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

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 Allen, AHIP University of Tennessee, Knoxville 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 Brenda L. Seago Augusta University 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 Ray Naegele Medical Library Association Staff 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 Meredith I. Solomon, AHIP Harvard Medical School Chair Liz Kellermeyer National Jewish Health Member Deborah L. Lauseng University of Illinois - Chicago Member Sandra Irene Oelschlegel University of Tennessee Member Priscilla L. Stephenson, AHIP James A Haley Veterans Hospital Member Michele R. Tennant, AHIP University of Florida Member Rose L Turner University of Pittsburgh Member Barbara A. Epstein, AHIP, FMLA University of Pittsburgh 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 JoLinda L. Thompson, AHIP Chair Carolann Lee Curry Mercer University School of Medicine Chair Designate Kelsey Grabeel, AHIP University of Tennessee Member Claire B. Joseph, AHIP South Nassau Communities Hospital Member Peace Ossom Williamson, AHIP University of Texas at Arlington Member Ivan Portillo, AHIP Chapman University Member Erin Watson, AHIP University of Saskatchewan Member Keith W. Cogdill, AHIP National Institutes of Health 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 Montie L. Dobbins LSU HSC-Shreveport Member David Charles Duggar, AHIP Louisiana State University, HSC Member Sola Whitehead VA Portland Health Care System Member Elizabeth R. Lorbeer, AHIP Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine Board Liaison Chris Shaffer, AHIP University of California, San Francisco Parliamentarian Mary M. Langman Medical Library Association Staff Liaison

Established May 2016

The committee consists of members appointed for the duration of the Communities Strategic Goal (estimate of two to three years). The committee shall be responsible for the execution of the goal defined as follows:

Strengthen MLA’s member communities (Sections and SIGs) by analyzing and recommending changes in the areas of community architecture and roles, member leadership development, content and education, and marketing in order to:

• increase the relevance, effectiveness and value of MLA Sections and SIGs to members;
• empower MLA members at the grassroots level;
• better support MLA programs;
• maximize the value, use and visibility of member content;
• reduce administrative complexity; and
• attract more members.

Name Position Rikke Sarah Ogawa, AHIP Chair Ellen M. Aaronson, AHIP Mayo Clinic Member Teresa L. Knott, AHIP Virginia Commonwealth University Member Janna C. Lawrence, AHIP University of Iowa Member Elizabeth R. Lorbeer, AHIP Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine Member - Section Council Liaison Katie Prentice, AHIP University of Oklahoma-Tulsa Member - Section Council Representative Anne K. Seymour Welch Medical Library Member Elizabeth C. Whipple Indiana University School of Medicine Member Kevin Baliozian Medical Library Association Member - MLA Executive Director Barbara A. Epstein, AHIP, FMLA University of Pittsburgh Board Liaison Maria Lopez Medical Library Association Staff Liaison

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 Cynthia Beeler, AHIP Mayo Clinic Libraries Immediate Past-Chair Lindsay E. Blake, AHIP University of Arkansas for the Medical Sciences Member Carolyn K. Bridgewater, AHIP LSU Health New Orleans Member Marcia Francis University of North Dakota Member Rebecca Harrington University of Tennessee Graduate School of Medicine Member Rachel Helbing, AHIP University of Houston Member Kimberly Loper, AHIP Member Jolene M. Miller, AHIP University of Toledo Member Joanne Marie Muellenbach Touro University Nevada Member David W Petersen University of Tennessee Medical Center Member Sophie M. Regalado, AHIP Northern Ontario School of Medicine Member Scott Thomson, AHIP Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science Member Jeffrey Coghill, AHIP East Carolina University Chapter Council Liaison Laurissa Gann, AHIP University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center Section Council Liaison Barry Grant Medical Library Association Director of Education Stephanie Fulton, AHIP MD Anderson Cancer Center Board Liaison 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 UCSF Member and AAHSL Liaison 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 The Texas Medical Center Library Member Gurpreet K Rana 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.

Transition: to start the committee, the five members of the Education Planning Workgroup (a working group of the Continuing Education Committee) and the chair of the Continuing Education Committee shall be invited to be initial members of the Education Steering Committee, with staggered terms, and the chair of the Education Planning Group shall be invited to be the chair of the Education Steering Committee.

Individuals joining the Committee with a shortened term because of the staggered configuration (one or two years), shall be eligible for a second consecutive term upon completion of their initial term.

