NMLA Executive Board
| Position | Name | Term Expiration* | |
|---|---|---|---|
| President | Kate Alderete | president [at] nmla [dot] org | 2023 (1 year term) |
| Vice-President/President Elect | Ruben Aragón |
vicepresident [at] nmla [dot] org | 2023 (1 year term) |
| Secretary | Sarah Obenauf | secretary [at] nmla [dot] org | 2023 (2 year term) |
| Treasurer | Kelli Murphy | treasurer [at] nmla [dot] org | 2023 (2 year term) |
| Members at Large | Julia Kelso | librarydirector [at] vglibrary [dot] org | 2024 (2 year term) |
| Cassandra Osterloh | cassandra.osterloh [at] dca [dot] nm [dot] gov | 2023 (2 year term) | |
| Anne Lefkofsky | alefkofsky [at] cabq [dot] gov | 2023 (2 year term) | |
| Ellen Bosman | ebosman [at] nmsu [dot] edu | 2024 (2 year term) | |
| ALA/APA Councilor |
VACANT | alacouncilor [at] nmla [dot] org | 2026 ( 3 year term or until
successor is appointed |
Members of the Executive Board are allowed to vote.
*Terms expire in November
NMLA Committee Chairs
| Awards Committee | Julia Kelso | librarydirector [at] vglibrary [dot] org | 2025 (3 year term) |
| Archivist | Jonna Paden | archivist [at] nmla [dot] org | (3 year term) |
| Bylaws | Nadia M Orozco-Sahi | nadiamsahi [at] gmail [dot] com | 2025 (3 year term) |
| Conference Site |
Jason Shoup | jshoup [at] rrnm [dot] gov | 2024 (3 Year term) |
| Education | Vacant | education [at] nmla [dot] org | (3 year term) |
| Fundraising | Julia Kelso | librarydirector [at] vglibrary [dot] org | (3 year term) |
| Intellectual Freedom |
Deirdre Caparoso | dcaparoso [at] salud [dot] unm [dot] edu | (3 year term) |
| Legislation | Cynthia Shetter | shetterc [at] loslunasnm [dot] gov | |
| Joe Sabatini | jsabatini423 [at] gmail [dot] com | ||
| Local Arrangements | Melanie Templet | mtemplet [at] sandiaprep [dot] org | 2023 (1 year term) |
| Membership | Anna Frantz | membership_chair [at] nmla [dot] org | 2025 (3 year term) |
| Nominations & Elections | Dean Smith | dpsmith [at] cabq [dot] gov | 2023 (1 year term) |
| Communications Committee | Robyn Gleasner |
newsletter [at] nmla [dot] org | |
| Newsletter Editor & Website | Robyn Gleasner | newsletter [at] nmla [dot] org |
no term limit |
| Program Committee Chair | Eli Guinnee | Eli [dot] Guinnee [at] dca [dot] nm [dot] gov | 2025 (3 year term) |
Representatives & Delegates
| Position | Name | Term | |
| ASL Delegate | | Vacant | |
| MPLA Representative | Erin Wahl | ewahl [at] nmsu [dot] edu | 2025 (3 year term or until
successor is appointed |
| NMLF Chair | Kat Gullahorn | kgullahorn [at] gmail [dot] com | 2021 |
| State Librarian | Eli Guinnee | Eli.Guinnee [at] dca [dot] nm [dot] gov |
SIG Liaisons
| SIG | Name | Term | |
| Academic Libraries/ACRL |
jaranda2 [at] nmsu [dot] edu |
2022 | |
| Advocacy for School Libraries | Sara Sabol | sabol [at] aps [dot] edu | 2023 |
| Archives & Archivists | Abbie Weiser, Ada Negraru | AbWeiser [at] salud [dot] unm [dot] edu, ata [dot] negraru [at] dca [dot] nm {dot] gov | 2025 |
| Assessment & Statistics |
VACANT | ||
| Bonds for Libraries | Omar Durant | omardurant [at] yahoo [dot] com | |
| Digital Collections | Sarah Kostelecky, Jennifer Laws | sarahrk [at] unm [dot] edu | |
| Fundraising | Julia Kelso |
librarydirector [at] vglibrary [dot] org |
|
| Government Information | Susanne Caro | susanne [dot] caro [at] dca [dot] nm [dot] gov | |
| Local & Regional History | Cassandra Osterloh | cassandra.osterloh [at] dca [dot] nm [dot] gov | |
| Native American Libraries | Jonna Paden | jonna_paden [at] hotmail [dot] com | 2022 |
| Open Access | VACANT | ||
| Public Library Directors | Marian Freer, Melanie Ratliff | marian [at] corraleslibrary [dot] org, fortsumnerlibrary [at] gmail [dot] com | |
| Rural Libraries | Melanie Ratliff | fortsumnerlibrary [at] gmail [dot] com | |
| Technical Services | Brad Carrington | bradley.carrington [at] dca [dot] nm [dot] gov |