New Mexico Library Association

Supporting and promoting New Mexico libraries and librarians

NMLA Executive Board

Position   Name  Term Expiration*
 President   Julia Kelso  2025 (1 year term)
 Vice-President/President Elect  Sarah Jones  2025 (1 year term)
 Secretary  Sarah Obenauf  2025 (2 year term)
 Treasurer  Kelli Murphy  2025 (2 year term)
 Members at Large VACANT  VACANT
   Bridget O'Leary-Storer  2025 (2 year term)
   Rachel Patton  2025 (2 year term)
   Ellen Bosman  2026 (2 year term)
ALA/APA Councilor
 Cassandra Osterloh  2026 (3 year term or until qualified successor is appointed)

Members of the Executive Board are allowed to vote.

*Terms expire in November

NMLA Committee Chairs


 COMMITTEE NAME CHAIRPERSON'S NAME TERM
 Advocacy Committee VACANT VACANT
 Awards Committee Maria Tucker   2028 (3 year term)
 Archivist Committee  Jonna Paden  2025 (3 year term)
 Bylaws Committee VACANT  VACANT
 Conference Site Committee
 Melanie Templet

 2025 (acting chair)

 Communications Committee  Robyn Gleasner  
 Education Committee  Kevin Comerford  2026 (3 year term)
 Fundraising Committee  INACTIVE  INACTIVE
 Intellectual   Freedom Committee  Deirdre Caparoso  2025 (3 year term)
 Land of Enchantment   Committee  
 Legislation Committee

 Cynthia Shetter

 Joe Sabatini

 
 Local   Arrangements Committee  Melanie Templet  2024 (1 year term)
 Membership Committee  April Kent  2027 (3 year term)
 Nominations &   Elections Committee  Cassandra Osterloh  2025 (1 year term)
 Program Committee  Sarah Jones  2025 (1 year term)


Representatives & Delegates

 Position
 Name Term
 AASL Delegate
 Rachel Altobelli
 2025 (2 year term)
 MPLA Representative  John Sandstrom 2028 (3 year term)
 NMLF Chair
 Kat Gullahorn 
 State Librarian
 Eli Guinnee

SIG Liaisons

 SIG  Name  Term
 Academic Libraries/ACRL

 INACTIVE

 INACTIVE
 Archives & Archivists

 Abbie Olivas

 Ada Negraru
 2025
 Assessment & Statistics
 INACTIVE  INACTIVE
 Bonds for Libraries  Omar Durant  
 Digital Collections

 INACTIVE

 INACTIVE
 Fundraising

 INACTIVE

 INACTIVE

 Government Information  Susanne Caro  
 Local & Regional History Robin Moses  
 Native American Libraries  Cassandra Osterloh  
 New Mexico School Librarians  Natasha Carty   
 Open Access  Jennifer Jordan  
 Public Library Directors

 Marian Freer

 Melanie Ratliff


 Rural Libraries  Melanie Ratliff  
 Technical Services  Joseph Angelo





"New Mexico Library  Association" is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization. P.O. Box 26074, Albuquerque, NM 87125

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