Name Position Elizabeth Laera, AHIP Brookwood Baptist Health Chair Beth Hill, AHIP Member Merinda McLure University of Colorado Boulder Chair-designate Keith C Mages, AHIP Weill Cornell Medicine Member Stephanie M. Swanberg, AHIP Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine Member Peace Ossom Williamson, AHIP University of Texas at Arlington Member Carrie L. Iwema, AHIP University of Pittsburgh Continuing Education Committee Liaison Debra Cavanaugh Medical Library Association Staff Liaison Barry Grant Medical Library Association Ex Officio Stephanie Fulton, AHIP MD Anderson Cancer Center Board Liaison Elizabeth G. Hinton, AHIP University of Mississippi Medical Center Section Council Liaison Kristin Hitchcock, AHIP Society for Vascular Surgery Member Latrina Keith Chapter Council Liaison

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

1. plan the course roster and instructors for the annual meeting continuing education offerings, symposia, and ad hoc education programs as agreed to with the Education Steering Committee; and
2. plan the annual roster of webinars and webcasts.

The Education Annual Programing 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;
3. appoint one member to the National Program Committee for the meeting to be held one year hence;
4. appoint one member to the National Program Committee for the meeting to be held two years hence.

The Education Annual Programing Committee consists of 6 to 13 members:

• 6 to 12 members at-large who serve for staggered three-year terms;
• 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.

Name Position Kelli Ham NN/LM Pacific Southwest Region Chair Angela Faye Tucker, AHIP Memorial Health System Chair Designate Karin Bennedsen, AHIP Georgia Highlands College Member Alexander J. Carroll, AHIP North Carolina State University Libraries Member Margaret H. Coletti Beth Israel Deaconess Med. Cntr. Member Ayaba Logan Medical University of South Carolina Member Ann Madhavan National Network of Libraries of Medicine, Pacific NW Region Member Nancy Schaefer, AHIP University of Florida Member Janna C. Lawrence, AHIP University of Iowa Chapter Council Liaison Merle Rosenzweig University of Michigan Section Council Liaison Jean Song, AHIP University of Michigan 2019 NPC Liaison Andrea C. Kepsel, AHIP Michigan State University 2020 NPC Liaison Barry Grant Medical Library Association Director of Education Carrie L. Iwema, AHIP University of Pittsburgh Liaison from Education Steering Committee Debra Cavanaugh Medical Library Association Staff 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.

Transition: individuals joining the Health Information Professionalism Curriculum Committee with a shortened term because of the staggered configuration (one or two years), shall be eligible for a second consecutive term upon completion of their initial term.

Name Position Amy Gische Lyons, AHIP SUNY at Buffalo, Health Sciences Library 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 Norton, AHIP University of Florida Member Elizabeth Stellrecht University at Buffalo Member Jeff D. Williams, AHIP NYU Langone Medical Center Member Kristin Hitchcock, AHIP Society for Vascular Surgery Liaison from Education Steering Committee Barry Grant Medical Library Association Staff Liaison, Director of Education

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.

Transition: individuals joining the Information Management Curriculum Committee with a shortened term because of the staggered configuration (one or two years), shall be eligible for a second consecutive term upon completion of their initial term.

Name Position Lisa Federer Chair Margaret Henderson San Diego State University Member Alicia Lillich NNLM MCR Member Bethany Myers, AHIP UCLA Member Gabriel R. Rios Indiana University Member Amy Suiter Washington University in St. Louis - School of Medicine Member Emily Vardell Member Terrie R. Wheeler Weill Cornell Medicine Member Peace Ossom Williamson, AHIP University of Texas at Arlington Liaison from Education Steering Committee Barry Grant Medical Library Association Staff Liaison, Director of Education

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.

Transition: individuals joining the Information Services Curriculum Committee with a shortened term because of the staggered configuration (one or two years), shall be eligible for a second consecutive term upon completion of their initial term.

Name Position Terry Ann Jankowski, AHIP, FMLA University of Washington Chair Amy Chatfield University of Southern California Member Bradley A. Long, AHIP Penn State University Member Laura Menard Indiana University Member Linda C. O'Dwyer Northwestern University Member Emma O'Hagan University of Alabama at Birmingham Member Emily Patridge, AHIP University of Washington Member Jorge E. Perez Florida Internaitonal Univeristy - College of Medicine Member Prasanna Vaduvathiriyan, AHIP University of Kansas Medical Center Member Caralee Witteveen-Lane, AHIP Mercy Health Saint Marys Member Stephanie M. Swanberg, AHIP Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine Liaison from Education Steering Committee Barry Grant Medical Library Association Staff Liaison, Director of Education

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.

Transition: individuals joining the Instruction and Instructional Design Curriculum Committee with a shortened term because of the staggered configuration (one or two years), shall be eligible for a second consecutive term upon completion of their initial term.

Name Position Joey Nicholson NYU Langone Medical Center Chair Emily Brennan Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) Member Julie K. Gaines, AHIP Augusta Univ/Univ of GA Medical Partnership Member Jennifer McKinnell McMaster University Member Robin O'Hanlon Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Member William Olmstadt LSU Health Shreveport Member Rachel Pinotti Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Member Beth Hill, AHIP Liaison from Education Steering Committee Barry Grant Medical Library Association Staff Liaison, Director of Education

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.

Transition: individuals joining the Leadership Curriculum Committee with a shortened term because of the staggered configuration (one or two years), shall be eligible for a second consecutive term upon completion of their initial term.

