New Mexico Library Association

Supporting and promoting New Mexico libraries and librarians

Executive Board

POSITION  NAME  TERM (November 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 Francine Binnert  2026 (1 year term)
   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)

Committee Chairs

COMMITTEE

NAMETERM
 Awards Committee Maria Tucker

 2028 (3 year term)

 Archivist Committee Joanna 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)

Task Force Members

TASK FORCENAME
 Advocacy Task Force

Cassandra Osterloh

Francine Binnert

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

 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

2025 Board Structure


2025 SIG Structure



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

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