Task Force Charge

(January 2015–May 2018)

The Ad Hoc Committee shall consist of at least seven members who serve for three year terms, including two Hospital Library Section members and two non-voting representatives from the National Library of Medicine. The Ad Hoc Committee shall also have a board liaison and staff liaison who are nonvoting members. Representatives from other association units and groups may be appointed as needed.

The Ad Hoc Committee is charged with:

• Producing a new core clinical journal list for the creation of a revised PubMed filter to include journals that are of immediate interest to practicing healthcare individuals, and journals supporting hospital librarians in their efforts to provide access to the essential biomedical literature to their physician and healthcare providers;
• Documenting the review process including any additional restrictions or requirements that are deemed important in order to provide a transparent process;
• Recommending a periodic review process that would keep the list updated; and
• Preparing and submitting midyear and annual reports.

Name Position Andrea M. Ketchum University of Pittsburgh Co-Chair Michele Klein-Fedyshin, AHIP Co-Chair David Gillikin NLM NLM Representative Lisa H. Jacob Advocate Lutheran General Hospital Member Elizabeth J. Kiscaden, AHIP University of Iowa Member Katherine Majewski National Institutes of Health Member Kimberly K Santoro National Library of Medicine NLM Representative Si-Fang (Sunny) Zhao University of Pittsburgh Member Julia Esparza, AHIP Louisiana State Univ. HSC Board Liaison Mary M. Langman Medical Library Association Staff Liaison

Task Force Charge

(January 2018–May 2021)

The Annual Meeting Innovation Task Force is charged to lead the Annual Meeting Innovation Initiative. The task force shall consist of individuals appointed for the three-year duration of the initiative who are experts in meeting programming or the important MLA programs and initiatives that affect or are affected by the Annual Meeting, and will be co-chaired by an experienced MLA leader and the MLA Executive Director.

The Task Force shall lead the MLA Strategic Goal on Annual Meeting Innovation, as follows:

Evaluate and improve the MLA Annual Meeting, by:

• clarifying meeting objectives in areas such as education, contributed content, association life, networking, and audiences;
• assessing expectations and best association management practices, including instructional design, technology, and destination;
• aligning the meeting with MLA’s initiatives in education, communities, diversity and inclusion, credentialing, scholarships, integrated content and communities;
• enhancing operational excellence and integration, including meeting contractors, information systems, and marketing;

in order to:

• enhance attendee and vendor experience, in line with their expectations and association best practices;
• attract new attendees and vendors who currently don’t view MLA’s Annual Meeting as the place to network or gain education;
• attract a diverse community of members that reflects the diversity of the profession and those we serve;
• improve the effectiveness of MLA marketing communication, and community marketing;
• ensure that the meeting remains a strong financial performer, able to fund other essential MLA initiatives.

Name Position Lisa K. Traditi, AHIP University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus Co-chair Kevin Baliozian Medical Library Association Co-chair Ellen M. Aaronson, AHIP Mayo Clinic Member Melanie A Dixson, AHIP Member Debra Berlanstein, AHIP Tufts University Member Judy Consales Univ. of California, LA Member Melissa De Santis, AHIP University of Colorado Member Emily J Glenn McGoogan Library of Medicine Member Carrie L. Iwema, AHIP University of Pittsburgh Member Don P Jason, III University of Cincinnati Member Shannon D Jones, AHIP Medical Univ. of South Carolina Treasurer-elect Nisha Mody UCLA Member Terri Ottosen, AHIP University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill Member JJ Pionke University of Illinois Urbana Champaign Member Chris Shaffer, AHIP University of California, San Francisco Member Nicole C Strayhorn American Dental Association Member Amy Blevins Indiana University School of Medicine Treasurer Beverly Murphy, AHIP, FMLA Duke University Med.Cntr. Board Liaison Kate E. Corcoran Medical Library Association Staff Liaison

Committee Charge

(Formerly Honors and Awards Committee)
Established January 1985; Revised February 1998, September 2005
The committee consists of at least seven members, two appointed annually for three-year terms. The chair normally remains for a fourth year in this office; the chair-designate normally is selected from third-year members. The immediate past president serves as a voting, ex officio member. Donors of MLA awards are not eligible for appointment. The committee shall:

• administer the general MLA awards
• recommend to the board all policies relating to awards sponsored by MLA
• review periodically the appropriateness of existing general awards
• recommend modification, elimination, or suspension of existing awards
• make recommendations with respect to proposed awards
• coordinate the work of juries to select recipients of MLA awards
• provide general guidance regarding procedural aspects of the awards
• prepare, prior to the annual meeting, a master list of prospective recipients for endorsement by the board
• recommend, when appropriate, a candidate for the Marcia C. Noyes Award, given only when the committee agrees that a medical librarian should receive it for outstanding achievement
• prepare and submit an annual budget and midyear and annual reports

Juries

Juries consist of an odd number of members with a minimum of three members appointed annually for one-year terms. One memberof each jury is appointed as chair and serves as an ex officio member of the Awards Committee.

Name Position Deborah L Lauseng University of Illinois at Chicago Chair Liz Kellermeyer National Jewish Health Chair-designate Michele R. Tennant, AHIP University of Florida Member Rose L Turner University of Pittsburgh Member Stephen Kiyoi, AHIP UC Davis Member Heather J Martin, AHIP Providence St. Joseph Health Member Beverly Murphy, AHIP, FMLA Duke University Med.Cntr. Board Liaison Maria Lopez Medical Library Association Staff Liaison

Established May 2016

The committee consists of members appointed for the duration of the Task Force (estimate of one year). The committee shall review the use of the restricted funds related to MLA Awards and Grants and make recommendations by April 30, 2017.

Name Position

Board and Administrative Committees

Established September 1974; Revised May 1988, December 1990, June 1991, May 1997

The committee is composed of the president, immediate past president, president-elect, and treasurer. The executive director serves as an ex officio member. The president serves as chair. The committee shall:

• meet when necessary between scheduled meetings of the board of directors to act on business of the association
• report all activities and actions taken no later than at the board meeting immediately following such actions
• assist, as directed by the board of directors, in the management of MLA's business
• conduct the annual performance evaluation and determine the compensation of the executive director
• provide advice and counsel to the president
• meet annually with the director of the National Library of Medicine to discuss issues of mutual concern
• identify and develop planning issues and create a planning agenda for the board of directors

Executive Committee

Established September 1974; Revised May 1988, December 1990, June 1991, May 1997

The committee is composed of the president, immediate past president, president-elect, and treasurer. The executive director serves as an ex officio member. The president serves as chair. The committee shall:

• meet when necessary between scheduled meetings of the board of directors to act on business of the association
• report all activities and actions taken no later than at the board meeting immediately following such actions
• assist, as directed by the board of directors, in the management of MLA's business
• conduct the annual performance evaluation and determine the compensation of the executive director
• provide advice and counsel to the president
• meet annually with the director of the National Library of Medicine to discuss issues of mutual concern
• identify and develop planning issues and create a planning agenda for the board of directors

See the Leaders page for current members

Books Panel

Established in 1976; Revised May 1988, May 1990, February 2001, September 2005, October 2012

The panel consists of at least seven members, two appointed annually for three-year terms. The chair remains for a fourth year, and a chair-designate, selected from the third-year members, succeeds as chair. The panel shall:

• conduct its business during monthly conference calls, email, and at the MLA annual meeting.
• actively solicit and propose ideas for new publications, evaluate proposals, and select authors of MLA books within the recommended scope of the publishing program.
• identify outside reviewers to review manuscripts as needed.
• increase awareness of MLA Publishing by finding ways to make it more visible to a variety of audiences, including library school professors and MLA members.
• promote book publishing in order to foster the professional development of members.
• prepare and submit annual objectives, budget, and midyear and annual reports.
• conduct evaluation of the book publication program on a regular basis

Name Position Carolann Lee Curry Mercer University School of Medicine Chair Jamie L. Conklin University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Member Rebecca Harrington, AHIP Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Member Claire B. Joseph, AHIP Mount Sinai South Nassau Member Ivan Portillo, AHIP Chapman University Member Vedana Vaidhyanathan Baylor University Member Erin Watson, AHIP University of Saskatchewan Member Beverly Murphy, AHIP, FMLA Duke University Med.Cntr. Board Liaison Charles Harmon Rowman & Littlefield Publishers Publisher Liaison Martha Lara Medical Library Association Staff Liaison

Established prior to September 1974; Revised December 1980, December 1990, May 1992, September 1998

The committee consists of four members, one appointed annually for a three-year term. The parliamentarian and executive director serve as ex officio members. The committee shall:

• prepare Bylaws changes as recommended by the board
• continually review the Bylaws so that it can recommend to the board the changes needed to permit the association to accommodate changing conditions and new responsibilities
• maintain an annotated and accurate copy of the certificate of incorporation, the constitution, and the Bylaws, which are printed in the Directory , including any changes presented to the membership at the annual meeting to be voted on later by mail ballot
• examine the Bylaws of new or existing chapters and sections and divisions of those bylaws to determine whether or not they are in conformity
• prepare and submit an annual budget and midyear and annual reports

Name Position Emily Ginier University of MI Chair David Charles Duggar, AHIP Member Sola Whitehead VA Portland Health Care System Member Rachel Hope Perry Hanses Member Meredith I. Solomon Harvard Medical School Board Liaison Chris Shaffer, AHIP University of California, San Francisco Parliamentarian Mary M. Langman Medical Library Association Staff Liaison

Established January 2019

The committee consists of members appointed for the duration of the transition to the new MLA member community model approved by the Board of Directors in November 2018 (estimate through May 31, 2020). The committee shall be responsible for overall planning and oversight of all aspects of the transition.