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 Gail Kouame Augusta University Chair Erinn Aspinall, AHIP Chair-designate Barry Grant Medical Library Association Member; Director of Education Emily K. Johnson, AHIP University of North Texas Health Science Center Member Merinda McLure University of Colorado Boulder Liaison, Education Steering Committee Tamara M. Nelson University of Mississippi Medical Center Member Tony Nguyen, AHIP National Network of Libraries of Medicine, SE/A Region Member Terri Ottosen, AHIP University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill Member Tariq Rahaman Nova Southeastern University Member Joy Russell UT Southwestern Medical Center Member Lisa K. Traditi, AHIP University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus Member Debra Cavanaugh Medical Library Association Staff Liaison

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.

Transition: individuals joining the Research and Evidence-Based Practice Curriculum Committee with a shortened term because of the staggered configuration (one or two years), shall be eligible for a second consecutive term upon completion of their initial term.

Name Position Heather N. Holmes, AHIP Medical University of South Carolina Chair Shari Clifton University of Oklahoma HSC Member John W. Cyrus VCU Libraries Chair-designate Kerry Dhakal The Ohio State University Member Martha Earl, AHIP University of Tennessee Member Michelle R Lieggi UCSF Medical Center Member Anne M. Linton, AHIP The George Washington University Member Keith C Mages, AHIP Weill Cornell Medicine Education Steering Committee Liaison Tara R Malone University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center Member Carol L. Perryman Texas Womans University Member Caitlin Ann Pike, AHIP Member 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 Amy Blevins Indiana University School of Medicine Chair; MLA Treasurer Kevin Baliozian Medical Library Association Executive Director Barbara A. Epstein, AHIP, FMLA University of Pittsburgh Member Shannon D Jones, AHIP Medical Univ. of South Carolina Treasurer-Elect Sandra Irene Martin Wayne State University Member Neil Rambo Member Ray Naegele Medical Library Association Staff Liaison

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 Cristina Pope SUNY Upstate Medical University Chair Margaret Emily Ansell, AHIP Chair-designate Sandra L. Bandy, AHIP Augusta University Member Daniel Bearss National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine Member Daniel Burgard Gibson D. Lewis Health Science Library Member and South Central Chapter Liaison Virginia Carden, AHIP Duke University Member Deborah Chiarella University of Buffalo Member Andy Hickner Seton Hall University Member and Social Justice Section GRC Liaison Chris Shaffer, AHIP University of California, San Francisco Member Sandra Irene Martin Wayne State University Board Liaison Mary M. Langman Medical Library Association Staff Liaison Walter R. Benavitz, III Tripler Army Medical Center

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 Elizabeth Irish, AHIP Albany Medical College Chair Shalu Gillum, AHIP University of Central Florida College of Medicine Chair Designate Kacy Allgood, AHIP IUPUI Member Melody M. Allison Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Member Melanie Norton Yale University Member Jeanne Strausman, AHIP NYIT/College of Osteopathic Medicine Member Sarah Wade, AHIP Campbell University Member Barbara A. Epstein, AHIP, FMLA University of Pittsburgh 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

The JMLA editorial board consists of volunteer editors and peer reviewers. The editor serves as chair.

The board will meet annually for information and guidelines from the editor.

Volunteer editors are appointed as needed by the editor of the Journal of the Medical Library Association, generally for three-year, renewable terms. The roles of volunteer editors shall be defined by the JMLA editor. Volunteer editors may include, but are not limited to:

• 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.

Name Position Katherine Goold Akers Wayne State University Editor-in-Chief Kathleen Amos, AHIP Public Health Foundation Assistant Editor Ellen M. Aaronson, AHIP Mayo Clinic Section Coeditor, Resource Reviews Nicole Capdarest-Arest, AHIP University of California, Davis Social Media Editor Elizabeth Connor, AHIP The Citadel Section Editor, Book Reviews I. Diane Cooper, AHIP National Institutes of Health Section Editor, Tools and Skills Stephen J. Greenberg Section Editor, History Matters Susan Lessick, AHIP, FMLA University of California, Irvine Section Editor, Virtual Projects Lisa A. Marks, AHIP Mayo Clinic Scottsdale Section Coeditor, Resource Reviews Nicole Mitchell Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine Section Editor, Proceedings Megan Rosenbloom, AHIP University of Southern California Section Coeditor, Obituaries Jill Barr-Walker UCSF Member Jill Boruff, AHIP McGill University Member Wichor Bramer Erasmus MC Member Alexander J. Carroll, AHIP North Carolina State University Libraries Member John W. Cyrus VCU Libraries Member Antonio P. DeRosa, AHIP Weill Cornell Medicine Member Lisa Federer Member Abigail Goben University of Illinois-Chicago Member Margaret Henderson San Diego State University Member Carol L. Howe University of Arizona Member Timothy Johnson University of IL Member Jill R. Kavanaugh, AHIP Center on Media and Child Health, Boston Children's Hospital Member Lisa Mastin WellStar Atlanta Medical Center Member Karen McElfresh, AHIP The University of New Mexico Member Misa Mi, AHIP Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine Member Melanie Norton Yale University Rob O'Reilly Emory University Member JJ Pionke University of Illinois Urbana Champaign Member T Scott Plutchak, AHIP, FMLA Member Kevin Read NYU School of Medicine Member Stephanie Roth, AHIP Temple University Member Sarah Safranek University of Washington Member Darell Schmick, AHIP University of the Incarnate Word Member Ansley Stuart, AHIP University of Louisville Member Donald Welch, AHIP Amberton University Member Jeff D. Williams, AHIP NYU Langone Medical Center Member Joe Wu university of florida Member Julia Esparza, AHIP Louisiana State Univ. HSC Board Liaison Martha Lara Medical Library Association Staff Liaison Susan C. T. Talmage Medical Library Association Copy Editor and Layout Editor

