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, Vermont 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, Vermont 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
director@hartlandlibraryvt.org
or
secretary@vermontlibraries.org
Term ends: June 30, 2027
TREASURER
Barbara Ball (she/they)
Director, Windsor Public Library
43 State Street
Windsor, Vermont 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, Vermont 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, Vermont 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, Vermont 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, Vermont 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, Vermont 05641
802-479-8509
library@vermonthistory.org
ROUNDTABLE CHAIRS
PERSONNEL ROUNDTABLE CHAIR
VACANT
TECHNICAL SERVICES ROUNDTABLE CHAIR
Erik van Eck (they/them)
Circulation and Technical Services Librarian (including ILL)
Hartland Public Library
153 US Route 5,
Hartland, Vermont 05048
circulation@hartlandlibraryvt.org
TECHNICAL SERVICES ROUNDTABLE VICE-CHAIR
VACANT
VERMONT LIBRARY SUBSTITUTE POOL COORDINATOR
Sue Mayer
Circulation Librarian
South Burlington Public Library
180 Market St
South Burlington, Vermont 05403
subs@vermontlibraries.org or meyer@southburlingtonvt.gov
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
VACANT
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)
Director, 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 Vermont 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, Vermont 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, Vermont 05068
802-831-1445
SScully@vermontlaw.edu
Last updated September 9, 2026. (TJ)