MLA ’26 Planning Committees
MLA ’26 is made possible thanks to members and volunteers that help assemble the overall program, including keynotes, contributed content, specialty tracks, and more.
National Programming Committee (NPC)
- Emily Glenn, Cochair
- Shenita Peterson, Cochair
- Nell Aronoff
- Cynthia Chelf
- Frances Chu
- Karen Hanus
- Brittany Heer
- Heather Holmes
- Elizabeth Irish
- Elizabeth Laera
- Elizabeth Moreton
- Rikke Ogawa
- Gurpreet K. Rana
- Barbara Ruggeri
- Jessica Sender
- Darell Schmick
Contributed Content Working Group (CCWG)
- Emily Glenn, Cochair
- Shenita Peterson, Cochair
- Nell Aronoff
- Cynthia Chelf
- Frances Chu
- Brittany Heer
- Elizabeth Moreton
- Gurpreet Rana
- Jessica Sender
Local Assistance Committee (LAC)
- Karen Hanus, Cochair
- Barbara Ruggeri, Cochair
- John Goodell
- Kelly Johnson
- Annie Lipski
- Michele Matucheski
- Rita Mitchell
- Melinda Orebaugh
- Eileen Severson
- Anne Snieg
Collection Development Symposium Working Group
- Jason Burton, Group Chair
- Megan Besaw Inman
- Jennie Crumpton
- Laura Davison
- Carole Durst
- Jeffery Wagner
Data Management & Services Symposium Working Group
- Lisa Connor, Group Chair
- Samantha Loster
- Jose-Luis Quintero
- Christopher Schultz
Leadership & Management Symposium Working Group
- Gail Kouame, Group Chair
- Meghan Hupe
- Kenya Iverson
- Alysha Sapp
- Stephanie Shippey
- Yumi Yaguchi