Name Position Keith W. Cogdill, AHIP National Institutes of Health Cochair Stephanie Fulton Texas A & M University Cochair, Board Liaison Kevin Baliozian Medical Library Association Project Manager Julia Esparza, AHIP Louisiana State Univ. HSC Member Shannon D Jones, AHIP Medical Univ. of South Carolina Member Claire B. Joseph, AHIP Mount Sinai South Nassau Member Teresa L. Knott, AHIP Virginia Commonwealth University Member Elizabeth R. Lorbeer, AHIP Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine Member Rikke Sarah Ogawa, AHIP Member Katie Prentice, AHIP University of Oklahoma-Tulsa Member Elizabeth C. Whipple, AHIP Indiana University School of Medicine Member Kate E. Corcoran Medical Library Association Staff Liaison Tomi Gunn Medical Library Association Staff Liaison Mary M. Langman Medical Library Association Staff Liaison Maria Lopez Medical Library Association Staff Liaison Beverly Murphy, AHIP, FMLA Duke University Med.Cntr. Immediate Past President Lisa K. Traditi, AHIP University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus President-Elect

Established December 1976; Revised February 1998

The committee consists of twelve members, who serve for staggered three-year terms, except the chair who serves a fourth year; the chair-designate is normally selected from third-year members. One member is appointed from a pool submitted by the Chapter Council. One member is appointed from a pool submitted by the Section Council. In years when there is a large number of portfolios to review, an ad-hoc task force will be appointed to assist in the reviewing process. The committee shall:

• review and recommend guidelines governing the MLA program of professional development and recognition
• recommend the content and skill areas required for initial eligibility for the program
• monitor the fair and equitable administration of the program
• maintain active liaison with the Chapter and Section Councils and the Continuing Education Committee
• support and promote membership participation in the program
• monitor all aspects of program implementation, and maintain ongoing program evaluation and analysis
• develop procedures for the review of materials submitted by candidates for membership in the Academy of Health Information Professionals
• act as referees for all materials submitted by candidates for membership at all levels in the Academy
• approve candidates for membership in the Academy
• meet at least one time per year to review and validate procedures
• prepare and submit annual objectives and budget and midyear and annual reports

Name Position Keydi Boss O'Hagan, AHIP Jersey College Chair Kimberly Loper, AHIP Chair-designate Lindsay E Blake, AHIP University of Arkansas for the Medical Sciences Member Marcia Francis, AHIP University of North Dakota Member Rebecca Harrington, AHIP Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Member Rachel Helbing, AHIP University of Houston Member Jolene M. Miller, AHIP University of Toledo Member Joanne Marie Muellenbach, AHIP Touro University Nevada Member David W Petersen, AHIP University of Tennessee Graduate School of Medicine Member Scott Thomson, AHIP Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science Member Eric D. Albright, AHIP Tufts University Member Elizabeth G. Hinton, AHIP University of Mississippi Medical Center Member Susan Steelman, AHIP Univ. of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Member Shawn Steidinger, AHIP University of Utah Member Jeffrey Coghill, AHIP East Carolina University Chapter Council Liaison Meredith I. Solomon Harvard Medical School Board Liaison Laurissa Gann, AHIP University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center Section Council Liaison Barry Grant Medical Library Association Director of Education Tomi Gunn Medical Library Association Staff Liaison

Established May 2017

The committee consists of members appointed for the duration of the Diversity and Inclusion strategic goal. The committee shall be responsible for the execution of the goal defined as follows:

Evaluate and improve MLA practices as they relate to diversity and inclusion within MLA in areas such as:

• MLA defining documents, including vision, mission, values, and code of ethics statements;
• MLA publications, including the Journal of the Medical Library Association and MLA News;
• MLA programs, including the annual meeting, education, and credentialing;
• formulating position statements, including scope of issues and processes;
• engaging members in a constructive discourse on sensitive issues;
• encouraging a diverse audience to participate in MLA leadership

in order to:

1. build activities and programs that create and sustain diverse, inclusive, and welcoming cultures and practices;
2. ensure that members, volunteers, and staff have a high-level of awareness of issues related to diversity and inclusion;
3. ensure that what we do as an organization, and how we do it, reflects the essential values of diversity and inclusion;
4. attract a diverse community of members that reflects the diversity of the profession and those we serve;
5. apply the best practices of professional associations with regard to diversity and inclusion.

The committee will reach out to members, coordinate efforts with existing MLA entities such as MLA committees, Sections, SIGs, and headquarters, and make recommendations to the Board.

Name Position Sandra G. Franklin, AHIP, FMLA Emory University Chair Kelly Akin, AHIP Indian Health Service Member Diana Almader-Douglas, AHIP Mayo Clinic Member Kevin Baliozian Medical Library Association Member Kelsa Bartley University of Miami Miller School of Medicine Member Xan Y Goodman, AHIP University of Nevada, Las Vegas Member Stephen Kiyoi, AHIP UC Davis Member Jane Morgan-Daniel, AHIP University of Florida Member Matthew Nicholas Noe Harvard Medical School Member JJ Pionke University of Illinois Urbana Champaign Member Neville D. Prendergast Rudolph Matas Library of the Health Sciences, Tulane University School of Medicine Member Jessica Sender, AHIP Michigan State University Member Amy Taylor Houston Methodist Hospital Member Gurpreet Kaur Rana Taubman Health Sciences Library, University of Michigan Board Liaison Tomi Gunn Medical Library Association Staff Liaison

Established November 2016, effective June 1, 2017.

The Education Steering Committee is the oversight and coordinating body for MLA education. The committee shall, in collaboration with the Director of Education, the Education Annual Programing Committee, and the established Curriculum committees:

1. set and share the vision for MLA education programming;
2. develop and monitor MLA’s overall curriculum plan, following MLA’s professional competencies and serving target audiences;
3. coordinate curriculum planning with non-MLA entities;
4. request, review, and approve annual or multi-year proposals for educational offering development from the Education Annual Programing Committee, Curriculum committees, or ad hoc groups to ensure alignment with the overall curriculum plan and the optimal use and prioritization of resources;
5. recommend for approval by the Board the creation and modification of Curriculum committees;
6. assess the performance of Curriculum committees;
7. address specific issues as determined by the Board or Director of Education.

The Education Steering Committee is not responsible for:

1. creation, approval, or implementation of individual educational offerings;
2. pricing and funding;
3. resource and operational management; or
4. marketing.

The Education Steering Committee consists of 9 to 13 members:

• 6 to 9 members at-large selected for their expertise in education program development, who serve staggered three-year terms;
• 1 chair selected from one of two outgoing members who serves a fourth year; alternatively, one of the members at-large can be the chair;
• 1 ex officio non-voting member appointed by Section Council;
• 1 ex officio non-voting member appointed by Chapter Council;
• the Education Director as ex officio member.

Name Position Merinda McLure, AHIP University of Colorado Boulder Chair Kristin Hitchcock, AHIP American Burn Association Member Carrie L. Iwema, AHIP University of Pittsburgh Member Keith C Mages, AHIP Weill Cornell Medicine Member Stephanie M. Swanberg, AHIP Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine Member Jodi L. Philbrick, AHIP University of North Texas Member Ahlam Saleh University of Arizona Member Barry Grant Medical Library Association Ex Officio Stephanie Fulton Texas A & M University Board Liaison Latrina Keith Chapter Council Liaison Debra Cavanaugh Medical Library Association Staff liaison Elizabeth G. Hinton, AHIP University of Mississippi Medical Center Section Council Liaison

The Health Information Professionalism Curriculum Committee shall, in collaboration with the Education Steering Committee, other Curriculum committees, and the Director of Education:

1. design and plan curriculum and educational offerings and resources;
2. provide direction, expertise, and knowledge to creators and instructors of educational offerings with respect to content and instructional design;
3. review and assess offerings to ensure they are high quality and current, meet learning outcomes, and have a succession plan;

in the area of health information professionalism.

The Health Information Professionalism Curriculum Committee shall also:

1. provide an annual or multi-year proposal to be approved by the Education Steering Committee for educational offering development that contributes to the MLA’s overall curriculum plan;
2. maintain an operations manual that accurately reflects its work.