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 Sarah E Katz University Of Delaware Chair Janice E. Kelly, FMLA NLM Representative Wanda Whitney, AHIP NLM Representative Christina L. Wissinger Penn State Member Keith W. Cogdill, AHIP National Institutes of Health 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 Donna B. Flake, AHIP, FMLA SEAHEC Chair Christopher Childs University of Iowa Member Luda Dolinsky, AHIP Florida Intl University Member Kate Kelly Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI) Member Irene Lubker, AHIP Medical University of South Carolina Member Hanna Lee Schmillen, AHIP Ohio University Member Ronald Alexander Vargas Fundación Abood Shaio - Heart & Cardiovascular Care Member Lenny Rhine, FMLA E-library Training Coordinator Kevin Baliozian Medical Library Association Staff Liaison Maria Lopez Medical Library Association Staff Liaison Sandra Irene Martin 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 Stephanie C. Kerns Dartmouth College Chair Nell Aronoff Member Carolyn G. Biglow UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh Member Karen Gau, AHIP Virginia Commonwealth University 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 Janene Batten Yale University Chapter Council Liaison Marie T. Ascher New York Medical College Board Liaison Kate E. Corcoran Medical Library Association Staff Liaison Tomi Gunn Medical Library Association Staff Liaison

Established January 2018
The MLA News Editor Search Committee shall seek and recommend to the Board of Directors one or more candidates for the position of MLA News Editor, by May 2018.

Name Position Lisa K. Traditi, AHIP University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus Chair Karen Gutzman Northwestern University Member Tony Nguyen, AHIP National Network of Libraries of Medicine, SE/A Region Member Melanie Norton Yale University Member Jodi L. Philbrick, AHIP University of North Texas Member Stephanie J. Schulte Ohio State University Member Marie T. Ascher New York Medical College Board Liaison Kevin Baliozian Medical Library Association Executive Director Martha Lara Medical Library Association Staff Liaison

Established October 2012
The panel consists of current column and department editors, appointed as needed by the editor of the MLA News, generally for three-year terms. The editor serves as chair. The MLA executive director serves as an ex officio member. The editorial board shall:

• carry out their roles in the publication of the MLA News in accordance with instructions from the editor.
• meet during the MLA annual meeting for information and guidelines from the editor
• provide for periodic, independent evaluation of the MLA News

Name Position Christine Willis, AHIP Shepherd Center Editor Michelle B. Bass, AHIP Stanford School of Medicine Column or Department Editor: Social Media Gayle Graham, AHIP Nova Scotia Provincial Health Column or Department Editor: International Lucretia W. McClure, AHIP, FMLA Column or Department Editor: Honoring Our Past Tony Nguyen, AHIP National Network of Libraries of Medicine, SE/A Region Column or Department Editor: Technology Jodi L. Philbrick, AHIP University of North Texas Column or Department Editor: Medical Library Education Angela Spencer, AHIP St. Lukes Hospital Column or Department Editor: Hospital Librarianship Talicia A. Tarver Virginia Commonwealth University Column or Department Editor: Internet Resources Christy Tyson UTHealth San Antonio Column or Department Editor: Expert Searching Donald Welch, AHIP Amberton University Column or Department Editor: FYI Susan C. T. Talmage Medical Library Association Managing Editor, Publications Marie T. Ascher New York Medical College Board Liaison Martha Lara Medical Library Association Staff Liaison

Established December 1976; Revised December 1987

The chair of the committee is appointed by the board of directors at least three years prior to the meeting date. The chair, in consultation with the executive director, recommends to the president-elect for appointment the cochair; a local assistance chair for the host city; a representative from the Continuing Education Committee for the meeting to be held two years hence; a representative from the Section Council, selected in consultation with the council chair; and as many additional members as deemed necessary. The committee shall:

• schedule all events that constitute the official program
• plan the general sessions
• select the meeting theme (if any)
• invite speakers
• call for and evaluate contributed papers
• present dates, program, and other meeting plans for approval by the board of directors
• follow as closely as possible the meeting format recommended by the Program and Convention Committee [disbanded].
• operate in accordance with guidelines in the Annual Meeting Planning Guide
• prepare and submit an annual budget and midyear and annual reports

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.

