NMLA Executive Board
| Position | Name | Term Expiration* | |
|---|---|---|---|
| President | Julia Kelso | president [at] nmla [dot] org | 2025 (1 year term) |
| Vice-President/President Elect | Sarah Jones | vicepresident [at] nmla [dot] org | 2025 (1 year term) |
| Secretary | Sarah Obenauf | secretary [at] nmla [dot] org | 2025 (2 year term) |
| Treasurer | Kelli Murphy | treasurer [at] nmla [dot] org | 2025 (2 year term) |
| Members at Large | Melanie Ratliff | fortsumnerlibrary [at] gmail [dot] com | 2026 (2 year term) |
| Bridget O'Leary-Storer | boleary [at] cnm [dot] edu | 2025 (2 year term) | |
| Rachel Patton | Rpatton [at] manzanodayschool [dot] org | 2025 (2 year term) | |
| Ellen Bosman | ebosman [at] nmsu [dot] edu | 2026 (2 year term) | |
| ALA/APA Councilor |
Cassandra Osterloh | cassandra [dot] osteroh [at] dca [dot] nm [dot] gov |
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 | |||
| Archivist | Jonna Paden | archivist [at] nmla [dot] org | 2025 (3 year term) |
| Bylaws | VACANT | VACANT | VACANT |
| Conference Site |
Melanie Templet | mtemplet [at] sandiaprep [dot] org | 2025 (acting chair) |
| Communications | Robyn Gleasner | newsletter [at] nmla [dot] org | |
| Education | Kevin Comerford | education [at] nmla [dot] org | 2026 (3 year term) |
| Fundraising | Julia Kelso | librarydirector [at] vglibrary [dot] org | 2025 (3 year term) |
| Intellectual Freedom |
Deirdre Caparoso | dcaparoso [at] salud [dot] unm [dot] edu | 2025 (3 year term) |
| Legislation |
shetterc [at] loslunasnm [dot] gov jsabatini423 [at] gmail [dot] com |
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| Local Arrangements | Melanie Templet | mtemplet [at] sandiaprep [dot] org | 2024 (1 year term) |
| Membership | April Kent | membership_chair [at] nmla [dot] org | 2027 (3 year term) |
| Nominations & Elections |
Ruben Aragón | rubenaragon [at] nmhu [dot] edu | 2025 (1 year term) |
| Program | Melanie Ratliff | fortsumnerlibrary [at] gmail [dot] com | 2025 (1 year term) |
Representatives & Delegates
| Position | Name | Term | |
| AASL Delegate | Rachel Altobelli | rachel [dot] altobelli [at] aps [dot] edu | 2025 (2 year term) |
| 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 [dot] Guinnee [at] dca [dot] nm [dot] gov |
SIG Liaisons
| SIG | Name | Term | |
| Academic Libraries/ACRL |
VACANT |
|
2024 |
| Archives & Archivists | 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 | Jennifer Laws | sarahrk [at] unm [dot] edu | |
| Government Information | Susanne Caro | susanne [dot] caro [at] dca [dot] nm [dot] gov | |
| Local & Regional History | Joseph McKenzie | jmckenzie [at] tobnm [dot] gov |
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| Native American Libraries | Jonna Paden | jonna_paden [at] hotmail [dot] com | 2022 |
| New Mexico School Librarians | Natasha Carty | natasha [dot] carty [at] aps [dot] edu | |
| Open Access | VACANT | ||
| Public Library Directors | marian [at] corraleslibrary [dot] org fortsumnerlibrary [at] gmail [dot] com |
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| Rural Libraries | Melanie Ratliff | fortsumnerlibrary [at] gmail [dot] com | |
| Technical Services | Brad Carrington | bradley [dot] carrington [at] dca [dot] nm [dot] gov |