The Health Information Professionalism Curriculum Committee consists of 6 to 13 members who are appointed because of their topical, educational, and/or instructional design expertise in the assigned curriculum area:

• 6 to 12 members at-large who serve for staggered three-year terms, including individuals from MLA Sections and SIGs with a related focus
• one chair selected from one of the outgoing members who serves a fourth year; alternatively, one of the members at-large can be the chair
• one member of the Health Information Professionalism Curriculum Committee shall serve as a liaison to the Professionalism and Leadership Domain Hub

Name Position Amy Gische Lyons, AHIP Chair Nadine Dexter, AHIP University of Central Florida Member Helen-Ann Brown Epstein, AHIP, FMLA Virtua Member Phill Jo, AHIP University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center Member Hannah Friggle Norton, AHIP University of Florida Member; Incoming Chair-designate Jeff D. Williams, AHIP NYU Langone Medical Center Member Emily J. Hurst, AHIP VCU Libraries Member Ayaba Logan Medical University of South Carolina Member Hannah Rutledge, AHIP Emory University Member Kristin Hitchcock, AHIP American Burn Association Liaison from Education Steering Committee Debra Cavanaugh Medical Library Association Barry Grant Medical Library Association Staff Liaison, Director of Education Ahlam Saleh University of Arizona Incoming - Liaison from Education Steering Committee

The Information Management Curriculum Committee shall, in collaboration with the Education Steering Committee, other Curriculum committees, and the Director of Education:

1. design and plan curriculum and educational offerings and resources;
2. provide direction, expertise, and knowledge to creators and instructors of educational offerings with respect to content and instructional design;
3. review and assess offerings to ensure they are high quality and current, meet learning outcomes, and have a succession plan;

in the area of information management.

The Information Management Curriculum Committee shall also:

1. provide an annual or multi-year proposal to be approved by the Education Steering Committee for educational offering development that contributes to the MLA’s overall curriculum plan;
2. maintain an operations manual that accurately reflects its work.

The Information Management Curriculum Committee consists of 6 to 13 members who are appointed because of their topical, educational, and/or instructional design expertise in the assigned curriculum area:

• 6 to 12 members at-large who serve for staggered three-year terms, including individuals from MLA Sections and SIGs with a related focus
• one chair selected from one of the outgoing members who serves a fourth year; alternatively, one of the members at-large can be the chair
• one member of the Information Management Curriculum Committee shall serve as a liaison to the Information Management Domain Hub

Name Position Amy Suiter Washington University in St. Louis - School of Medicine Chair Margaret Henderson, AHIP San Diego State University Member Alicia-Marie Camille Lillich Member Bethany Myers, AHIP UCLA Member Gabriel R. Rios Indiana University Member Emily Vardell Member Terrie R. Wheeler Weill Cornell Medicine Member Alexander J. Carroll, AHIP Vanderbilt University Member Jodi L. Philbrick, AHIP University of North Texas Liaison from Education Steering Committee Debra Cavanaugh Medical Library Association Staff Liaison, Director, Professional Development

The Information Services Curriculum Committee shall, in collaboration with the Education Steering Committee, other Curriculum committees, and the Director of Education:

1. design and plan curriculum and educational offerings and resources;
2. provide direction, expertise, and knowledge to creators and instructors of educational offerings with respect to content and instructional design;
3. review and assess offerings to ensure they are high quality and current, meet learning outcomes, and have a succession plan;

in the area of information services.

The Information Services Curriculum Committee shall also:

1. provide an annual or multi-year proposal to be approved by the Education Steering Committee for educational offering development that contributes to the MLA’s overall curriculum plan;
2. maintain an operations manual that accurately reflects its work.

The Information Services Curriculum Committee consists of 6 to 13 members who are appointed because of their topical, educational, and/or instructional design expertise in the assigned curriculum area:

• 6 to 12 members at-large who serve for staggered three-year terms, including individuals from MLA Sections and SIGs with a related focus
• one chair selected from one of the outgoing members who serves a fourth year; alternatively, one of the members at-large can be the chair
• one member of the Information Services Curriculum Committee shall serve as a liaison to the Information Services Domain Hub and one member shall serve as a liaison to the Education Domain Hub

Name Position Terry Ann Jankowski, AHIP, FMLA University of Washington Chair Amy Chatfield University of Southern California Member Bradley A. Long, AHIP Penn State College of Medicine Member Laura Menard Indiana University Member Emma O'Hagan, AHIP University of Alabama at Birmingham Member Emily Patridge, AHIP University of Washington Member Jorge E. Perez Florida Internaitonal Univeristy - College of Medicine Member Karin Bennedsen, AHIP Georgia Highlands College Member Nena Schvaneveldt, AHIP University of Utah Member Jean Song, AHIP University of Michigan Member Stephanie M. Swanberg, AHIP Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine Liaison from Education Steering Committee Debra Cavanaugh Medical Library Association Staff Liaison, Director, Professional Development

The Instruction and Instructional Design Curriculum Committee shall, in collaboration with the Education Steering Committee, other Curriculum committees, and the Director of Education:

1. design and plan curriculum and educational offerings and resources;
2. provide direction, expertise, and knowledge to creators and instructors of educational offerings with respect to content and instructional design;
3. review and assess offerings to ensure they are high quality and current, meet learning outcomes, and have a succession plan;

in the area of instruction and instructional design.

The Instruction and Instructional Design Curriculum Committee shall also:

1. provide an annual or multi-year proposal to be approved by the Education Steering Committee for educational offering development that contributes to the MLA’s overall curriculum plan;
2. maintain an operations manual that accurately reflects its work.

The Instruction and Instructional Design Curriculum Committee consists of 6 to 13 members who are appointed because of their topical, educational, and/or instructional design expertise in the assigned curriculum area:

• 6 to 12 members at-large who serve for staggered three-year terms, including individuals from MLA Sections and SIGs with a related focus
• one chair selected from one of the outgoing members who serves a fourth year; alternatively, one of the members at-large can be the chair
• one member of the Instruction and Instructional Design Curriculum Committee shall serve as a liaison to the Professionalism and Leadership Domain Hub

Name Position Emily Brennan Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) Chair Angela Faye Tucker, AHIP Memorial Health System Chair-designate Julie K. Gaines, AHIP Augusta Univ/Univ of GA Medical Partnership Member Rachel Pinotti, AHIP Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Member Aimee R Gogan Member Virginia (Ginny) Pannabecker, AHIP Virginia Tech Member Shenita Peterson Emory University Member Nancy Schaefer, AHIP University of Florida Member Debra Cavanaugh Medical Library Association Barry Grant Medical Library Association Staff Liaison, Director of Education Kristin Hitchcock, AHIP American Burn Association Liaison from Education Steering Committee

The Leadership Curriculum Committee shall, in collaboration with the Education Steering Committee, other Curriculum committees, and the Director of Education:

1. design and plan curriculum and educational offerings and resources;
2. provide direction, expertise, and knowledge to creators and instructors of educational offerings with respect to content and instructional design;
3. review and assess offerings to ensure they are high quality and current, meet learning outcomes, and have a succession plan;

in the area of leadership for health information professionals and MLA association.

The Leadership Curriculum Committee shall also:

1. provide an annual or multi-year proposal to be approved by the Education Steering Committee for educational offering development that contributes to the MLA’s overall curriculum plan;
2. maintain an operations manual that accurately reflects its work.

The Leadership Curriculum Committee consists of 6 to 13 members who are appointed because of their topical, educational, and/or instructional design expertise in the assigned curriculum area:

• 6 to 12 members at-large who serve for staggered three-year terms, including individuals from MLA Sections and SIGs with a related focus
• one chair selected from one of the outgoing members who serves a fourth year; alternatively, one of the members at-large can be the chair
• one member of the Leadership Curriculum Committee shall serve as a liaison to the Professionalism and Leadership Domain Hub

Members of the Rising Star Committee who would have remained on the Rising Star Committee had it not been disbanded (see companion motion on disbanding the Rising Star Committee), and who meet the qualifications required by the new Leadership Curriculum Committee, will be invited to join the Leadership Curriculum Committee.

Name Position Erinn Aspinall, AHIP Chair Gail Kouame Augusta University Member Tamara M. Nelson University of Tennessee Health Science Center Member Tony Nguyen, AHIP National Network of Libraries of Medicine, SE/A Region Member Tariq Rahaman Nova Southeastern University Member Lisa K. Traditi, AHIP University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus Member Amy Allison, AHIP Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine Member Mary Beth McAteer Virginia Mason Medical Center Member Debra Cavanaugh Medical Library Association Staff Liaison, Director, Professional Development

The Research and Evidence-Based Practice Curriculum Committee shall, in collaboration with the Education Steering Committee, other Curriculum committees, and the Director of Education:

1. design and plan curriculum and educational offerings and resources;
2. provide direction, expertise, and knowledge to creators and instructors of educational offerings with respect to content and instructional design;
3. review and assess offerings to ensure they are high quality and current, meet learning outcomes, and have a succession plan;

in the area of research and evidence-based practice.

