and Evidence Based Practice: member 2023-present.
- Leadership and Management: member 2024-present.
- Pharmacy and Drug Information: member 2024-present.
- User Experience: member 2025-present.
Chapter
- Medical Library Group of Southern California & Arizona: member 2005-present, Annual Joint Conference Programs: chair 2024–2026; Archives Committee: chair 2022–present, MLGSCA/NCNMLG Joint Symposium Speakers: chair2022–2023; Membership Committee: chair 2018–2020; Nominating: chair 2016–2017, chair/president 2015–2016.