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
Beth Lewis Fox Chase Cancer Center	Cancer Section Past Chair, Section Council Representative
Adela V. Justice, AHIP UT MD Anderson Cancer Center	Cancer Section Chair, Section Council Alternate
Christine Willis, AHIP Shepherd Center	Collection Development Past Chair, Section Council Representative
Kristina DeShazo Oregon Health & Science University	Collection Development Section Chair; Section Council Alternate
Erica Lake, AHIP University of Utah	Consumer and Patient Education Section Past Chair, Section Council Representative
Mina Ghajar Rutgers University	Consumer and Patient Health Information Section Chair; Section Council Alternate
Nena Schvaneveldt, AHIP University of Utah	Dental Section Past Chair, Section Council Representative
Nicole Theis-Mahon, AHIP University of Minnesota	Dental Section Chair; Section Council Alternate
Harold S Bright, IV, AHIP A.T. Still University of Health Sciences	EMTS Immediate Past Chair, Section Council Representative, NPC 2020 Liaison
Lisa Diane Travis, AHIP	Educational Media & Technologies Section Chair; Section Council Alternate
Sola Whitehead VA Portland Health Care System	Federal Libraries Section Past Chair, Section Council Representative
Sarah L Carnes, AHIP Veterans Health Administration	Federal Libraries Section Chair; Section Council Alternate
Mary A. Hyde, AHIP American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists	Health Assoc. & Corporate Leaders Section Past Chair, Section Council Representative
Carol F. Colasacco, AHIP College of American Pathologists	Health Assoc. & Corporate Leaders Section Chair; Section Council Alternate
Mary E. Helms, AHIP Univ. of Nebraska Med. Ctr.	History of the Health Sciences Section Past Chair, Section Council Representative
Nancy Gayle Burford Texas A&M University	History of the Health Sciences Section Chair; Section Council Alternate
Angela Spencer, AHIP St. Lukes Hospital	Hospital Libraries Section Chair, Section Council Representative
Elizabeth Laera, AHIP Brookwood Baptist Health	Hospital Libraries Section Chair-elect, Section Council Alternate
Elaine Ricketts Hicks Tulane University	International Cooperation Section Past Chair, Section Council Representative
Lilian Hoffecker Univ. of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus	International Cooperation Section Chair; Section Council Alternate
Hannah Rutledge, AHIP Emory University	Leadership and Management Section Past Chair, Section Council Representative
Brenda M. Linares, AHIP University of Kansas Medical Center	Leadership and Management Section Chair; Section Council Alternate
Andrea C. Kepsel, AHIP Michigan State University	Medical Informatics Section Past Chair, Section Council Representative
Jennifer E. Dinalo University of Southern California	Medical Informatics Section Chair; Section Council Alternate
J. Michael Lindsay, AHIP University of Tennessee	Medical Library Education Section Past Chair, Section Council Representative
Ene O. Belleh, AHIP Penn Medicine	Medical Library Education Section Chair, Section Council Alternate
Elizabeth G. Hinton, AHIP University of Mississippi Medical Center	NAHRS Past Chair, Section Council Representative, Education Steering Committee Liaison
Claire B. Joseph, AHIP South Nassau Communities Hospital	NAHRS Chair, Section Council Alternate
Sharon Giovenale	Pharmacy and Drug Information Section Past Chair, Section Council Representative
Lin Wu, AHIP University of Tennessee Health Science Center	Pharmacy and Drug Information Section Chair; Section Council Alternate
Laura Zeigen, AHIP Oregon Health & Science University	Public Health/Health Administration Section Past Chair, Section Council Representative
Judith Smith	Public Health/Health Administration Section Chair; Section Council Alternate
Dawn Hackman, AHIP University of Minnesota	Public Services Section Past Chair, Section Council Representative
Emily Patridge, AHIP University of Washington	Public Services Section Chair; Section Council Alternate
Jon Crossno, AHIP UT Southwestern Medical Center	Social Justice Section Past Chair, Section Council Representative
Andy Hickner Seton Hall University	Social Justice Section Chair; Section Council Alternate
Brooke L Billman, AHIP College of American Pathologists	Research Section Past Chair, Section Council Alternate
Catherine Pepper Texas A&M University	Research Section Chair; Section Council Alternate
Sharon Renee Willis National Library of Medicine	Technical Services Section Past Chair, Section Council Representative
Jorge E. Perez Florida Internaitonal Univeristy - College of Medicine	Technical Services Section Chair; Section Council Alternate
Jane Kinkus Yatcilla Purdue University Libraries	Veterinary Medical Libraries Section Past Chair, Section Council Representative
Erin RB Eldermire Cornell University Library	Veterinary Medical Libraries Section Chair; Section Council Alternate
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
Maria Lopez Medical Library Association	Staff Coordinator

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