The Research and Evidence-Based Practice Curriculum Committee shall also:

1. provide an annual or multi-year proposal to be approved by the Education Steering Committee for educational offering development that contributes to the MLA’s overall curriculum plan;
2. maintain an operations manual that accurately reflects its work.

The Research and Evidence-Based Practice Curriculum Committee consists of 6 to 13 members who are appointed because of their topical, educational, and/or instructional design expertise in the assigned curriculum area:

• 6 to 12 members at-large who serve for staggered three-year terms, including individuals from MLA Sections and SIGs with a related focus
• one chair selected from one of the outgoing members who serves a fourth year; alternatively, one of the members at-large can be the chair
• one member of the Research and Evidence-based Practice Curriculum Committee shall serve as a liaison to the Innovation and Research Practice Domain Hub and one member shall serve as the liaison to the Clinical Support Domain Hub

Name Position John W. Cyrus VCU Libraries Chair Shari Clifton, AHIP University of Oklahoma HSC Member Ann Madhavan ECRI Institute Member Elizabeth Moreton UNC Chapel Hill Member Erin M. Smith Virginia Tech Member Kerry Dhakal The Ohio State University Member Michelle R Lieggi, AHIP UCSF Medical Center Member Keith C Mages, AHIP Weill Cornell Medicine Education Steering Committee Liaison Tara R Malone University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center Member Caitlin Ann Pike, AHIP Member Debra Cavanaugh Medical Library Association Barry Grant Medical Library Association Staff Liaison, Director of Education

The Finance Committee shall review the MLA annual budget, the performance of MLA in meeting its budgeted revenues and expenses, the audit report, MLA’s investment policy and investments, and shall assist the Board of Directors in fulfilling its oversight responsibilities.

The Finance Committee consists of:

• the current Treasurer who will serve a chair;
• the Immediate Past President;
• the MLA Executive Director;
• the Treasurer-Elect when that position is filled;
• one or more members of the Board, for a period between one year and their time remaining on the Board;
• one member at-large, for a period not to exceed three years.

Name Position Shannon D Jones, AHIP Medical Univ. of South Carolina Treasurer Kevin Baliozian Medical Library Association Executive Director Beverly Murphy, AHIP, FMLA Duke University Med.Cntr. Immediate Past President Sandra Irene Martin, AHIP Wayne State University Board Liaison Kelly Weaver Medical Library Association Director of Finance Barbara A. Epstein, AHIP, FMLA University of Pittsburgh Member

Established prior to September 1974; Revised December 1986, August 1988, December 1988, May 2012

The committee consists of nine members, three appointed annually for three-year terms. The committee chair is appointed for a three-year term, with an option of reappointment for a second three-year term. The chair-designate serves a three-year term. The executive director and a representative from the National Library of Medicine serve as nonvoting, ex officio members. The chairs of chapter and section governmental relations committees serve as nonvoting members. Representatives from other groups with which the association may establish legislative liaison may be appointed as nonvoting members of the committee as needed. The committee shall:

• develop and promulgate a consistent association position on information policy issues, particularly those relevant to medical libraries and librarianship, and on governmental actions affecting medical libraries
• monitor existing and pending legislation, the implementation of public laws, and actions by federal executive departments as reflected in proposed and existing regulations and their implementation
• coordinate membership participation in this effort by organizing their responses and activities
• support a network whose major nodes are the legislation committee chairs of association chapters and sections
• maintain liaison with associations and organizations that support similar goals
• prepare and submit annual objectives and budget and midyear and annual reports

Name Position Margaret Ansell, AHIP Chair Andrew Hickner Seton Hall University Chair-designate and Social Justice Section Liaison Daniel Burgard Gibson D. Lewis Health Science Library Member and South Central Chapter Liaison Chris Shaffer, AHIP University of California, San Francisco Member Lynly Beard University of Washington Member Kathy Kwan Member Sandra Irene Martin, AHIP Wayne State University Board Liaison Mary M. Langman Medical Library Association Staff Liaison Walter R. Benavitz, III, AHIP Tripler Army Medical Center Hawaii-Pacific Chapter Liaison Marisa Conte, AHIP University of Michigan Member and Medical Informatics Section Liaison Rebecca Marci Goodwin Lister Hill National Center for Biomedical Communications Dina Nicole Paltoo National Institutes of Health

Established January 1985; Revised February 1998; September 2005

The committee consists of at least seven members, two appointed annually for three-year terms. The chair normally remains for a fourth year in this office; the chair-designate is normally selected from third-year members. The immediate past president serves as a voting, ex officio member. Donors of MLA scholarships and awards are not eligible for membership on the committee. The committee shall:

• administer grants and scholarships in the name of MLA
• recommend to the board all policies relating to scholarships and grants made or sponsored by MLA
• review periodically the appropriateness of existing MLA scholarships and grants
• recommend modification, elimination, or suspension of existing scholarships and grants
• make recommendations with respect to proposed new awards
• coordinate fund-raising activities in support of scholarships and grants sponsored by the association
• coordinate the work of juries appointed annually to select the recipients of the grants and scholarships
• provide general guidance regarding the procedural aspects of selecting recipients of the grants and scholarships
• prepare and submit an annual budget and midyear and annual reports

Name Position Shalu Gillum, AHIP University of Central Florida College of Medicine Chair Kacy Allgood, AHIP IUPUI Member Melody M. Allison Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Member Melanie J. Norton Yale University Member Jeanne Strausman, AHIP NYIT/College of Osteopathic Medicine Member Sarah Wade, AHIP Campbell University Member Adela V. Justice, AHIP UT MD Anderson Cancer Center Member Trey Lemley University of South Alabama Member Beverly Murphy, AHIP, FMLA Duke University Med.Cntr. Board Liaison Maria Lopez Medical Library Association Staff Liaison

Established prior to September 1974; Revised April 1988, May 1989, July 1992, October 2012, February 2016; November 2019

The JMLA editorial board supports the JMLA editor in publishing JMLA. The board shall: 

• carry out their roles in the publication of the JMLA in accordance with instructions from the editor – those roles may include providing advice, being an ambassador for JMLA, executing administrative tasks, managing a specific column, reviewing articles, and other tasks and projects as determined by the editor; and
• regularly meet to evaluate, strategize, and plan
  
  

The JMLA editorial board is chaired by the JMLA editor. The board consists of volunteer editors appointed as needed by the JMLA editor, generally for three-year renewable terms. Their roles may include:

• Senior editors: Experienced members, such as previous editors-in-chief, who may provide advice to the editor, spread awareness of the journal to readers and submitters, and perform such duties as may be prescribed from time to time by the editor
• Associate editors: Editors who assist with the administrative and editorial tasks of the editor in chief (may also be referred to as coeditors or another title as appropriate)
• Series editors: Editors with responsibility for particular columns or parts of the journal, such as reviews or obituaries
• Peer reviewers consist of at least twenty-one reviewers, seven appointed annually for three-year terms in consultation with the editor of the JMLA. Peer reviewers shall act as referees for papers submitted for publication in the JMLA in accordance with instructions from the editor
• Liaisons to MLA domain hubs: editors should encourage the solicitation of JMLA article submissions that reflect domain hub interests
• and other tasks and projects as determined by the editor

Name Position Katherine Goold Akers Wayne State University Editor-in-Chief Kathleen Amos, AHIP Public Health Foundation Assistant Editor Jill Barr-Walker University of California, San Francisco Assistant Editor Ellen M. Aaronson, AHIP Mayo Clinic Section Coeditor, Resource Reviews and Proceedings Stephen J. Greenberg, AHIP Section Editor, History Matters Michelle Kraft, AHIP Cleveland Clinic Foundation Section Coeditor, Virtual Projects Susan Lessick, AHIP, FMLA University of California, Irvine Section Editor, Virtual Projects Lisa A. Marks, AHIP Mayo Clinic Scottsdale Section Coeditor, Resource Reviews Melanie J. Norton Yale University Section Editor, Book Reviews; Global Health and Health Equity Domain Hub Liaison JJ Pionke University of Illinois Urbana Champaign Section Co-Editor, Proceedings Megan Rosenbloom, AHIP University of Southern California Section Coeditor, Obituaries Peace Ossom Williamson, AHIP University of Texas at Arlington Section Editor, Social Media Jill Boruff, AHIP McGill University Member Wichor Bramer Erasmus MC Member Roy Eugene Brown, AHIP Virginia Commonwealth University Member; Clinical Support Domain Hub Liaison Alexander J. Carroll, AHIP Vanderbilt University Member; Education Domain Hub Liaison Thane Chambers Member John W. Cyrus VCU Libraries Member; Professionalism and Leadership Domain Hub Liaison Ariel Deardorff University of California, San Francisco Member Sandy De Groote, AHIP Member; Innovation and Research Practice Domain Hub Liaison Lisa Federer, AHIP Member Abigail Goben University of Illinois-Chicago Member Margaret Henderson, AHIP San Diego State University Member; Information Management Domain Hub Liaison Timothy Johnson University of Illinois Member Rachel Amelia Santose Koenig Virginia Commonwealth University Member Karen McElfresh, AHIP Rice University Member Rob O'Reilly Emory University Member T. Scott Plutchak, AHIP, FMLA Member Kevin Read University of Saskatchewan Member Erin M. Smith Virginia Tech Member Susan Steelman, AHIP Univ. of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Member Holly Thompson USC Member; Information Services Domain Hub Liaison Jeff D. Williams, AHIP NYU Langone Medical Center Member Susan C. T. Talmage Medical Library Association Managing Editor Martha Lara Medical Library Association Staff Liaison Beverly Murphy, AHIP, FMLA Duke University Med.Cntr. Board Liaison

