Leadership Directory

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

OFFICERS / EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

Officers are voting members of the board, elected by the membership during the annual meeting 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. Secretary and treasurer are two-year terms, staggered with each other. See the Board Position Descriptions page for complete details.

President
Oceana Wilson
Dean of the Library
Bennington College
One College Drive
Bennington, Vermont 05201
president@vermontlibraries.org
Term ends: May 2025

Vice President/President-Elect
Mary Danko
Director, Fletcher Free Library
235 College Street
Burlington, VT 05401
802-863-3403
vicepresident@vermontlibraries.org
Term ends: May 2026

Past President
Kelly L. McCagg
Director Burnham Memorial Library
898 Main Street
Colchester, VT 05446
802-264-5660
kmccagg@colchestervt.gov
Term ends: May 2024

Secretary
Loren Polk
Director, Stowe Free Library
90 Pond Street
Stowe, VT 05672
802-253-6145
secretary@vermontlibraries.org
Term ends: May 2025

Treasurer
Barbara Ball
Director, Windsor Public Library
43 State Street
Windsor, VT 05089
802-674-2556
treasurer@vermontlibraries.org
Term ends: May 2024

SECTION REPRESENTATIVES

Presidents are voting members of the board; selected by sections.

College and Special Libraries President
Sarah Scully (she/her)
Electronic Resources & Technology Librarian
Cornell Library at Vermont Law and Graduate School
164 Chelsea Street | PO Box 96
South Royalton, VT 05068
802-831-1445
sscully@vermontlaw.edu
Term ends: May 2024

College and Special Libraries Vice-President
Emma Parks
David W. Howe Memorial Library
University of Vermont
538 Main St, Burlington, VT 05405
802-656-4404
emma.parks@uvm.edu
Term ends: May 2025

Friends & Trustees Section President
Howard Burrows
Trustee, Brooks Memorial Library
224 Main St
Brattleboro, VT 05301
ghburrows@comcast.net

Friends & Trustees Section Vice President
VACANT

Public Libraries Section President
Catherine Goldsmith
Director, Starksboro Public Library
2849 VT Route 116
Starksboro, VT 05487
802-453-3732
cl6585@yahoo.com

Public Libraries Section Vice-President
Josh Worman
Director, Haston Library
5167 Main Street
PO Box 83
Franklin, VT 05457
802-285-6505
librarian@franklinhastonlibraryvt.org

COMMITTEE CHAIRS

Government 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
Term ends: May 2023

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

Vermont Library Conference Co-Chairs
Kevin Unrath
Consultant for Library Operations, Vermont Department of Libraries
60 Washington Street
Barre, VT 05642
802-272-4386
kevin.unrath@vermont.gov

Dena Marger
Director, Lydia Taft Pratt Library
20-2 Lyons Street
Dummerston, VT 05301
802-258-9878
dummerstonvtlibrary@gmail.com

Intellectual Freedom Committee Chair
Randal Smathers
Director, Rutland Free Library
10 Court Street
Rutland, VT 05701
802-773-1860
randal@rutlandfree.org

ROUNDTABLE CHAIRS and OTHER APPOINTED POSITIONS

Non-voting members of the board unless otherwise noted; appointed by president or board.

Archivist
Paul Carnahan
Librarian, Vermont Historical Society
60 Washington Street
Barre, VT 05641
802-479-8500
paul.carnahan@vermonthistory.org

ROUNDTABLE CHAIRS

Inclusion Roundtable Co-Chair
Bridget Stone
Director, Georgia Public Library
1697 Ethan Allen Highway
Georgia, Vermont 05454
802-524-4643
directorgplvt.gmail.com

Inclusion Roundtable Co-Chair
Amy Olsen
Director, Lanpher Memorial Library
141 Main St
Hyde Park, VT 05655
hydeparklibrary@yahoo.com

Personnel Roundtable Chair
VACANT

Technical Services Roundtable Chair
VACANT

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
Jessamyn West
Vermont Mutual Aid Society
PO Box 345
Randolph VT 05060
jessamyn@gmail.com
Term ends: May 2024

New England Library Association Representative
Amy McMullen
Hartland Library
vt@nelib.org
Ongoing

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
Library Media Specialist, Dothan Brook School
vermontlibrarieswebmaster@gmail.com

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

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 December 8, 2023. (sl)