2018 National Program Committee

Name Position David A. Nolfi, AHIP Duquesne University Cochair Debra Berlanstein, AHIP Tufts University Cochair Sandra G. Franklin, AHIP, FMLA Emory University Local Assistance Committee Chair Joe Swanson, Jr, AHIP Morehouse School of Medicine Local Assistance Committee Cochair Molly Knapp, AHIP NNLM Training Office Section Council Liaison Meredith I. Solomon, AHIP Harvard Medical School Member Susan Steelman, AHIP Univ. of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Member Joey Nicholson NYU Langone Medical Center Member Brandi Tuttle, AHIP Duke University Member John C. Bramble University of Utah Member Tallie Casucci University of Utah Member Emily M. Johnson, AHIP University of Illinois at Chicago Member Montie L. Dobbins LSU HSC-Shreveport Chapter Council Liaison Brenda M. Linares, AHIP University of Kansas Medical Center Education Annual Programming Committee Liaison Ray Naegele Medical Library Association Staff Liaison Paul Graller Hall Erickson, Inc. Meeting Consultant Tina Vickery Hall-Erickson, Inc. Meeting Consultant

2019 National Program Committee

Name Position James Dale Prince, AHIP LSU Health Sciences Center Chair Mellanye J. Lackey, AHIP University of Utah Cochair Rosie Hanneke, AHIP University of Illinois at Chicago Local Assistance Committee Chair Debra Werner Local Assistance Committee Cochair Jamie L. Conklin University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Member - Academic Barbara (Basia) Delawska-Elliott, AHIP Providence St. Joseph Health Member - Hospital Emily J Glenn McGoogan Library of Medicine Member - Academic Brenda Faye Green Meharry Medical College Member - Academic Kathy Kwan Member - Government Lisa A. Marks, AHIP Mayo Clinic Scottsdale Member - Hospital Meaghan Muir Member - Hospital Ahlam Saleh University of Arizona Member - Academic Hannah Schilperoort University of Southern California Member - Academic Carol Seiler EBSCO Information Services Member - Government Lindsay E. Blake, AHIP University of Arkansas for the Medical Sciences Section Council Liaison Daniel Burgard Gibson D. Lewis Health Science Library Chapter Council Liaison Jean Song, AHIP University of Michigan Education Annual Programming Committee Liaison Beverly Murphy, AHIP, FMLA Duke University Med.Cntr. Board Liaison Ray Naegele Medical Library Association Staff Liaison Paul Graller Hall Erickson, Inc. Meeting Planner Tina Vickery Hall-Erickson, Inc. Meeting Planner

2020 National Program Committee

Name Position Janna C. Lawrence, AHIP University of Iowa Chair Melissa De Santis, AHIP University of Colorado Co-chair Stephanie C. Kerns Dartmouth College LAC Co-Chair Tami Wilkerson LAC Co-Chair 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, AHIP 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 Julie Silverman NLM Member Martin Wood, AHIP Florida State University Member Michelle L Zafron University at Buffalo Member Harold S Bright, IV, AHIP A.T. Still University of Health Sciences Section Council Liaison Cristina Pope SUNY Upstate Medical University Chapter Council Liaison Julia Esparza, AHIP Louisiana State Univ. HSC Board Liaison Gabriel R. Rios Indiana University InSight Initiative Liaison Ray Naegele Medical Library Association Staff Liaison Paul Graller Hall Erickson, Inc. Meeting Planner Tina Vickery Hall-Erickson, Inc. Meeting Planner