Established January 1984; Revised September 1995; September 2005

The committee consists of an equal number of members from MLA and the National Library of Medicine appointed by the president of MLA. At least two of the appointed members, including one from the National Library of Medicine, will be appointed each year. The chair, selected from the two most senior members, would be the NLM appointee for the year in which the lecture would be held at NLM, and the MLA appointee the year in which the lecture will be given at the annual meeting. The chair of MLA's National Program Committee serves an an ex officio member during the year in which a lecture is given at the MLA annual meeting. The committee shall:

• provide for the joint sponsorship by MLA and NLM of an intellectual dialog on subjects related to biomedical communications that will serve to stimulate intellectual liaison between NLM and MLA
• determine the topic, form of presentation, and identity of sponsored speakers in accordance with the terms of the agreement; presentations may be, but are not limited to, individual lecturers, symposia, or panel discussions
• make decisions on cosponsoring a presentation with funding from other organizations or individuals
• prepare and submit an annual budget and midyear and annual reports

Name Position Stacey J Arnesen Disaster Information Management Research Center Chair Ana D. Cleveland, AHIP, FMLA University of North Texas MLA Representative Christina L. Wissinger Penn State MLA Representative Patricia E. Gallagher, AHIP, FMLA NLM Representative Sally Gore University of Massachusetts Medical School Board Liaison Kevin Baliozian Medical Library Association Staff Liaison

Established September 2009

The committee is composed of seven members to include a representative from the International Cooperation Section and member program coordinator(s), as well as the MLA Board liaison and MLA’s International Affairs Officer as staff liaison, appointed for a three-year term. For the initial committee appointments, terms for committee members will be staggered. The committee shall:

• evaluate existing programs and recommend new ones;
• suggest updates to the program’s website;
• suggest funding sources for program activities;
• liaison with the MLA International Cooperation Section; and
• prepare and submit annual objectives and budget and midyear and annual reports.

Name Position Irene (Rena) Machowa Lubker, AHIP Medical University of South Carolina Chair Chris Childs University of Iowa Member Luda Dolinsky, AHIP Florida Intl University Member Kate Kelly, AHIP Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI) Member Hanna Lee Schmillen, AHIP Ohio University Member Paul Francis Bielman Kaiser Permanente Member Katherine Downton, AHIP University of Maryland, Baltimore Member Lenny Rhine, FMLA E-library Training Coordinator Karin Saric USC Member Kevin Baliozian Medical Library Association Staff Liaison Maria Lopez Medical Library Association Staff Liaison Sandra Irene Martin, AHIP Wayne State University Board Liaison

Established prior to September 1974; Revised December 1980, December 1988, May 1990, May 1991, September 1999, February 2001, February 2005

The Core Membership Committee shall be composed of eleven members, two appointed annually for three-year terms. The chair normally remains for a fourth year; the chair designate is normally selected from second-year members.

The committee shall include a new member, a student member, a chapter representative, a section representative, a Professional Recruitment and Retention Committee representative; a graduate library school faculty member and five other core committee members included the chair. The section and chapter representatives will be appointed by their respective councils, the library school faculty member by the Medical Library Education Section, and the new/student member terms will be staggered.

The committee shall:

• Review, recommend, and assist in the implementation of policies to promote membership in the association.
• Assist with planning and evaluation of membership promotion efforts.
• Assist with implementing specific membership development strategies, such as prospective member list development, telephone follow-up, and new member welcome and reception.
• Prepare and submit annual objectives and budget; submit midyear and annual reports to the Board of Directors.

Name Position Karen Gau Virginia Commonwealth University Chair Nell Aronoff University of Buffalo Member Emily J Glenn McGoogan Library of Medicine Member Heather Healy University of Iowa Libraries New Member Emily M. Johnson, AHIP University of Illinois at Chicago Member Timothy Kenny JPS Health Network Member Jamia J Williams University of Rochester Student Member Kate E. Corcoran Medical Library Association Staff Liaison Tomi Gunn Medical Library Association Staff Liaison Marie T. Ascher New York Medical College Board Liaison J. Michael Lindsay, AHIP University of Tennessee Medical Library Education Section Liaison

Established October 2012; revised November 2019
The MLAConnect editorial board supports the MLAConnect editor in publishing the MLAConnect content. The board shall:

• carry out their roles in the publication of MLAConnect in accordance with instructions from the editor – those roles may include managing a column, reviewing article submissions, soliciting article publications, and writing articles
• regularly meet to evaluate, strategize, and plan
• the MLA executive director, or appointed MLA staff member, is an ex officio member of the MLAConnect editorial board

Name Position Christine Willis Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Editor Michelle B. Bass, AHIP Harvard Medical School Hub Editor: Professionalism & Leadership Skyla Bryant Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Hub Editor: Education Lisa Huang North Florida/ South Georgia Veterans Health System Hub Editor: Innovation & Research Practice Tony Nguyen, AHIP National Network of Libraries of Medicine, SE/A Region Hub Editor: Global Health & Health Equity Donald Pearson, AHIP The Ohio State University Column or Department Editor: Consumer Health Laurie Schwing UPMC Pinnacle Hub Editor: Clinical Support Christy Tyson Ascension Health Hub Editor: Information Services Susan C. T. Talmage Medical Library Association Managing Editor, Publications Marie T. Ascher New York Medical College Board Liaison and Hub Editor: Information Management Martha Lara Medical Library Association Staff Liaison

Established December 1976; Revised December 1987; November 2019

The Board of Directors establishes a new National Program Committee (NPC) to support the organization of each future MLA Annual Meeting, three years prior to its occurrence. Each committee terminates on December 31 following the corresponding annual meeting.

In years where the meeting is a joint meeting, the Board of Directors may modify the name of the committee (e.g., if the collaboration is with an international organization) and the rules of its composition.

The committee's primary responsibility is to assemble a quality program that aligns with the strategic objectives of MLA, and represents the diversity of interests of MLA members, in accordance with the guidelines of the Annual Meeting Planning Guide, and in collaboration with MLA headquarters staff. This includes:

• developing the meeting theme
• calling for and evaluating contributed papers
• soliciting the participation of peer reviewers
• identifying and inviting speakers
• assisting MLA headquarters staff in making necessary local arrangements and to provide staffing for such activities as hospitality, via the Local Assistance Committee (LAC) subcommittee of the NPC

The committee contributes to other essential areas that are the responsibility of MLA headquarters staff, such as:

• creating logo for the meeting
• publicizing the meeting
• creating the meeting schedule
• identifying vendor interests
• attending site visits as required

The committee is not responsible for:

• logistics
• budgeting, including registration rates
• exhibits
• continuing education courses
• activities and content other than those listed above (e.g., awards, receptions, business meeting, open forums, committee meetings, caucus gatherings)

The NPC consists of members who are appointed because of their expertise in program planning and their diverse representation of MLA interests and members, and includes:

• one chair or two co-chairs, and one chair or two LAC co-chairs for the host city appointed by the President up to three years prior to the meeting
• 8 to 12 members, including one  assigned as liaison to each domain hub appointed as part of the regular committee appointment cycle two years prior to the annual meeting
• one representative of the Community Council appointed by the chair of Community Council
• one representative of the Chapter Council appointed by the chair of Chapter Council
• the executive director and members of the MLA headquarters staff appointed by them

Additional responsibilities include:

• the LAC chair appoints a group of subcommittees to assist headquarters in making necessary local arrangements and to provide staffing for such activities as hospitality. The number of subcommittees and their type will vary from city to city. The chairs of these subcommittees, together with the local assistance chair, serve as the local steering committee
• the liaison to each domain hub shares with the NPC the interests and latest trends occurring in member caucuses; they in turn solicit member caucuses for individuals to submit contributed sessions
• the representatives of the Community and Chapter Councils are responsible for the channels of communication between the NPC on their respective councils, and for specific calls to action

Subcommittees

The local assistance chair appoints a group of subcommittees to assist headquarters in making necessary local arrangements and to provide staffing for such activities as hospitality. The number of subcommittees and their type will vary from city to city. The chairs of these subcommittees, together with the local assistance chair, serve as the local steering committee.

