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

Caucus Community Managers (includes webmasters and email list managers)

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

Public Resources

Caucus Council

Name	Position
Elizabeth R. Lorbeer, AHIP Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine	Community Council Chair
Tara Douglas-Williams Morehouse School of Medicine	African American Medical Library Alliance Caucus Immediate Past Chair; Community Council Representa
Shenita Peterson Emory University	African American Medical Library Alliance Caucus Chair; Community Council Alternate
Jeremy Kupsco Emory University	Basic Science Chair, Community Council Representative
Diala Al-Samarani, AHIP The Holy Spirit University of Kaslik USEK Lebanon	Clinical Librarians and Evidence-Based Healthcare Leaders Chair, Community Council Representative
Susan E Swogger A.T. Still University	LGBTQIA+ Caucus Immediate Past-Chair, Community Council Representative
Terry Kit Selfe, AHIP University of Florida	Complementary and Integrative Health Caucus Chair; Community Council Representative
Fred Willie Zametkin LaPolla NYU Langone Medical Center	Data Caucus Chair; Community Council Representative
Karin Bennedsen, AHIP Georgia Highlands College	Gaming in Adult Learning Caucus Chair; Community Council Representative
Patricia Devine HEALWA	Health Disparities Caucus Chair; Community Council Representative
Richard McGowan NYU School of Medicine and College of Dentistry	Institutional Animal Care and Use Caucus Chair; Community Council Representative
Rebecca Carlson, AHIP University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill	Interprofessional Education Caucus Chair; Community Council Representative
Diana Almader-Douglas, AHIP Mayo Clinic	Latinx Caucus Chair; Community Council Representative
Patricia F Anderson University of Michigan-Ann Arbor	Medical Humanities Caucus Past Chair; Community Council Representative
Mary Catherine Lockmiller, AHIP Northern Arizona University	LGBTQIA+ Caucus Chair; Community Council Alternate
Nisha Mody UCLA	New Members Caucus Immediate Past Chair; Community Council Representative
Adrienne Brodie	Osteopathic Libraries Caucus Chair; Community Council Representative
Jennifer A. Lyon, AHIP	Pediatric Librarians Caucus Chair; Community Council Representative
Kevin O'Brien University of Illinois at Chicago	Resource Sharing Caucus Chair; Community Council Representative
Ellen M. Aaronson, AHIP Mayo Clinic	Solo Librarians Caucus Chair; Community Council Representative
Margaret Jane Foster, AHIP Texas A&M University	Systematic Reviews Caucus Chair; Community Council Representative
Karen Gutzman Northwestern University	Translational Sciences Collaboration Caucus Chair; Community Council Representative
Dede Rios, AHIP University of Incarnate Word Rosenberg School of Optometry	Vision Science Caucus Chair; Community Council Representative
Beth Lewis Fox Chase Cancer Center	Cancer Caucus Past Chair, Community Council Representative
Adela V. Justice, AHIP UT MD Anderson Cancer Center	Cancer Caucus Chair, Community Council Alternate
Kristina DeShazo Oregon Health & Science University	Collection Development Caucus Chair; Community Council Alternate
Erica Lake, AHIP	Consumer and Patient Education Caucus Past Chair, Community Council Representative
Mina Ghajar Rutgers University	Consumer and Patient Health Information Caucus Chair; Community Council Alternate
Nena Schvaneveldt, AHIP University of Utah	Dental Caucus Past Chair, Community Council Representative
Nicole Theis-Mahon, AHIP University of Minnesota	Dental Caucus Chair; Community Council Alternate
Harold S Bright, IV, AHIP A.T. Still University of Health Sciences	Technology in Education Immediate Past Chair, Caucus Council Representative, NPC 2020 Liaison
Lisa Diane Travis, AHIP	Technology in Education Caucus Chair; Community Council Alternate
Sola Whitehead VA Portland Health Care System	Federal Libraries Caucus Past Chair, Community Council Representative