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 Barbara A. Epstein, AHIP, FMLA University of Pittsburgh Chair Ana D. Cleveland, AHIP, FMLA University of North Texas Member Tara Douglas-Williams Morehouse School of Medicine Member Kate Flewelling Member Donna Gibson Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Member P. J. Grier Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine Member Janna C. Lawrence, AHIP University of Iowa Member Emily Mazure Duke University Member Emily Vardell Member Yingting Zhang, AHIP Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey 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 Gale A. Oren, AHIP University of Michigan Chair Kathleen Amos, AHIP Public Health Foundation Chair Designate Lindsay E. Blake, AHIP University of Arkansas for the Medical Sciences Immediate Past Chair Carolyn E. Lipscomb, AHIP, FMLA Project Director Rebecca O'Kelly Davis Simmons College Member Joseph Harzbecker, AHIP Member Rachel Hinrichs, AHIP Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis Member Richard H. Nollan Texas Tech University HSC History of the Health Sciences Liaison Keith W. Cogdill, AHIP National Institutes of Health Board 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 Kelly Thormodson University of North Dakota Chair Allison Piazza, AHIP Seton Hall University Libraries Immediate Past-Chair Michelle B. Bass, AHIP Stanford School of Medicine Member Keith Engwall, AHIP Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine Member Dan Trout University of Rochester Member Jaclyn Vialet St. Johns University Member Randall Watts, AHIP University of Tennessee Health Science Center Member Skye Bickett, AHIP PCOM-GA Chapter Council Liaison Jessica E DeCaro, AHIP Case Western Reserve University Section Council Liaison Shannon D Jones, AHIP Medical Univ. of South Carolina Board Liaison Kate E. Corcoran Medical Library Association Staff Liaison Tomi Gunn Medical Library Association Staff 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 Lilian Hoffecker Univ. of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus Chair Shirley Zhao The University of Utah Chair Designate Debra Berlanstein, AHIP Tufts University Member Heather L. Brown University of Nebraska Medical Center Member Rolando Garcia-Milian, AHIP Yale University Member Karen Gutzman Northwestern University Member Mary Shultz University of Nevada School of Medicine Member Carolyn Schubert James Madison University Member Patricia Devine National Network of Libraries of Medicine Hospital Libraries Section Liaison David Gillikin NLM NLM Liaison Rebecca Harrington University of Tennessee Graduate School of Medicine Technical Services Section Liaison Nandita S. Mani, AHIP University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill AAHSL Liaison Gurpreet K Rana University of Michigan Board Liaison Mary M. Langman Medical Library Association Staff Liaison Nicole Theis-Mahon, AHIP University of Minnesota Collection Development Section 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 (2016-2018), MLA Representative Kevin Baliozian Medical Library Association MLA Representative Cristina Pope SUNY Upstate Medical University MLA Representative M.J. Tooey, AHIP, FMLA Univ. of Maryland, Baltimore MLA Representative Esther E. Carrigan Texas A & M University AAHSL Representative Susan B. Clark Univ. of Mississippi Medical Ctr. AAHSL Representative Judith S. Cohn Rutgers, The State University of NJ AAHSL President-elect Michelle Kraft, AHIP Cleveland Clinic Foundation MLA Member Mary M. Langman Medical Library Association Staff Liaison Beverly Murphy, AHIP, FMLA Duke University Med.Cntr. Member - MLA President Neville D. Prendergast Rudolph Matas Library of the Health Sciences, Tulane University School of Medicine AAHSL Representative, Vice Chair (11/1/2017 - 10/31/2018) Jerry Sheehan National Library of Medicine Geneva Bush Staggs AAHSL Representative

(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

(January 2015–May 2017)

The Task Force shall be comprised of seven members including representatives from the Continuing Education and Credentialing Committees and the Medical Library Section, as well as, a board and staff liaison. The task force shall be charged with:

• Reviewing and revising "Competencies for Lifelong Learning and Professional Success" in light of the needs of MLA members and the changing educational environment, making recommendations for changes in content, structure, and title. The review should take into consideration the goals stated in MLA's strategic plan, the association's priorities, and other relevant documents, and should result in an overall strategic statement of MLA's approach to educationand professional development for its members in the future;
• Exploring how the revised statement can be used to restructure and enhance current programs and to develop new programs as required in collaboration with the Continuing Education Committee;
• Initiating a dialogue among MLA members about the educational policy statement through an open forum at the 2015 annual meeting; and
• Liaising with the Task Force to Revitalize MLA's "Research Imperative," as appropriate.

Name Position

Name Position Heather J Martin, AHIP Providence St. Joseph Health Chair Elena Azadbakht University of Nevada, Reno Member Darra R. Ballance Georgia Statewide AHEC Network Member Leila Ledbetter Duke University Member Derek Marshall Mississippi State University Member Maria Lopez Medical Library Association Staff Liaison

Name Position Charlotte Beyer Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science Chair Roy Eugene Brown, AHIP Virginia Commonwealth University Member Michael Lee Newman Stanford University Member Judith Smith Member Maria Lopez Medical Library Association Staff Liaison

Name Position Nita K. Mailander, AHIP Grand Canyon University Chair Kelly Gonzalez Univ. of TX - SW Medical Ctr. Member Meghan Hupe, AHIP Georgetown University Member Susan K. Kendall, AHIP Michigan State Univ. Libraries Member Christina M. Seeger University of the Incarnate Word Member Maria Lopez Medical Library Association Staff Liaison

Name Position Alexandria Quesenberry University of Tennessee Health Science Center Chair Lisa L. Habegger Member Jennifer Schram, AHIP Mayo Clinic Health System-Eau Claire Member Kristen L. Young Member Maria Lopez Medical Library Association Staff Liaison

Name Position Sigriet Ferrer, AHIP VisualDx Chair Britt Fagerheim Utah State University Member Aimee Gogan, AHIP NNLM SEA Member Lisa Huang North FL/ South GA Veterans Health System Member Erica R. Powell University of Miami, Miller School of Med. Member Maria Lopez Medical Library Association Staff Liaison

