VLA Board Positions

OFFICERS, SECTION REPRESENTATIVES, COMMITTEE CHAIRS, ORGANIZATION REPRESENTIVES, VLA WEBMASTER

OFFICERS
(voting members of the board; elected by the membership; schedules and minutes of board meetings)

President

Deborah Gadwah-Lambert
Alice M. Ward Memorial Library
PO Box 134
Canaan, VT 05903
802-266-7135
deborahlle@yahoo.com

Vice President/President-Elect

Amber Billey
University of Vermont
Bailey/Howe Library
538 Main Street
Burlington VT, 05405-0036
802-656-8568
amber.billey@uvm.edu

Past President

Joseph Farara
Johnson State College
Willey Library & Learning Center
337 College Hill
Johnson, VT 05656
802-635-1272
Joseph.Farara@jsc.edu

Secretary

Heidi Steiner
Norwich University
Kreitzberg Library
158 Harmon Drive
Northfield, VT 05663
802-485-2171
hsteiner@norwich.edu

Treasurer

Wynne Browne
Downs Rachlin Martin
PO Box 99
St. Johnsbury, VT 05819-0099
802-473-4216
wbrowne@drm.com

SECTION REPRESENTATIVES
(voting members of the board unless otherwise noted; selected by sections)

Youth Librarians President

Amy McMullen
Hartland Public Library
PO Box 137
Hartland, VT 05048
802-436-2473
hartlandkids@vermontel.net

Youth Librarians Vice-President
Tracey Dugdale
Norman Williams Public Library
10 South Park Street
Woodstock, Vermont 05091
802-457-2295
tracey@normanwilliams.lib.vt.us

College and Special Libraries President

Andy Burkhardt
Champlain College
Miller Information Commons- Box 37
163 South Willard St.
Burlington, VT 05401
802-383-6697
aburkhardt@champlain.edu

Public Libraries President

Lucinda Walker
Norwich Public Library
P.O. Box 290, 368 Main Street
Norwich, VT 05055
802-649-1184
lucinda.walker@norwichlibrary.org

Public Libraries Vice-President

Lydia Willoughby
Vermont Technical College
Hartness Library
Main St.
Randolph Center, VT 05061
802-728-1768
lwilloughby@vtc.edu

Vermont Library Trustees Association Convenor from DOL (non-voting)

Michael Roche
Northeast Regional Library
23 Tilton Road St Johnsbury, VT 05819
802-748-3428
michael.roche@state.vt.us

Vermont Library Trustees Association representative to the VLA Board

Laurel Stanley
PO Box 364
Danville, VT  05828
802-684-3659
crawdadls@msn.com

COMMITTEE CHAIRS and OTHER APPOINTED POSITIONS
(voting members of the board unless otherwise noted; appointed by president or board)

Awards Committee Chair

Grace Greene
Vermont Department of Libraries
109 State Street
Montpelier, VT 05609
802-828-6954
grace.greene@state.vt.us

Archivist

Paul Carnahan
Vermont Historical Society
60 Washington Street
Barre, VT 05641-4209
802-479-8500
FAX 802-479-8510
pcarnahan@vhs.state.vt.us

Department of Libraries Representative to the Board (non-voting)

Christine Friese
Vermont Department of Libraries
109 State Street
Montpelier, VT 05609
802-828-2714
christine.friese@state.vt.us

Editorial Committee Chair

Helen Linda
Goddard College
123 Pitkin Road
Plainfield, VT 05677
vermontlibrariesnews@gmail.com

Government Relations Committee Chair

Oceana Wilson
Bennington College
Crossett Library
1 College Drive
Bennington, Vermont 05201-6003
802-440-4606
OWilson@bennington.edu

Intellectual Freedom Committee Chair

Ray Brior
Johnson State College
Willey Library & Learning Center
337 College Hill
Johnson, VT 05656
802-635-1495
Raymond.Brior@jsc.edu

Membership Committee Chair

Cindy Weber
Stowe Free Library
90 Pond St.
P.O. Box 1029
Stowe, VT 05672
802-253-6145
cweber@stowelibrary.org

Personnel Committee Chair

Shara McCaffery
St. Johnsbury Athenaeum
1171 Main St.
St. Johnsbury, VT 05819
802-748-8191 x302
smccaffrey@stjathenaeum.org

Vermont Library Conference Chair

Jane Napier
Kellogg-Hubbard Library
135 Main Street
Montpelier, VT 05602
802-223-4665
jnapier@kellogghubbard.org

ORGANIZATION REPRESENTATIVES
(voting members of the board; elected by the membership)

American Library Association Councilor

Charlotte Gerstein
Castleton State College
Calvin Coolidge Library
178 Alumni Drive
Castleton, VT 05735
802-468-6409
charlotte.gerstein@castleton.edu

New England Library Association Representative

Kip Roberson
Pierson Library
5376 Shelburne Road
Shelburne, VT 05482-6904
802-264-5017
kroberson@shelburnevt.org

VLA WEBMASTERS 
(voting members of the board; appointed by the board)

Jessamyn West
P.O. Box 345
Randolph, VT 05060
jessamyn@gmail.com

Helen Linda
Goddard College
123 Pitkin Road
Plainfield, VT 05677
vermontlibrarieswebmaster@gmail.com