Community Council

Community Council serves in an advisory capacity to the board of directors of the Medical Library Association, promotes interchange between caucuses, and receives recommendations from individual caucuses.

The Community Council community is available to council members (caucus chairs and immediate past chairs). Other communities for caucus leaders include:

Caucus Community Managers (includes webmasters and email list managers)
Caucus Leaders Site: each caucus leaders group has its own website, forum and file storage available only to current leaders of the caucus. File storage includes a weekly forum subscriber list and a monthly caucus roster.

If you do not have access to one of the above communities and believe you should, please contact MLA headquarters.

Additional Resources

Policies Governing Caucuses, Domain Hubs, and Community Council PDF (352KB) HTML
Communities Leaders Manual (coming soon)

Caucus Council

Name	Position
Adela V. Justice, AHIP UT MD Anderson Cancer Center	Community Council Chair
JJ Pionke University of Illinois Urbana Champaign	Accessibility and Disability Caucus Chair; Community Council Representative
Shenita Peterson Emory University	African American Medical Librarians Alliance Caucus Immediate Past Chair; Community Council Rep
Jeremy Kupsco Emory University	Basic Science Chair; Community Council Representative
Kendra Godwin	Cancer Librarians Caucus Chair; Community Council Representative
Diala Al-Samarani, AHIP The Holy Spirit University of Kaslik USEK Lebanon	Clinical Librarians and Evidence-Based Healthcare Leaders Imm Past Chair, Community Council Rep
Kristina DeShazo Oregon Health & Science University	Collection Development Caucus Immediate Past Chair; Community Council Representative
Terry Kit Selfe, AHIP University of Florida	Complementary and Integrative Health Caucus Chair; Community Council Representative
Mina Ghajar Rutgers University	Consumer and Patient Health Information Caucus Immediate Past Chair; Community Council Rep
Fred Willie Zametkin LaPolla NYU Langone Medical Center	Data Caucus Chair; Community Council Representative
Nicole Theis-Mahon, AHIP University of Minnesota	Dental Caucus Immediate Past Chair; Community Council Representative
Sarah L Carnes, AHIP Veterans Health Administration	Federal Libraries Immediate Past Chair; Community Council Representative
Karin Bennedsen, AHIP Georgia Highlands College	Gaming in Adult Learning Caucus Immediate Past Chair; Community Council Representative
Carol F. Colasacco, AHIP College of American Pathologists	Health Association and Corporate Libraries Caucus Immediate Past Chair; Community Council Rep
Angela Spencer, AHIP Saint Louis University	Hospital Library Caucus Immediate Past Chair; Community Council Representative
Lilian Hoffecker Univ. of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus	International Cooperation Caucus Immediate Past Chair; Community Council Representative
Rebecca Carlson, AHIP University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill	Interprofessional Education Caucus Immediate Past Chair; Community Council Representative
Diana Almader-Douglas, AHIP Mayo Clinic	Latinx Caucus Immediate Past Chair; Community Council Representative
Susan E Swogger A.T. Still University	LGBTQIA+ Caucus Immediate Past-Chair; Community Council Representative
Bradley A. Long, AHIP Penn State College of Medicine	Libraries in Health Sciences Curriculums Caucus Immediate Past Chair; Community Council Rep
Matthew Nicholas Noe Harvard Medical School	Medical Humanities Caucus Chair; Community Council Representative
Jennifer E. Dinalo University of Southern California	Medical Informatics Caucus Immediate Past Chair; Community Council Representative
Ene O. Belleh, AHIP Penn Medicine	Medical Library Education Caucus Immediate Past Chair; Community Council Representative
Nisha Mody UCLA	New Members Caucus Immediate Past Chair; Community Council Representative
Claire B. Joseph, AHIP Mount Sinai South Nassau	Nursing and Allied Health Resources and Services Caucus Immediate Past Chair; Community Council Repr
Adrienne Brodie	Osteopathic Caucus Immediate Past Chair; Community Council Representative
Jennifer A. Lyon, AHIP	Pediatric Librarians Caucus Chair; Community Council Representative
Lin Wu, AHIP University of Tennessee Health Science Center	Pharmacy and Drug Information Caucus Immediate Past Chair; Community Council Representative
Judith Smith	Public Health/Health Administration Caucus Immediate Past Chair; Community Council Representative
Emily Patridge, AHIP University of Washington	Public Services Caucus Immediate Past Chair; Community Council Representative
Catherine Pepper Texas A&M University	Research Caucus Immediate Past Chair; Community Council Representative
Kevin O'Brien University of Illinois at Chicago	Resource Sharing Caucus Chair; Community Council Representative
Andy Hickner Weill Cornell Medicine	Social Justice Caucus Immediate Past Chair; Community Council Representative
Louise McLaughlin Woman's Hospital	Solo Librarians Caucus Immediate Past Chair; Community Council Representative
Margaret Jane Foster, AHIP Texas A&M University	Systematic Reviews Caucus Chair; Community Council Representative
Jorge E. Perez Florida Internaitonal Univeristy - College of Medicine	Technical Services Caucus Immediate Past Chair; Community Council Representative
