Leadership Directory

OFFICERS | SECTION REPRESENTATIVES | COMMITTEE CHAIRS | ROUNDTABLE CHAIRS | ORGANIZATION REPRESENTATIVES | COMMUNICATIONS

OFFICERS / EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

Officers are voting members of the VLA Board, elected by the membership during the annual meeting, which is held each spring. The Vice President/President-elect position is the first year of a three-year cycle as Vice President, President, and immediate past president. The Secretary and Treasurer positions are two-year terms, staggered with each other. See the Board Position Descriptions page for complete details.

PRESIDENT
Amy Williams (she/her)
Rutland Free Library
10 Court St.
Rutland, VT 05701
president@vermontlibraries.org
Term ends: June 30, 2027

VICE PRESIDENT
VACANT

PAST PRESIDENT
Daisy Benson (she/her)
David W. Howe Memorial Library
University of Vermont
Burlington, VT 05405
Term ends: June 30, 2027

SECRETARY
Traci Joy (she/her)
Director, Hartland Public Library
153 U.S. Route 5
Hartland, Vermont 05048
802-436-2473
secretary@vermontlibraries.org
Term ends: June 30, 2027

TREASURER
Barbara Ball (she/they)
Director, Windsor Public Library
43 State Street
Windsor, VT 05089
802-674-2556
treasurer@vermontlibraries.org
Term ends: June 30, 2026

SECTION REPRESENTATIVES

Presidents are voting members of the VLA Board; selected by sections.

COLLEGE AND SPECIAL LIBRARIES PRESIDENT
VACANT

COLLEGE AND SPECIAL LIBRARIES VICE-PRESIDENT
VACANT

FRIENDS & TRUSTEES SECTION PRESIDENT
Kevin Unrath (he/him)
Director, Dorothy Alling Memorial Library
21 Library Lane
Williston, Vermont 05495
802-878-4918
kevinunrath@gmail.com

FRIENDS & TRUSTEES SECTION VICE-PRESIDENT
VACANT

PUBLIC LIBRARIES SECTION PRESIDENT
Tracey Craft (she/her)
Adult Services Librarian
Springfield Town Library
43 Main Street
Springfield, Vermont
802-885-3108
stlvtprograms@gmail.com

PUBLIC LIBRARIES SECTION VICE-PRESIDENT
VACANT

COMMITTEE CHAIRS

GOVERNEMNT RELATIONS & ADVOCACY COMMITTEE CHAIR
Margaret Woodruff
Director, Charlotte Library
115 Ferry Road
Charlotte, VT 05445
802-425-3864
margaret@charlottepubliclibrary.org

MEMBERSHIP & OUTREACH COMMITTEE CHAIR
Erica Shott
Director, Dorset Village Library
Route 30 and Church Street
PO Box 38
Dorset, VT  05251
802-867-4085
members@vermontlibraries.org

SCHOLARSHIPS & AWARDS COMMITTEE CHAIR
Pamela Cartier, CLIC Coordinator
Vermont Law School Library
164 Chelsea Street, P.O. Box 96
South Royalton, VT 05068
802-831-1440
clic@vermontlaw.edu

EQUITY, DIVERSITY, & INCLUSION COMMITTEE CHAIR
VACANT

VERMONT LIBRARY CONFERENCE CHAIR
Rachel Muse
conference@vermontlibraries.org

INTELLECTUAL FREEDOM COMMITTEE CHAIR
Randal Smathers (he/him)
Director, Rutland Free Library
10 Court Street
Rutland, VT 05701
802-773-1860
ifc@vermontlibraries.org

ROUNDTABLE CHAIRS and OTHER APPOINTED POSITIONS

Non-voting members of the VLA Board unless otherwise noted; appointed by the President or the Board.

ARCHIVIST
Steve Picazio
Librarian, Vermont Historical Society
60 Washington Street
Barre, VT 05641
802-479-8509
library@vermonthistory.org

ROUNDTABLE CHAIRS

PERSONNEL ROUNDTABLE CHAIR
VACANT

TECHNICAL SERVICES ROUNDTABLE CHAIR
Erik van Eck (they/them)
circulation@hartlandlibraryvt.org

TECHNICAL SERVICES ROUNDTABLE VICE-CHAIR
VACANT

VERMONT LIBRARY SUBSTITUTE POOL COORDINATOR
Christy Liddy
subs@vermontlibraries.org or christydliddy@gmail.com

VLA NEWS EDITOR
Janet Clapp
Adult Services Librarian, Rutland Free Library
10 Court Street
Rutland Vermont
802-773-1860
vermontlibrariesnews@gmail.com

YOUTH SERVICES ROUNDTABLE CHAIR
Erin Davison (she/her)
Youth Services Librarian, Norwich Public Library
368 Main Street
Norwich, VT 05055
802-649-1184
erin.davison@norwichlibrary.org

YOUTH SERVICES ROUNDTABLE VICE-CHAIR
VACANT

ORGANIZATION REPRESENTATIVES

AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION CHAPTER COUNCILOR
Catharine Hays
Bixby Memorial Free Library
catharine.hays@bixbylibrary.org

NEW ENGLAND LIBRARY ASSOCIATION (NELA) REPRESENTATIVE
Lucinda H. Walker (she/her)
Norwich Public Library
vt@nelib.org

DEPARTMENT OF LIBRARIES REPRESENTATIVE TO THE BOARD
Catherine Delneo
Vermont State Librarian & Commissioner of Libraries
Vermont Department of Libraries
60 Washington Street, Suite 2
Barre VT 05641
802-636-0031
Catherine.Delneo@vermont.gov

DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS

Tessa Johnson
vermontlibrarieswebmaster@gmail.com

Susan Larson (she/they)
(Contact with information for website and social media posts.)
susanularson@proton.me

Jessamyn West
Vermont Mutual Aid Society
PO Box 345
Randolph, VT 05060
jessamyn@gmail.com

Sarah Scully
Electronic Resources and Technology Librarian
Julien and Virginia Cornell Library
Vermont Law School
164 Chelsea St, PO Box 96
South Royalton, VT 05068
802-831-1445
SScully@vermontlaw.edu

Last updated September 9, 2026. (TJ)