Sarah L Carnes, AHIP Veterans Health Administration	Federal Libraries Caucus Chair; Community Council Alternate
Mary A. Hyde, AHIP American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists	Health Association and Corporate Libraries Caucus Past Chair, Community Council Representative
Carol F. Colasacco, AHIP College of American Pathologists	Health Association and Corporate Libraries Caucus Chair; Community Council Alternate
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
Angela Spencer, AHIP Saint Louis University	Hospital Library Caucus Chair, Community Council Representative
Elizabeth Laera, AHIP Brookwood Baptist Health	Hospital Library Caucus Chair-elect, Community Council Alternate
Elaine Ricketts Hicks Tulane University	International Cooperation Caucus Past Chair, Community Council Representative
Lilian Hoffecker Univ. of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus	International Cooperation Caucus Chair; Community Council Alternate
Hannah Rutledge, AHIP Emory University	Leadership and Management Caucus Past Chair, Community Council Representative
Brenda M. Linares, AHIP University of Kansas Medical Center	Leadership and Management Caucus Chair; Community Council Alternate
Andrea C. Kepsel, AHIP Michigan State University	Medical Informatics Caucus Past Chair, Community Council Representative; Education Annual Planning
Jennifer E. Dinalo University of Southern California	Medical Informatics Caucus Chair; Community Council Alternate
J. Michael Lindsay, AHIP University of Tennessee	Medical Library Education Caucus Past Chair, Community Council Representative
Ene O. Belleh, AHIP Penn Medicine	Medical Library Education Caucus Chair, Community Council Alternate
Elizabeth G. Hinton, AHIP University of Mississippi Medical Center	NAHRS Past Chair, Community Council Representative, Education Steering Committee Liaison
Claire B. Joseph, AHIP Mount Sinai South Nassau	NAHRS Chair, Community Council Alternate
Sharon Giovenale	Pharmacy and Drug Information Caucus Past Chair, Community Council Representative
Lin Wu, AHIP University of Tennessee Health Science Center	Pharmacy and Drug Information Caucus Chair; Community Council Alternate
Laura Zeigen, AHIP Oregon Health & Science University	Public Health/Health Administration Caucus Past Chair, Community Council Representative
Judith Smith	Public Health/Health Administration Caucus Chair; Community Council Alternate
Dawn Hackman, AHIP University of Minnesota	Public Services Caucus Past Chair, Community Council Representative
Emily Patridge, AHIP University of Washington	Public Services Caucus Chair; Community Council Alternate
Jon Crossno, AHIP UT Southwestern Medical Center	Social Justice Caucus Past Chair, Community Council Representative
Andrew Hickner Seton Hall University	Social Justice Caucus Chair; Community Council Alternate
Brooke L Billman, AHIP College of American Pathologists	Research Caucus Past Chair, Community Council Alternate
Catherine Pepper Texas A&M University	Research Caucus Chair; Community Council Alternate
Sharon Renee Willis National Library of Medicine	Technical Services Caucus Past Chair, Community Council Representative
Jorge E. Perez Florida Internaitonal Univeristy - College of Medicine	Technical Services Caucus Chair; Community Council Alternate
Jane Kinkus Yatcilla Purdue University Libraries & School of Information Studies	Veterinary Medical Libraries Caucus Past Chair, Community Council Representative
Erin RB Eldermire Cornell University Library	Veterinary Medical Libraries Caucus Chair; Community Council Alternate
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
Matthew Nicholas Noe Harvard Medical School	Medical Humanities Caucus Chair, Community Council Alternate
JJ Pionke University of Illinois Urbana Champaign	Accessibility and Disability Caucus Chair
Kay Strahan University of Tennessee	New Members Caucus Chair; Community Council Alternate
Louisa Verma, AHIP Huntington Memorial Hospital	User Experience Caucus Chair

Communities

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