Section Council

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

The Section Council community is available to Section Council members (section chairs and past chairs). Other communities for section and SIG leaders include:

Section Treasurers
Section and SIG Community Managers (includes webmasters and email list managers)
SIG Conveners
Section CE Coordinators

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

Public Resources

Section Council

Name	Position
Elizabeth R. Lorbeer, AHIP Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine	Section Council Chair
Laurissa Gann, AHIP University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center	Cancer Librarians Section Immediate Past Chair, Section Council Representative, Cred. Comm. Liaison
Beth Lewis Fox Chase Cancer Center	Cancer Section Chair, Section Council Alternate
Adela V. Justice, AHIP UT MD Anderson Cancer Center	Cancer Section Chair-Elect
Emma Cryer Heet, AHIP Duke University	Collection Development Section Immediate Past Chair, Section Council Representative
Christine Willis, AHIP Shepherd Center	Collection Development Section Chair, Section Council Alternate Representative
Kristina DeShazo Oregon Health & Science University	Collection Development Section Chair-Elect
Robin O'Hanlon Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center	Consumer and Patient Health Information Section Immediate Past Chair, Section Council Representative
Erica Lake, AHIP University of Utah	Consumer and Patient Education Section Chair, Section Council Alternate Representative
Mina Ghajar Rutgers University	Consumer and Patient Health Information Section Chair-Elect
Irene (Rena) Machowa Lubker, AHIP Medical University of South Carolina	Dental Section Immediate Past Chair, Section Council Representative
Nena Schvaneveldt, AHIP University of Utah	Dental Section Chair, Section Council Alternate Representative
Nicole Theis-Mahon, AHIP University of Minnesota	Dental Section Chair-Elect
Harold S Bright, IV, AHIP A.T. Still University of Health Sciences	EMTS Immediate Past Chair, Section Council Representative, NPC 2020 Liaison
Margaret A. Hoogland, AHIP University of Toledo	Educational Media and Technologies Section Chair, Section Council Alternate Representative
Lisa Diane Travis, AHIP	Educational Media & Technologies Section Chair-Elect
Lisa Huang North Florida/ South Georgia Veterans Health System	Federal Libraries Section Immediate Past Chair, Section Council Representative
Sola Whitehead VA Portland Health Care System	Federal Libraries Section Chair, Section Council Alternate Representative
Sarah L Carnes, AHIP Veterans Health Administration	Federal Libraries Section Chair-Elect
Beth DeFrancis Sun	Health Assoc. & Corporate Leaders Section Immediate Past Chair, Section Council Representative
Mary A. Hyde, AHIP American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists	Health Assoc. & Corporate Leaders Section Chair, Section Council Alternate Representative
Carol F. Colasacco, AHIP College of American Pathologists	Health Assoc. & Corporate Leaders Section Chair-Elect
Melissa M. Nasea, AHIP	History of the Health Sciences Section Immediate Past Chair, Section Council Representative
Mary E. Helms, AHIP Univ. of Nebraska Med. Ctr.	History of the Health Sciences Section Chair, Section Council Alternate Representative
Nancy Gayle Burford Texas A&M University	History of the Health Sciences Section Chair-Elect
Claire B. Joseph, AHIP South Nassau Communities Hospital	Hospital Libraries Section Chair, Section Council Representative, NAHRS Chair-Elect
Angela Spencer, AHIP St. Lukes Hospital	Hospital Libraries Section Chair-Elect, Section Council Alternate Representative
Julia Esparza, AHIP Louisiana State Univ. HSC	Hospital Libraries Section Immediate Past Chair
Emily J Glenn McGoogan Library of Medicine	International Cooperation Section Immediate Past Chair, Section Council Representative
Elaine Ricketts Hicks Tulane University	International Cooperation Section Chair, Section Council Alternate Representative
Lilian Hoffecker Univ. of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus	International Cooperation Section Chair-Elect
