Committees
Book Awards Committee
Chairs: Flordalisa Lopez, Cynthia Tobar
Members: Charlotte Cubbage, Robert Melton, Don Wilmeth (Freedley Award); John Calhoun, Madeline Matz, Stephen Tropiano (Wall Award)
Charge: The Book Awards Committee is responsible for reviewing submissions of books for the George Freedley Memorial Award and the Richard Wall Memorial Award, determining award recipients, coordinating the Award Ceremony in conjunction with the Conference Planning Committee and publicizing the award.
Professional Awards Committee
Chair: Phyllis Dircks
Members: Maryann Chach, Don Wilmeth
Charge: The Professional Award Committee is responsible for overseeing the Distinguished Achievement Award process.
Chair: Nancy Friedland
Members: Susan Brady, John Frick
Charge: The Conference Planning Committee, chaired by the Vice President, is responsible for preparing the programs for annual and other meetings, including awards ceremonies, and for conducting all business concerning these programs. At present, programs include the TLA program at the American Library Association annual meeting, TLA's portion of the joint ASTR/TLA conference program, and the TLA Symposium series. The Conference Planning Committee works with the Book Awards Committee to plan the awards ceremony.
Chair: Beth Kerr
Members: Francesca Marini, Linda Miles, David Nochimson, Megan Wacha
Charge: The Membership Committee is responsible for attracting members to and promoting the interests of the Association.
Chair: Marti LoMonaco
Members: Kevin Winkler
Charge: The Nominating Committee is charged with submitting a slate of preferably two or more qualified candidates for each vacant elected office to the Executive Secretary by August 1 of each election year, for presentation to the membership.
Chair: Leakhim Gannett
Members: Phyllis Dircks, Stephen Johnson, Stephen Kuehler, Rob Melton, Catherine Ritchie, Sarah Zimmerman
Charge: The Publications Committee coordinates all publication activities of the Association. At present, these include the newsletter, BROADSIDE, and Performing Arts Resources.
Chair: Nancy Friedland
Charge: The Strategic Planning Committee, chaired by the Vice President, is responsible for long term planning for the ongoing work of the Association. The Committee works in consultation with other appropriate committee chairs and with the President of the Association.
75th Anniversary Committee
Chairs: Marti LoMonaco, David Nochimson
Committee: Nancy Friedland, Stephen Kuehler, Francesca Marini, Kenneth Schlesinger, Kevin Winkler
Finance and Fundraising Committee
Chair: Colleen Reilly
Members: Marti LoMonaco, Tobin Nellhaus, Kenneth Schlesinger
Website Committee
Chair: David Nochimson
Committee: Beth Kattelman, Stephen Kuehler, Robert Melton, Tobin Nellhaus, Karen Nickeson, Brook Stowe, Angela Weaver
Last updated: November 9, 2011