Margaret A. Hoogland, AHIP University of Toledo	Technology in Education Caucus Chair; Community Council Representative
Karen Gutzman Northwestern University	Translational Sciences Collaboration Caucus Chair; Community Council Representative
Louisa Verma, AHIP Huntington Hospital	User Experience Caucus Chair: Community Council Representative
Erin RB Eldermire Cornell University Library	Veterinary Med and Animal Health Librarians Caucus Immediate Past Chair: Community Council Represent
Dede Rios, AHIP University of Incarnate Word Rosenberg School of Optometry	Vision Science Caucus Chair; Community Council Representative
Mary Catherine Lockmiller, AHIP Northern Arizona University	LGBTQIA+ Caucus Chair; Community Council Alternate
Beth Lewis Fox Chase Cancer Center	Cancer Caucus Past Chair, Community Council Representative
Erica Lake, AHIP	Consumer and Patient Education Caucus Past Chair, Community Council Representative
Sola Whitehead VA Portland Health Care System	Federal Libraries Caucus Past Chair, Community Council Representative
Mary E. Helms, AHIP	History of the Health Sciences Caucus Past Chair, Community Council Representative
Nancy Gayle Burford Texas A&M University	History of the Health Sciences Caucus Chair; Community Council Alternate
Elizabeth Laera, AHIP Brookwood Baptist Health	Hospital Library Caucus Chair; Community Council Alternate
Elaine Ricketts Hicks Tulane University	International Cooperation Caucus Past Chair, Community Council Representative
Andrea C. Kepsel, AHIP Michigan State University	Medical Informatics Caucus Past Chair, Community Council Representative; Education Annual Planning
Saori Wendy Herman, AHIP Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell	MLAConnect column editor, Caucus News
Merle Rosenzweig University of Michigan	Education Annual Meeting Programming Committee Liaison
Carrie D. Adams Baptist Health	Solo Librarians Caucus Chair; Community Council Alternate
Kelsa Bartley University of Miami Miller School of Medicine	African American Medical Librarians Alliance Caucus Chair; Community Council Alternate
Charlotte Beyer, AHIP Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science	Pharmacy & Drug Information Caucus Chair; Community Council Alternate
Shannon Denise Bohle, AHIP	Gaming in Adult Learning Caucus Caucus; Community Council Alternate
Nicole Capdarest-Arest, AHIP University of California, Davis	Medical Informatics Caucus Chair; Community Council Alternate
Alexander J. Carroll, AHIP Vanderbilt University	Research Caucus Chair; Community Council Alternate
Jamie L. Conklin University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	Interprofessional Education Caucus Chair; Community Council Alternate
Lisa Connor Sam Houston State University	Translational Sciences Collaborations Caucus; Community Council Alternate
Melinda Davies Kaiser Permanente CHR	Health Association and Corporate Caucus Chair: Community Council Alternate
Daina Dickman, AHIP California State University, Sacramento	Social Justice Caucus Chair; Community Council Alternate
Helen-Ann Brown Epstein, AHIP, FMLA Virtua	Clinical Librarians and Evidence-Based Healthcare Leaders Chair, Community Council Alternate
Erik Davis Fausak UC Davis	Veterinary Med and Animal Health Librarians Caucus; Community Council Alternate
Tomi Gunn Medical Library Association	Staff Liaison
Iris Kovar-Gough, AHIP Michigan State University	Collection Development Caucus Chair; Community Council Alternate
Dana L. Ladd, AHIP Community Health Education Center	Consumer and Patient Health Information Caucus Chair; Community Council Alternate
Michelle R Lieggi, AHIP UCSF Medical Center	Nursing and Allied Health Resources and Services Caucus Chair; Community Council Alternate
Laura Menard Indiana University	Libraries in Health Sciences Curriculums Caucus Chair; Community Council Alternate
Noreen L. Mulcahy, AHIP Mount Carmel Health System Library Services	Technical Services Caucus Chair; Community Council Alternate
Amanda Nevius Tufts University	Incoming Chair, Dental Caucus
Virginia (Ginny) Pannabecker, AHIP Virginia Tech	International Cooperation Caucus Chair; Community Council Alternate
David W Petersen, AHIP University of Tennessee Graduate School of Medicine	Medical Library Education Caucus Chair; Community Council Alternate
Ariel FitzGerald Pomputius University of Florida	Public Services Caucus Chair; Community Council Alternate
Melissa L Rethlefsen, AHIP University of Florida	Public Health/Health Administration Caucus Chair; Community Council Alternate
Megan Rosenbloom, AHIP University of California Los Angeles	Incoming Chair, History of the Health Sciences Caucus
Darell Schmick, AHIP University of the Incarnate Word	Osteopathic Libraries Caucus Chair; Community Council Alternate
Kay Strahan University of Tennessee	New Members Caucus Chair; Community Council Alternate
Marilyn G. Teolis, AHIP James A Haley Veterans' Hospital and Clinics	Federal Libraries Caucus Chair; Community Council Alternate
Kelly Thormodson Penn State University	Leadership & Management Caucus Chair; Community Council Representative
Mirko von Elstermann, PhD	Incoming Chair, Basic Science Caucus
Aidy Weeks, AHIP UNLV	Latinx Caucus Chair; Community Council Alternate
Christine Willis, AHIP Children's Healthcare of Atlanta	Pediatric Librarians Caucus Chair; Community Council Alternate

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