Stewart Brower, AHIP University of Oklahoma Tulsa	Leadership and Management Section Immediate Past Chair, Section Council Representative
Hannah Rutledge, AHIP Emory University	Leadership and Management Section Chair, Section Council Alternate Representative
Brenda M. Linares, AHIP University of Kansas Medical Center	Leadership and Management Section Chair-Elect
Patricia Ann Gogniat VisualDx	Medical Informatics Section Immediate Past Chair, Section Council Representative
Andrea C. Kepsel, AHIP Michigan State University	Medical Informatics Section Chair, Section Council Alternate Representative
Jennifer E. Dinalo University of Southern California	Medical Informatics Section Chair-Elect
Jessica E DeCaro, AHIP Case Western Reserve Univ.	Medical Library Education Section Immediate Past Chair, Section Council Representative, PRRC Liaison
J. Michael Lindsay, AHIP University of Tennessee	Medical Library Education Section Chair, Section Council Alternate Representative
Ene O. Belleh, AHIP Penn Medicine	Medical Library Education Section Chair-Elect
Sarah E Katz University Of Delaware	NAHRS Immediate Past Chair, Section Council Representative
Elizabeth G. Hinton, AHIP University of Mississippi Medical Center	NAHRS Chair, Section Council Alternate Representative, Education Steering Committee Liaison
Andrew S. Hamilton Oregon Health & Science University	Pharmacy and Drug Information Section Immediate Past Chair, Section Council Representative
Sharon Giovenale	Pharmacy and Drug Information Section Chair, Section Council Alternate Representative
Lin Wu, AHIP University of Tennessee Health Science Center	Pharmacy and Drug Information Section Chair-Elect
Virginia Pannabecker, AHIP Virginia Tech	Public Health/Health Administration Section Immediate Past Chair, Section Council Representative
Laura Zeigen, AHIP Oregon Health & Science University	Public Health/Health Administration Section Chair, Section Council Alternate Representative
Judith Smith	Public Health/Health Administration Section Chair-Elect
Lara Handler	Public Services Section Immediate Past Chair, Section Council Representative
Dawn Hackman, AHIP University of Minnesota	Public Services Section Chair, Section Council Alternate Representative
Emily Patridge, AHIP University of Washington	Public Services Section Chair-Elect
James Eddy Anderson, PA-C Evergreen Treatment Services	Social Justice Section Immediate Past Chair, Section Council Representative
Jon Crossno, AHIP UT Southwestern Medical Center	Social Justice Section Chair, Section Council Alternate Representative
Andy Hickner Seton Hall University	Social Justice Section Chair-Elect
Michelle B. Bass, AHIP Harvard Medical School	Research Section Immediate Past Chair, Section Council Representative
Brooke L Billman, AHIP College of American Pathologists	Research Section Chair, Section Council Alternate Representative
Catherine Pepper Texas A&M University	Research Section Chair-Elect
Marlena Raye Barber East Carolina University	Technical Services Section Immediate Past Chair, Section Council Representative
Sharon Renee Willis National Library of Medicine	Technical Services Section Chair, Section Council Alternate Representative
Jorge E. Perez Florida Internaitonal Univeristy - College of Medicine	Technical Services Section Chair-Elect
Kate Anderson University of Missouri	Veterinary Medical Libraries Section Immediate Past Chair, Section Council Representative
Jane Kinkus Yatcilla Purdue University Libraries	Veterinary Medical Libraries Section Chair, Section Council Alternate Representative
Erin RB Eldermire Cornell University Library	Veterinary Medical Libraries Section Chair-Elect
Emily J. Hurst, AHIP VCU Libraries	Section Council Webmaster
Saori Wendy Herman, AHIP Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell	MLA News column editor, Section and SIG News
Lindsay E Blake, AHIP University of Arkansas for the Medical Sciences	NPC 2019 Liaison
Merle Rosenzweig University of Michigan	Education Annual Meeting Programming Committee Liaison
Mary M. Langman Medical Library Association
Maria Lopez Medical Library Association	Staff Coordinator

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