Leadership Directory

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

OFFICERS

Voting members of the board are elected by the membership. Please see this page for job descriptions.

President
Kelly McCagg
Director, Burnham Memorial Library
898 Main Street
Colchester, VT 05446
(802) 264-5660
president@vermontlibraries.org
Term ends: May 2024

Vice President/President-Elect
Bryn Geffert
Dean of Libraries
University of Vermont
David W. Howe Memorial Library
538 Main Street
Burlington, VT 05405
802-656-2020
vicepresident@vermontlibraries.org
Term ends: May 2025

Past President
Michael D. Roy
Dean of the Library
Middlebury College
Middlebury, VT 05753
(802) 443-5490
mdroy@middlebury.edu
Term ends: May 2023

Secretary
Barbara Ball
Director, Windsor Public Library
43 State Street
Windsor, VT 05089
(802) 674-2556
secretary@vermontlibraries.org
Term ends: May 2023

Treasurer
Lisa Milchman
Assistant Director, Norwich Public Library
P.O. Box 290
Norwich VT 05055
(802) 649-1184
treasurer@vermontlibraries.org
Term ends: May 2023

SECTION REPRESENTATIVES

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

College and Special Libraries President
Daisy Benson
Library Instruction Coordinator
David W. Howe Memorial Library
University of Vermont
538 Main Street
Burlington, VT 05405
802-656-8130
daisy.benson@uvm.edu
Term ends: May 2023

College and Special Libraries Vice-President
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

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
Susan O’Connell
Director, Craftsbury Public Library
12 Church Lanen
Craftsbury Common, VT 05827
(802) 586-9683
director@craftsburypubliclibrary.org
Term ends: May 2023

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

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
Co-chairs:
Pamela Cartier, CLIC Coordinator
Vermont Law School Library
164 Chelsea St, PO Box 96
South Royalton, VT 05068
(802) 831-1440
clic@vermontlaw.edu

Mary Danko, Director
Fletcher Free Library
235 College St.
Burlington, VT 05401
(802) 863-3403
mdanko@burlingtonvt.gov

Vermont Library Conference Chair
Kevin Unrath
Director, Pierson Library
5376 Shelburne Rd.
Shelburne, Vermont 05482
(802) 985-5124
kunrath@shelburnevt.org

Intellectual Freedom Committee Chair
Randal Smathers
Director, Rutland Free Library
10 Court St.
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

ROUND TABLE 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 President
VACANT

Technical Services Roundtable Vice-President
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 President
VACANT

Youth Services Roundtable Vice-President
VACANT

ORGANIZATION REPRESENTATIVES

American Library Association Councilor
Jessamyn West
Vermont Mutual Aid Society
PO Box 345
Randolph VT 05060
jessamyn@gmail.com
Term ends: May 2022

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, MLIS
(Contact with information for 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 May 6, 2023.