2012–2013 BOARD OF TRUSTEES ROSTER

The Freedom to Read Foundation Board of Trustees is composed of eleven elected trustees, each of whom serves two-year terms, along with four ex-officio trustees who are on the board by virtue of their offices in the American Library Association.  The board year runs from the end of the Annual Meeting (usually late June) following elections through the end of the subsequent Annual Meeting.

OFFICERS

President: Candace D. Morgan [Term Expires 2013 (4th yr.)], Portland, OR; 503-245-3868; cd_df_morgan at msn.com

Vice President: Julius C. Jefferson, Jr. [2014, (1st)], Information Research Specialist, Library of Congress, Washington, DC; 202-707-5593; jcjeffjr at verizon.net

Treasurer: Herbert Krug [2013 (2nd)], President, CrossRoads Marketing Solutions, Evanston, IL; 847-864-0550; Fax: 847-869-2852; catalogmed at aol.com

Executive Director and Secretary: Barbara M. Jones, 50 E. Huron St., Chicago, IL; 312-280-4222; Fax: 312-280-4227; bjones at ala.org

DIRECTORS

Helen Adams [2013 (2nd)], Fremont, WI; 920-667-4484; hadams1 at centurytel.net

Jonathan Bloom [2013 (4th)], Attorney-at-Law,Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, New York, NY; 212-310-8775; Fax: 212-310-8007; jonathan.bloom at weil.com

Carol Brey-Casiano [2014 (3rd)], Information Resource Officer, U.S. Department of State, Brasilia, Brazil; Cbrey75 at hotmail.com

Chris Finan [2013 (2nd)], President, American Booksellers Foundation for Free Expression, New York, NY; 212-587-4025, ext. 4; 212-587-2436; chris at abffe.org

Christine Jenkins [2013 (4th)], Associate Professor, Graduate School of Library & Information Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL; 217-244-7452; Fax: 217-244-3302; cajenkin at illinois.edu

Mary Minow [2014 (3rd)], Library Law Consultant, LibraryLaw.com; 408-366-0123; Fax: same; minow at librarylaw.com

Judith Platt [2014 (3rd)], Director, Freedom to Read and Communications/Public Affairs, Association of American Publishers, Washington, DC; 202-220-4551; Fax: 202-347-3690; jplatt at publishers.org

Nancy Zimmerman [2014 (1st)], Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, The Graduate School, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC; 803-777-9086; Fax: 803-777-8749; npz at sc.edu

EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS

Keith Michael Fiels, Executive Director, American Library Association, Chicago, IL; 312-280-1392; Fax: 312-944-3897; kfiels at ala.org

Pat Scales, ALA Intellectual Freedom Committee Chair, Greenville, SC; 864-232-6007; pscales at bellsouth.net

Barbara Stripling, ALA President Elect, Assistant Professor of Practice, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY; 315-443-1069; bstripli at syr.edu

Maureen Sullivan, ALA President, Annapolis, MD; msull317 at aol.com

GENERAL COUNSEL

Theresa Chmara, Attorney-at-Law; 1629 K Street NW, Suite 300, Washington, DC 20006; 202-508-3642; tchmara at verizon.net

FTRF COMMITTEES

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE provides the general governance of the Foundation between business meetings, and consists of the President, Vice-President, Treasurer, and two other Board members. This is the only elective committee.

Candace D. Morgan, President

Julius C. Jefferson, Jr., Vice President

Herbert Krug, Treasurer

Helen Adams

Mary Minow

FINANCE COMMITTEE works closely with the Treasurer and the Executive Director to maintain the fiscal health of the Foundation by reviewing Foundation financial reports, opportunities for investment, etc.

Herbert Krug, Chair

Candace D. Morgan

Judith Platt

FUNDRAISING & MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE seeks to identify methods for generating Foundation revenue, and implements programs and campaigns to do so.  Additionally, works to increase Foundation membership.  (Note: the Fundraising and Membership Committees were merged in fall 2012.)

Helen Adams, Chair

Carol Brey-Casiano

Chris Finan

Julius C. Jefferson, Jr.

Herbert Krug

Nancy Zimmerman

NOMINATING COMMITTEE develops the slate of nominees for the annual election of Board members.

Judith Platt, Chair

Jonathan Bloom

Julius C. Jefferson, Jr.

ROLL OF HONOR COMMITTEE identifies a suitable recipient or recipients for the Foundation's Roll of Honor Award, as per established criteria.

Christine Jenkins, Chair

Chris Finan

Nancy Zimmerman

DEVELOPING ISSUES COMMITTEE identifies key intellectual freedom issues that could be targets for future litigation, and suggests topics for board meeting discussions.