Name Position Kelly Farrah, AHIP Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health Chair Carolyn Schubert James Madison University Member Terry Kit Selfe, AHIP University of Florida Member Wendy Wu Wayne State University Member Maria Lopez Medical Library Association Staff Liaison

Name Position Linda Walton University of Iowa Libraries Chair Carmen Bou-Crick, AHIP University of Miami Miller School of Medicine Member Joan L. Colburn Mountain Area Health Education Center Member Toni Hoberecht, AHIP University of Oklahoma Member Brenda L. Seago Augusta University Member Peter C. Shipman Augusta University Member Parks Welch Wake Forest University School of Medicine Member Maria Lopez Medical Library Association Staff Liaison

Name Position Rebecca Carlson McCall, AHIP University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill Chair Beth Auten, AHIP UNC Charlotte Member Pamela R Herring, AHIP UCF College of Medicine Member Joe Wu university of florida Member Maria Lopez Medical Library Association Staff Liaison

Name Position Lin Wu, AHIP University of Tennessee Health Science Center Chair Rick L Fought, AHIP University of Tennessee, Memphis Member Carole M. Gilbert, AHIP, FMLA Member Heather N. Holmes, AHIP Medical University of South Carolina Member Maria Lopez Medical Library Association Staff Liaison

Name Position Rose L Turner University of Pittsburgh Chair Kristine M. Alpi, AHIP North Carolina State Univ. Member Elizabeth Fox, AHIP Member Alice Jean Jaggers UAMS Member Rachel Hope Perry Hanses Member Erik Wilkinson Library of the Health Sciences Member Maria Lopez Medical Library Association Staff Liaison

Name Position Stephen J. Greenberg Chair Marie Cirelli Penn State University Member Nichelle Lynn Mack UT Southwestern Medical Center Member Shelie Vacek, AHIP University of South Dakota Member Maria Lopez Medical Library Association Staff Liaison

Name Position Gretchen Kuntz University of Florida- Jacksonville campus Chair Majid Anwar, AHIP Health Professions Division Library Member Stephanie Friree Ford McLean Hospital Member Michelle R Lieggi UCSF Medical Center Member Maria Lopez Medical Library Association Staff Liaison

Name Position Latrina Keith Chair Nancy J. Allee, AHIP University of Michigan Member Jill Barr-Walker UCSF Member Jeanne M. Burke Creighton University Member Cristina Pope SUNY Upstate Medical University Member Maria Lopez Medical Library Association Staff Liaison

Name Position Cheryl Louise Branche Chair Chris P Duffy, AHIP Seton Hall University Member Melissa C. Funaro Yale University Member Barbara Kuchan Temple University Member Robyn Rosasco College of Medicine, Florida State University Member Maria Lopez Medical Library Association Staff Liaison

Name Position Rebecca Raszewski, AHIP University of Illinois at Chicago Chair Shannon Denise Bohle, AHIP Member Tara Brigham Mayo Clinic Member A'Llyn Ettien, AHIP Member Megan Besaw Inman East Carolina University Member Norice Lee Burrell College of Osteopathic Medicine Member Ayaba Logan Medical University of South Carolina Member Victoria H. Wagner Rutgers University Member Maria Lopez Medical Library Association Staff Liaison

Name Position Michelle Kraft, AHIP Cleveland Clinic Foundation Chair Jacqueline Freeman University of Michigan - Taubman Health Sciences Library Member Holly K. Grossetta Nardini, AHIP Yale University Member Kate Silfen Boston University Member Leanna Stager, AHIP Hofstra North Shore-LIJ School of Medicine Member Maria Lopez Medical Library Association Staff Liaison

Name Position Ariel FitzGerald Pomputius University of Florida Chair Anna Crawford West Virginia University Member Anna Liss Jacobsen Miami University Member Sarah Senter, AHIP Lincoln Memorial University Member Marilyn G. Teolis, AHIP James A. Haley VA Hospital Member Maria Lopez Medical Library Association Staff Liaison

Name Position Terrie R. Wheeler Weill Cornell Medicine Chair Tara Douglas-Williams Morehouse School of Medicine Member Margaret Hoogland University of Toledo Member J. Michael Lindsay, AHIP University of Tennessee Member Christine Willis, AHIP Shepherd Center Member Erin Wentz MCPHS University Member Maria Lopez Medical Library Association Staff Liaison

Name Position Lori Snyder Harrell Health Sciences Library Chair Adrienne Brodie Member Laura C. Davison University of Kentucky Member Susan M. Foster-Harper University of Kentucky Member Elisia George, AHIP US Army Medical Research Institute of Chemical Defense Member Maria Lopez Medical Library Association Staff Liaison

Name Position Yamila El-Khayat University of Arizona Chair Olivia A. Glotfelty-Scheuering Member Antonia Osuna-Garcia Member Elaina Vitale Member