2020 National Program Committee

Name Position Janna C. Lawrence, AHIP University of Iowa Chair Melissa De Santis, AHIP University of Colorado Cochair Stephanie C. Kerns Dartmouth College LAC Cochair Tami Wilkerson Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission LAC Cochair Andrea H. Denton University of Virginia Member Linné Girouard, AHIP Houston Methodist Member Karen Gutzman Northwestern University Member Liz Kellermeyer National Jewish Health Member Nandita S. Mani University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill Member Andrea C. Kepsel, AHIP Michigan State University Education Annual Planning Committee Liaison Darlene Parker-Kelly Charles Drew University of Medicine & Science Member Melissa L Rethlefsen, AHIP University of Florida Member Martin Wood, AHIP Florida State University Member Michelle L Zafron, AHIP University at Buffalo Member Harold S Bright, IV, AHIP A.T. Still University of Health Sciences Section Council Liaison Cristina Pope, AHIP SUNY Upstate Medical University Chapter Council Liaison Julia Esparza, AHIP Louisiana State Univ. HSC Board Liaison Gabriel R. Rios Indiana University InSight Initiative Liaison Kevin Baliozian Medical Library Association Executive Director Debra Cavanaugh Medical Library Association Staff Liaison, Contributed Content Kate E. Corcoran Medical Library Association Staff Liaison Martha Lara Medical Library Association Staff Liaison, Marketing & Communications; Liaison to LAC Maria Lopez Medical Library Association Staff Liaison

2021 National Program Committee

Name Position Neville D. Prendergast Rudolph Matas Library of the Health Sciences, Tulane University School of Medicine Co-chair Tara Douglas-Williams Morehouse School of Medicine Co-chair Fatima M Barnes Howard University LAC Cochair Alexa Mayo, AHIP Univ. of Maryland, Baltimore LAC Cochair Barbara S Ballew, AHIP Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Member Charlotte Beyer, AHIP Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science Member Rebecca Carlson, AHIP University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill Member Kelsey Grabeel, AHIP University of Tennessee Member Kim Mears University of Prince Edward Island Member Eugenia Opuda University of New Hampshire Member John Reazer University of Miami- Miller School of Medicine Member Jennifer Schram, AHIP Mayo Clinic Health System-Eau Claire Member Jessica Sender, AHIP Michigan State University Member Gregg A. Stevens, AHIP Stony Brook University Member Lisa K. Traditi, AHIP University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus Board Liaison Margaret A. Hoogland, AHIP University of Toledo Liaison from Chapter Council Kevin Baliozian Medical Library Association Executive Director Debra Cavanaugh Medical Library Association Staff Liaison; Liaison to Contributed Content Working Group Kate E. Corcoran Medical Library Association Staff Liaison Martha Lara Medical Library Association Staff Liaison, Marketing & Communications; Liaison to LAC

Established prior to September 1974 (from Article V, sec. 1–2 of the bylaws); Revised December 1987, January 1992

Nine Voting Members shall be elected annually to the committee. The immediate past president shall serve as ex officio, nonvoting chair of the committee. Members of the Board of Directors may not serve as voting members of the committee. All ten shall serve for a term beginning as soon as the votes of the mail election in which they were elected have been counted and ending when votes have been counted in the election using the ballot they prepared. Any vacancy arising in the offices of committee members shall be filled by the Board of Directors. No one shall serve on the committee as a voting member for more than one term during a period of five years. Each chapter and each section of the association shall submit to its council annually the name of one Voting Member, chosen in accordance with chapter or section bylaws, as a potential candidate for membership on the Nominating Committee; this submission shall be made to the appropriate council before its final assembly at the association's annual meeting. Each potential candidate shall prepare a biographical statement and a signed statement of willingness-to-serve if elected as a member of the committee. These statements shall accompany the names submitted. The Chapter Council and the Section Council, while assembled at the association's annual meeting, shall each select six candidates from the names submitted by the chapters and sections and shall present those names to the chair of the Nominating Committee immediately thereafter. The Board of Directors shall present to the chair of the Nominating Committee no later than September 25 the names of six Voting Members as its candidates and any additional names needed to achieve a minimum of nine candidates on the ballot, all with the accompaniments as stipulated in Section 2 of this Article. No person shall consent to being a potential candidate or a candidate for membership on the committee who is already such a potential candidate or candidate from some other unit of the association; no candidate for membership on the committee shall also be a candidate for an elective office of the association, or vice versa. The committee shall

• prepare annually a slate of at least two nominees for president-elect and for each director elected by the membership at large whose term expires
• accompany the slate with a biographical statement for each candidate, a photograph of the candidate, a written statement of the candidate's consent to serve if elected, and a statement prepared by the candidate describing his or her aims as an officer of the association
• submit midyear and annual reports

Name Position Beverly Murphy, AHIP, FMLA Duke University Med.Cntr. Chair Ellen M. Aaronson, AHIP Mayo Clinic Member Martha Earl, AHIP University of Tennessee Member Emily J Glenn McGoogan Library of Medicine Member Mellanye J. Lackey, AHIP University of Nevada Las Vegas Member Irene (Rena) Machowa Lubker, AHIP Medical University of South Carolina Member Nandita S. Mani University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill Member Sarah K. McCord MA College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences Member Tony Nguyen, AHIP National Network of Libraries of Medicine, SE/A Region Member David A. Nolfi, AHIP Duquesne University Member

Established June 1977; Revised December 1984, September 1996, September 2005

The committee consists of at least seven members, two of which are appointed annually for three-year terms. The chair serves a four-year term. The chair-designate is selected from first year members, serves as chair the third year in this office, and then serves a fourth year as immediate past chair. The project director is appointed for a four-year term. The immediate past-chair of the History of the Health Sciences Section serves a two-year term as an ex officio member. The committee shall:

• administer the association's oral history program, which is devoted to the history of North American health sciences librarianship, especially the history of the Medical Library Association;
• assist the project director, who has overall responsibility for the oral history program;
• determine criteria for selection of those to be interviewed and make recommendations for interviewees to the project director;
• assist in training interviewers and editors for the oral history program
• assist in writing summaries of interviews;
• promote the oral history program, including maintaining the oral history program web site and including links to chapter and section web sites as well as other oral history sites;
• with the permission of the board, undertake special projects that support the creation of and access to oral history in the health sciences;
• prepare and submit annual objectives, budget, and midyear and annual reports.

Name Position Kathleen Amos, AHIP Public Health Foundation Chair Montie L. Dobbins LSU HSC-Shreveport Chair-designate Carolyn E. Lipscomb, AHIP, FMLA Project Director Joseph Harzbecker, AHIP Member Rachel Hinrichs, AHIP Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis Member Kimberly O'Neill, AHIP Regis University Member Ansley Stuart University of Louisville Member Sally Gore University of Massachusetts Medical School Board Liaison Richard H. Nollan, AHIP Texas Tech University HSC History of the Health Sciences Liaison Mary M. Langman Medical Library Association Staff Liaison

Established December 2003 as ad hoc committee; approved as standing committee September 2006; charge revised 11/2014

The Committee consists of at least seven members, two appointed annually for three-year terms. If a third-year member is chosen for chair designate, that person may remain for a fourth year to serve as chair. The committee also has a board liaison and staff liaison that are non-voting members of the committee. Liaisons from the Chapter and Section Councils and the Medical Library Association’s Membership Committee and other MLA units may be appointed as nonvoting members as needed. The committee shall attract and retain individuals from diverse populations into the health sciences librarianship field. It should determine ways to offer mentoring, outreach, and training opportunities to organizations and to individuals already in the field, transitioning to new roles or seeking information about the field. Specifically, this standing committee is charged to:

• Collaborate with local chapters to support relationships with career counselors and faculty advisors, especially those serving minority students, to promote health sciences librarianship as a viable career option.
• Collaborate with local chapters to promote health sciences librarianship to library and information school educators to encourage the inclusion of health sciences courses and curriculums.
• Collaborate with local chapters to partner with library/information schools to develop health sciences librarianship programs for distance learning, including Web-based courses, to aid those students who are geographically bound in an area without an ALA-accredited library/information science program.
• Identify and implement strategies to inform other types of librarians and second-career-seeking individuals about health sciences librarianship.
• Facilitate, staff and promote the annual Resume Clinic and provide additional career resources as needed.
• Refine and promote the Mentor Database.
• Collaborate with Special Interest Groups (SIGS) and other MLA groups to recruit and retain professionals.
• Recommend new or update current career recruitment materials as needed.
• Maintain inventory of MLA chapter and section recruitment efforts and encourage MLA chapters to conduct recruitment efforts at the local level.

Name Position Jaclyn Vialet, AHIP North Shore University Hospital Chair David Midyette, AHIP Roche Tissue Diagnostics Chair-designate Kelly Thormodson Penn State University Immediate Past Chair Keith Engwall, AHIP Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine Member Randall Watts, AHIP University of Tennessee Health Science Center Member Diana Almader-Douglas, AHIP Mayo Clinic Member Alexandria Leigh Brackett, AHIP Yale University Member Sheila Green, AHIP Texas A&M University Member Holly E. Henderson Mercy Health Member Skye Bickett, AHIP PCOM Georgia Chapter Council Liaison Jessica E DeCaro, AHIP Case Western Reserve Univ. Section Council Liaison Kate E. Corcoran Medical Library Association Staff Liaison Tomi Gunn Medical Library Association Staff Liaison Shannon D Jones, AHIP Medical Univ. of South Carolina Board Liaison

Established May 2012

The committee consists of seven members who serve for staggered three-year terms. The Chair serves a fourth year. Nonvoting, ex officio members include a representative from the Governmental Relations Committee, a representative from the AAHSL Scholarly Communications Committee, a liaison from the National Library of Medicine, and representatives from the Collection Development Section, Hospital Libraries Section, and Technical Services Section. Representatives from other association units and groups may be appointed as nonvoting members of the committee as needed.

