Committees
Book Awards Committee
Chair: Brook Stowe
Members: Robert Melton, Susan Peters, Don Wilmeth (Freedley Award); John Calhoun, Charlotte Cubbage, Catherine Ritchie (TLA Award)
Charge: The Book Awards Committee is responsible for reviewing submissions of books for the George Freedley Memorial Award and the Theatre Library Association 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 B. Wilmeth
Charge: The Professional Award Committee is responsible for overseeing the Distinguished Achievement Award process.
Chair: Susan Brady
Members: John Frick, Nancy Friedland
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, David Nochimson
Charge: The Membership Committee is responsible for attracting members to and promoting the interests of the Association.
Chair: Marti LoMonaco
Members: Mark Maniak, 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: Robert Melton
Members: Nena Couch, Phyllis Dircks, Stephen Johnson, Stephen Kuehler, 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: Susan Brady
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, Brook Stowe, Kevin Winkler
Finance and Fundraising Committee
Chair: Colleen Reilly
Members: Marti LoMonaco, Tobin Nellhaus, Kenneth Schlesinger, Ellen Truax
Symposium Planning Committee
Chair: Stephen Kuehler
Members: John Frick, Nancy Friedland, Stephen Johnson, Marti LoMonaco, David Nochimson
Website Committee
Chair: David Nochimson
Committee: Beth Kattelman, Stephen Kuehler, Robert Melton, Tobin Nellhaus, Karen Nickeson, Brook Stowe, Ellen Truax, Angela Weaver
Last updated: March 9, 2010