Name Position Jaclyn Vialet St. Johns University Chair Emily Couvillon Alagha, AHIP Georgetown University Member Nadia Lalla Member Jessica Sender, AHIP Michigan State University Member Matthew Wilcox, AHIP Quinnipiac University Member Maria Lopez Medical Library Association Staff Liaison

Name Position Ansley Stuart, AHIP University of Louisville Chair Janene Batten Yale University Member Elizabeth G. Hinton, AHIP University of Mississippi Medical Center Member Mangala Krishnamurthy, AHIP University of Alabama Member Mariana Lapidus MCPHS University Member Maria Lopez Medical Library Association Staff Liaison

Name Position Kristen DeSanto, AHIP University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus Chair Skye Bickett, AHIP PCOM-GA Member Robert Britton Charles M. Baugh Biomedical Library Member Chana Kraus-Friedberg, AHIP Member Shenita Peterson Emory University Member Caitlin Plovnick Member Maria Lopez Medical Library Association Staff Liaison

Name Position Trey Lemley University of South Alabama Chair Kathryn Houk, AHIP University of Nevada Las Vegas Member Rebecca Carlson McCall, AHIP University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill Member Kim Mears University of Prince Edward Island Member Ellen Rothbaum Member Maria Lopez Medical Library Association Staff Liaison

Name Position Katherine Downton, AHIP University of Maryland, Baltimore Chair Robert Britton Charles M. Baugh Biomedical Library Member Danielle Gerberi Mayo Clinic Member Jane Morgan-Daniel, AHIP University of Florida Member Marie St. Pierre, AHIP Childrens Hospital Colorado Member Lenny Rhine, FMLA Ex officio Maria Lopez Medical Library Association Staff Liaison

Name Position Michelle M. Volesko Brewer Member Barbara Gushrowski, AHIP Community Health Network Member Claire B. Joseph, AHIP South Nassau Communities Hospital Member Angela Spencer, AHIP St. Lukes Hospital Member Maria Lopez Medical Library Association Staff Liaison

Name Position Barbara S. Ballew, AHIP Texas Tech Univ. Hlth. Sci. Ctr. Member Erin RB Eldermire Cornell University Library Member Nha Huynh Texas Medical Center Library Member Nicole Theis-Mahon, AHIP University of Minnesota Member Maria Lopez Medical Library Association Staff Liaison

Name Position Peace Ossom Williamson, AHIP University of Texas at Arlington Chair Emily B. Kean University of Cincinnati Member Kathleen Elizabeth Phillips Penn State University Member Mary K. Taylor, AHIP Southern Illinois Univ. Carbondale Member Maria Lopez Medical Library Association Staff Liaison

Name Position Beverley A. Wood The University of the West Indies Chair Diala Al-Samarani, AHIP The Holy Spirit University of Kaslik USEK Lebanon Member Alyssa Grimshaw Member Jessica Koos Stony Brook University Member Jeffrey Prock Member Maria Lopez Medical Library Association Staff Liaison

Name Position Nicole Capdarest-Arest, AHIP University of California, Davis Chair Norice Lee Burrell College of Osteopathic Medicine Member Sarah Meyer Univeristy of Florida Member Emily E Petersen University of Pikeville Member Maria Lopez Medical Library Association Staff Liaison

Name Position Sharon Leslie, AHIP Emory University Chair Bette Bissonnette American University of the Caribbean Member Jennifer E. Dinalo University of Southern California Member Margaret Henderson San Diego State University Member Mary Elizabeth Melvin, AHIP CoxHealth Member Maria Lopez Medical Library Association Staff Liaison

Name Position Karen McElfresh, AHIP The University of New Mexico Chair Barbara Cosart, AHIP Member Holly E. Henderson Mercy Health Member Molly Knapp, AHIP NNLM Training Office Member Tisha Mentnech Member Kate Saylor University of Michigan Member Maria Lopez Medical Library Association Staff Liaison

Name Position Adela V. Justice, AHIP UT MD Anderson Cancer Center Chair Loren Hackett, AHIP Member Angela Hardi, AHIP Washington University School of Medicine Member Carolyn Martin NNLM PNR Member Allison P. Matthews, AHIP New Hanover Regional Medical Center Member Irma I Quinones University of Memphis Member Kathryn Vela, AHIP Member Maria Lopez Medical Library Association Staff Liaison

Name Position Maria Lopez Medical Library Association Staff Liaison

Name Position Melissa L Rethlefsen, AHIP University of Florida Chair Caitlin Bakker, AHIP University of Minnesota Member Brooke L Billman, AHIP College of American Pathologists Member Jason Burton University of Mississippi Member Sandy De Groote, AHIP Member Lisa Mastin WellStar Atlanta Medical Center Member Merle Rosenzweig University of Michigan Member Maria Lopez Medical Library Association Staff Liaison