The Scholarly Communications Committee provides leadership within the association about trends and issues in scholarly publication and their impact on biomedical libraries, and recommends and implements programs, special initiatives and other activities in this area. In recognition of the diversity of the MLA membership and their involvement in scholarly communication issues, the Committee's focus is on broad issues of concern to health science libraries and their institutional settings. In cooperation with other MLA units, including the Continuing Education Committee and relevant sections and chapters, the Committee supports development of educational opportunities on scholarly communications topics, including trends and issues in the STM (scientific, technical and medical) publishing arena impacting the dissemination, access, and cost of biomedical information.

The Committee shall:

• Identify initiatives for MLA to pursue in addressing member interests;
• Monitor and provide comments about Congressional, agency and other government activities and policies as they relate to scholarly communication, working in collaboration with the Governmental Relations Committee (GRC) and Joint Legislative Task Force;
• Facilitate the identification, development and sharing of resources and tools about scholarly publishing issues and emerging publishing models, using MLANET and other appropriate mechanisms, such as CORE, for distributing the materials;
• Recommend and assist in developing and providing educational opportunities to enhance members' undersanding of publishing trends, including topics such as new models of informtion dissemination, licensing, federal policies, etc. working in conjunction with the Continuing Edcation Committee (CEC), MLA sections, GRC, other MLA units, the Joint MLA/AAHSL Legislative Task Force and/or chapters as appropriate;
• Identify and develop strategies for communicating and collaborating with health care leaders, administrators, faculty, patrons, libraries, publishers, and scholarly societies on the issues, trends, and challenges facing libraries and their institutions; and
• Prepare and submit annual objectives and budget and midyear and annual reports.

Name Position Shirley Zhao The University of Utah Chair Karen Gutzman Northwestern University Chair-designate Debra Berlanstein, AHIP Tufts University Member Heather L. Brown University of Nebraska Medical Center Member Rolando Garcia-Milian, AHIP Yale University Member Mary Shultz University of Nevada School of Medicine Member Sandy De Groote, AHIP Member Jessica A. Koos, AHIP Stony Brook University Member David Gillikin NLM NLM Liaison Rebecca Harrington, AHIP Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Technical Services Section Liaison Mary M. Langman Medical Library Association Staff Liaison Susan K. Kendall, AHIP Michigan State Univ. Libraries Collection Development Section Liaison David W Petersen, AHIP University of Tennessee Graduate School of Medicine Hospital Libraries Section Liaison Gurpreet Kaur Rana Taubman Health Sciences Library, University of Michigan Board Liaison

Established 1985; revised December 1987, May 1991, February 2002 (effective May 2002)

The task force develops and promotes a joint legislative agenda both externally and internally. MLA is represented on the task force by the executive director, the president (one year), the Governmental Relations chair (four-year term beginning the final year as chair-designate of the Governmental Relations Committee), and three members at large (one serves a three-year term, two serve four-year terms). The Association of Academic Health Sciences Libraries (AAHSL) is represented by the association's president, and four AAHSL members at large with legislative experience. AAHSL members serve four year terms. MLA and AAHSL members at large may be appointed for a consecutive second term.

Name Position Sandra L. Bandy, AHIP Augusta University Chair (2020-2021), MLA Representative Philip Walker Vanderbilt University Vice-Chair, AAHSL Representative, 2020 - 2021 Kevin Baliozian Medical Library Association MLA Representative Susan B. Clark Univ. of Mississippi Medical Ctr. AAHSL Representative Julia Esparza, AHIP Louisiana State Univ. HSC MLA President Sandra G. Franklin, AHIP, FMLA Emory University AAHSL President Andrew Hickner Seton Hall University MLA Representative Michelle Kraft, AHIP Cleveland Clinic Foundation MLA Member Neville D. Prendergast Rudolph Matas Library of the Health Sciences, Tulane University School of Medicine AAHSL Representative Chris Shaffer, AHIP University of California, San Francisco MLA Representative Joy Summers-Ables, AHIP University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center AAHSL Representative Rebecca Marci Goodwin Lister Hill National Center for Biomedical Communications Dina Nicole Paltoo National Institutes of Health Jerry Sheehan National Library of Medicine Mary M. Langman Medical Library Association Staff Liaison

(March 2015–May 2018)

The Task Force is charged with leading the MLA strategic goal five on the research imperative.

Name Position Mary M. Langman Medical Library Association Staff Liaison

Name Position Leila Ledbetter, AHIP Duke University Chair Susan Arnold, AHIP West Virginia University Member Shannon Denise Bohle, AHIP Member Ashley Cuffia, AHIP National Networks of Libraries of Medicine SE/A Member Jennifer Davis Augusta University Member Ryan Harris, AHIP University of North Carolina, Charlotte Member Alexandria Quesenberry University of Tennessee Health Science Center Member Maria Lopez Medical Library Association Staff Liaison

Name Position Judith Smith Chair Sarah Clarke, AHIP Walter Reed National Military Medical Center Member Heather Edmonds New England College of Optometry Member Hannah Schilperoort University of Southern California Member Maria Lopez Medical Library Association Staff Liaison

Name Position Susan K. Kendall, AHIP Michigan State Univ. Libraries Chair Carolyn G. Biglow Member Korey G. Brunetti University of California San Diego Member Megan Fratta University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Member Sarah Wade, AHIP Campbell University Member Maria Lopez Medical Library Association Staff Liaison

Name Position Lisa L. Habegger Chair Loren Hackett, AHIP Member Emily Harris Brookwood Baptist Health Member Jan T. Orick, AHIP Member Kristine A Petre, AHIP Moravian College Member Christi Piper University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus Member Erin E. Reardon, AHIP University of Minnesota Member Maria Lopez Medical Library Association Staff Liaison

Name Position Lisa Huang North Florida/ South Georgia Veterans Health System Chair Ashley Nicole Brock, AHIP Cook Children's Member Charlene Finley Member Elisia George, AHIP US Army Medical Research Institute of Chemical Defense Member Terri Johnson Florida State University Member Jana Liebermann Member Stacey Elizabeth Wahl Virginia Commonwealth University Member Maria Lopez Medical Library Association Staff Liaison

Name Position Carolyn Schubert James Madison University Chair Elizabeth Dyer, AHIP University of New England Member David Farris, AHIP The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center Member Allison P. Matthews, AHIP New Hanover Regional Medical Center Member Brandi Tuttle, AHIP Duke University Member Maria Lopez Medical Library Association Staff Liaison

Name Position J. Dale Prince, AHIP Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - New Orleans Chair Ricardo Andrade Jr Columbia University Member Barbara A. Epstein, AHIP, FMLA University of Pittsburgh Member Jacqueline Freeman University of Michigan - Taubman Health Sciences Library Member Margaret A. Hoogland, AHIP University of Toledo Member Merle Rosenzweig University of Michigan Member Maria Lopez Medical Library Association Staff Liaison

Name Position Pamela R Herring, AHIP UCF College of Medicine Chair Wongani Jumbo Member Erika Kirsch United BioSource LLC Member Iris Kovar-Gough, AHIP Michigan State University Member Derek Marshall Mississippi State University Member Kathleen Elizabeth Phillips Penn State University Member Darlene G Ward Illinois College of Optometry Member Maria Lopez Medical Library Association Staff Liaison

Name Position Heather N. Holmes, AHIP Medical University of South Carolina Chair Lindsay E Blake, AHIP University of Arkansas for the Medical Sciences Member Virginia Carden, AHIP Duke University Member Elizabeth Irish, AHIP Albany Medical College Member Maria Lopez Medical Library Association Staff Liaison Lisa A. Marks, AHIP Mayo Clinic Scottsdale Member Elaine Russo Martin, FMLA Harvard Medical School Member Nicole Theis-Mahon, AHIP University of Minnesota Member

Name Position Alice Jean Jaggers Chair Lisa Connor Sam Houston State University Member Nicole Montgomery, AHIP Member Nicole Chiodo Soares Stanford University Member Elaine J. Sullo, AHIP The George Washington Univ. Member Holly Thompson USC Member Maria Lopez Medical Library Association Staff Liaison

Name Position Mary E. Helms, AHIP Chair Mark Berendsen Northwestern University Member Twanna Hodge SUNY Upstate Medical University Health Sciences Library Member Rachel Amelia Santose Koenig Virginia Commonwealth University Member Hector R. Perez-Gilbe, AHIP University of California, Irvine Member Kathryn Vela, AHIP Member Maria Lopez Medical Library Association Staff Liaison