Jonathan Bloom, Chair

Helen Adams

Carol Brey-Casiano

Christine Jenkins

Mary Minow

UNIT REPRESENTATIVES TO THE FREEDOM TO READ FOUNDATION

Ann Martin (AASL), Educational Specialist, Henrico County Public Schools, IMC, Richmond, VA; 804-652-3700; Fax: 804-652-3616; libraryann at comcast.net 

Theresa Liedtka (ACRL), Dean, Lupton Library, University of Tennessee-Chattanooga, Chattanooga, TN; 423-425-4506; Fax: 423-425-4775; Theresa-Liedtka at utc.edu

Mary Ellen Pellington (AILA), Director, Octavia Fellin Public Library, Gallup, NM; 505-863-1291; Fax: 505-722-5090; library at ci.gallup.nm.us

Kay A. Cassell (ALCTS), Assistant Professor, Rutgers School of Communication and Information, New Brunswick, NJ; 917-921-2730; kcassell at nyc.rr.com

Jean Preer (ALISE), Proefssor, Indiana University School of Library and Information Science - Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN; 317-278-1813; Fax: 317-278-1807; jepreer at iupui.edu

Heather Acerro (ALSC), Head of Children's Services, Rochester Public Library, Rochester, MI; 507-328-2339; hacerro at gmail.com

Dora Sims (United for Libraries), Trustee, Birmingham Public Library, Birmingham, AL; mindtolo at bellsouth.net 

Jerry Reynolds (ASCLA), Manager, Special Services, Jacksonville Public Library, Jacksonville, FL; 904-630-0344; Fax: 904-630-0604; jerryr at coj.net

Kimberlee Ried (Chapter Relations Committee), Head of Public Programs, National Archives Records Administration, Kansas City, MO; 816-268-8072; Fax: 816-268-8037; libraryladie2000 at yahoo.com

Joe Dahlstrom (Committee on Legislation), Director of Libraries, Victoria College and Univ. of Houston-Victoria, Victoria, TX; 361-570-4150; Fax: 361-570-4155; dahstromj at uhv.edu

James G. Neal (ALA Executive Board), Vice President, Information Services & University Librarian, Columbia University, New York, NY; 212-854-2247; Fax: 212-854-4972; jneal at columbia.edu

Carolyn Caywood (GLBTRT), Virginia Beach, VA; cacaywood at cox.net

Jill H. Vassilakos-Long (GODORT), Head Special Collections & Government Documents, California State University, San Bernardino, CA; 909-537-7541; Fax: 909-537-7090; jvlong at csusb.edu

Doug Archer (Intellectual Freedom Committee), Reference & Peace Studies Librarian, University of Notre Dame Hesburgh Library, Notre Dame, IN; 574-631-6656; Fax: 574-631-8887; archer.1 at nd.edu 

Rosanne Cordell (IFRT), Librarian, Indiana University South Bend, South Bend, IN; 574-520-4209; Fax: 574-520-4472; rcordell at iusb.edu

Jim Teliha (LLAMA), Associate University Librarian for Public Services, Idaho State University Library, Pocatello, ID; 208-282-3045; Fax: 208-282-5847; teliha at isu.edu

Julia Warga (LIRT), Social Science Librarian, Olin and Chalmers Library, Kenyon College, Gambier, OH;740-427-5834; Fax: 740-427-5272; glynnj at kenyon.edu

Jennifer Simon Halai (LITA), Seattle, WA; jshalai at kcls.org 

Margo Sussman (NMRT), New Hyde Park, NY; mjs128 at gmail.com

Karen Kuhn (PLA), Director, Albion District Library, Albion, MI; 517-629-3993; Fax: 517-629-5354; kkuhn9515 at gmail.com 

Loida Garcia-Febo (REFORMA), Coordinator, Special Services, Queens Library, Queens, NY; 718-990-8569; Fax: 718-990-8626; loidagarciafebo at gmail.com

Linda Friend (RUSA), Head, Scholarly Communication, Penn State University, University Park, PA;814-865-0673; Fax: 814-865-3665; lxf5 at psu.edu

Mark Hudson (SRRT), Adult Services Librarian, Monroeville Public Library, Monroeville, PA; 412-372-0500 x13; hudsonme at mac.com

Carrie Gardner (YALSA), Bowie, MD; 717-329-4159; carrie.gardner at gmail.com

 

For more information

For more information on the Freedom to Read Foundation, please contact Jonathan Kelley, Freedom to Read Foundation, 50 East Huron Street, Chicago, IL 60611; (800) 545-2433, ext. 4226; Fax: 312-280-4227; jokelley at ala.org