Name Position Majid Anwar, AHIP Health Professions Division Library Chair Shanda Hunt University of Minnesota Member Anne M. Linton, AHIP The George Washington University Member Antonia Osuna-Garcia Member Mary Roby East Carolina University Member Megan G. Van Noord University of California, Davis Member Michael A. Wood Weill Cornell Medicine Member Maria Lopez Medical Library Association Staff Liaison

Name Position Jeanne M. Burke Creighton University Chair Elizabeth G. Hinton, AHIP University of Mississippi Medical Center Member Bethany Myers, AHIP UCLA Member Sola Whitehead VA Portland Health Care System Member Maria Lopez Medical Library Association Staff Liaison Jill Barr-Walker University of California, San Francisco Member

Name Position Susan Maria Harnett, AHIP University of Florida Member Stephanie Hendren, AHIP Member Mary Beth McAteer Virginia Mason Medical Center Member Mia S. White, AHIP Emory University Member Lin Wu, AHIP University of Tennessee Health Science Center Member Maria Lopez Medical Library Association Staff Liaison Jill M Tarabula, AHIP UVM Health Network CVPH Chair

Name Position Norice Lee Burrell College of Osteopathic Medicine Chair Elena Azadbakht University of Nevada, Reno Member Dave Castelli, AHIP Intermountain Healthcare Member Meghan Hupe, AHIP Georgetown University Member Cathy Sarli, AHIP Washington University Member Melanie E. Sorsby Covenant Health System and School of Nursing Member Maria Lopez Medical Library Association Staff Liaison

Name Position Kate Silfen Boston University Chair Anna Ferri Roseman University of Health Sciences Member Melinda Johnson, AHIP Nova Southeastern University Member Rebecca Rishar Member Amy Christine Studer, AHIP University of California, Davis Member Deborah Thomas, AHIP Washington University School of Medicine Member Jacob Samuel White University of Kansas Medical Center Member Maria Lopez Medical Library Association Staff Liaison

Name Position Sarah Senter, AHIP Lincoln Memorial University Chair Roy Eugene Brown, AHIP Virginia Commonwealth University Member Kristen DeSanto, AHIP University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus Member Amy J. Edwards, AHIP University of South Carolina Member Maria Lopez Medical Library Association Staff Liaison

Name Position Erin Wentz MCPHS University Chair Patricia Devine HEALWA Member Elizabeth Quinlan Huggins Loyola University Chicago Member Bradley A. Long, AHIP Penn State College of Medicine Member Sharon Renee Willis National Library of Medicine Member Maria Lopez Medical Library Association Staff Liaison

Name Position Susan M. Foster-Harper University of Kentucky Chair Carolyn K. Bridgewater, AHIP LSU Health New Orleans Member Sarah Meyer Univeristy of Florida Member Caitlin Meyer Yale University Member Anna Beth Morgan, AHIP Mayo Clinic Member Marlena Rose East Carolina University Member Maria Lopez Medical Library Association Staff Liaison

Name Position Elaina Vitale Dartmouth College Chair Lauren Adkins University of Florida Member Ana M Macias, AHIP Kaiser Permanente Member Jenessa Marie McElfresh, AHIP Clemson University Member Hector R. Perez-Gilbe, AHIP University of California, Irvine Member Ariel FitzGerald Pomputius University of Florida Member

Name Position Emily Couvillon Alagha, AHIP Georgetown University Chair Anna Crawford West Virginia University Member Matt Hoy Mayo Clinic Member Mary Beth McAteer Virginia Mason Medical Center Member Jonna Peterson Northwestern University Member Corey Marie Bibbins Santorelli Member Sarah Towner Wright UNC-Chapel Hill Member Maria Lopez Medical Library Association Staff Liaison

Name Position Mariana Lapidus MCPHS University Chair Toluwase Victor Asubiaro Member Becky Baltich Nelson Weill Cornell Medicine Member Adrienne Brodie Member Mark Coulbourne, AHIP University of Maryland, College Park Member Terri Gotschall, AHIP UCF College of Medicine Member Mark MacEachern University of Michigan Member Maria Lopez Medical Library Association Staff Liaison

Name Position Chana Kraus-Friedberg, AHIP Chair Paul Francis Bielman Kaiser Permanente Member Megan Besaw Inman East Carolina University Member Jenny Pierce Temple University Member Claire Sharifi University of San Francisco Member Olivia Tsistinas Upstate Medical University Member Jennifer C Westrick, AHIP Library of Rush University Medical Center Member Maria Lopez Medical Library Association Staff Liaison

Name Position Ellen Rothbaum, AHIP St. Francis Hospital Chair Lisa M. Acuff, AHIP Member Julia B. DeLuca Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Member Jovy O'Grady New York Medical College Member Cecelia Vetter, AHIP University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus Member Maria Lopez Medical Library Association Staff Liaison

Name Position Jane Morgan-Daniel, AHIP University of Florida Chair Caitlin Bakker, AHIP University of Minnesota Member Daina Dickman, AHIP California State University, Sacramento Member Erin RB Eldermire Cornell University Library Member Erica R. Powell University of Miami, Miller School of Med. Member Wendy Wu Wayne State University Member Lenny Rhine, FMLA Ex officio Maria Lopez Medical Library Association Staff Liaison

Name Position Emily Lawson, AHIP Emory University Chair Rebecca L. Bayrer, AHIP Kaiser Perm. Medical Center Member Laura Bollman Bronson Methodist Hospital Member Jeannine Creazzo, AHIP Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Somerset Member Mary Katherine Haver, AHIP H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute Member Dana D. Kopp, AHIP Providence St. Patrick Hospital Member Maria Lopez Medical Library Association Staff Liaison

Name Position Nha Huynh Texas Medical Center Library Chair Brandon Christopher Driver, AHIP Member Mikaela Gray University of Toronto Libraries Member Sharon Leslie, AHIP Emory University Member Elliott Smith University of California Berkeley Member Maria Lopez Medical Library Association Staff Liaison

Name Position Emily B. Kean University of Cincinnati Chair Michelle B. Bass, AHIP Harvard Medical School Member Tara Brigham Mayo Clinic Member Anna A. Fleming American Dental Association Member Traci J. Mays West Virginia University Member Robyn Reed, AHIP Penn State College of Medicine Member Dede Rios, AHIP University of Incarnate Word Rosenberg School of Optometry Member Maria Lopez Medical Library Association Staff Liaison

Name Position Jeffrey Prock Chair Karen D Barton Duke University Medical Center Library & Archives Member Matthew C Bridgeman Member Lori Cisney Harrell Health Sciences Library Member Michelle R Lieggi, AHIP UCSF Medical Center Member John Reazer University of Miami- Miller School of Medicine Member Reina Williams, AHIP Rush University Medical Center Member Maria Lopez Medical Library Association Staff Liaison

Name Position Emily E Petersen Children's Hospital Colorado Chair Jennifer E. Dinalo University of Southern California Member Karen McMullen, AHIP University of South Carolina Member Kay Strahan University of Tennessee Member Jennie Ver Steeg Mercy College of Health Sciences Member Maria Lopez Medical Library Association Staff Liaison

Name Position Bette Bissonnette, AHIP American University of the Caribbean Chair Lisa A. Adriani, AHIP Member Toni Hoberecht, AHIP University of Oklahoma Member Tisha Mentnech Member Joe Swanson, Jr, AHIP Morehouse School of Medicine Member Maria Lopez Medical Library Association Staff Liaison

Name Position Molly Knapp, AHIP NNLM Training Office Chair Alissa Fial Marquette University Member Alyssa Grimshaw Member Elizabeth Waltman National Network of Libraries of Medicine, Southeastern/Atlantic Region Member Deedra Walton, AHIP University of Central Florida College of Medicine Member Calvin H. Wang Arcadia University Member Maria Lopez Medical Library Association Staff Liaison

Name Position Irma Singarella University of Memphis Chair Jeremy Gunnoe Member Sheila R. Henderson, AHIP Austin Community College Member Kathryn Houk, AHIP University of Nevada Las Vegas Member Alia Spencer Palm Beach State College Member Mary K. Taylor, AHIP Southern Illinois Univ. Carbondale Member Andrea Wright University of Alabama College of Community Health Sciences Member Maria Lopez Medical Library Association Staff Liaison

Name Position Janice Swiatek Univ. of Connecticut Hlth Chair Carolyn Ching Dennison, AHIP University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Library Member Emily Jones, AHIP Member Christina M. Seeger, AHIP Member Carol Seiler EBSCO Information Services Member Natalie Tagge Temple University Ginsburg Health Sciences Library Member Maria Lopez Medical Library Association Staff Liaison

Name Position Sandy De Groote, AHIP Chair Carrie Grinstead, AHIP Member Melissa K Kahili-Heede University of Hawaii at Manoa Member Elizabeth Suelzer, AHIP Medical College of Wisconsin Member Whitney A Townsend University of Michigan Member Maria Lopez Medical Library Association Staff Liaison