LYRASIS is proud to announce our 2017 Leaders Forums, a series of in-person, regional meetings that bring together thought leaders and innovators from across the country to discuss important issues for archives, libraries and museums. This is a continuation of our ongoing Leaders Forums series started in 2016.
Past Forums
March 21 – Baltimore Forum
Attendees:
- Megan Sniffin-Marinoff, Harvard University Archives
- Mary Wassum, NLM
- Jennifer Diffin, NLM
- George Fowler, Old Dominion University
- Cynthia Snell, Columbia International University
- Dr. Anthony Snell, Trident Consulting
- Robin Ruggaber, University of Virginia
- Scott Walker, DePaul University
- Sophie Rondeau, Virginia Wesleyan College
- Justin Wing, University of Delaware
- Joyce Tenney, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
- Brad Ede, Valpariso University
- Ryan Johnson, Georgetown University
- Janet Ohles, Moravian College
- Joe Lucia, Temple University
- Derick Dreher, Rosenbach Museum
- Cathy Wilt, PALCI
- Nancy Coylar, Birmingham-Southern College
April 25 – Louisville Forum
Attendees:
- Andrew Adler, Georgetown College
- Beth South, Indiana State University East
- Carrie Herrmann, Boone County Public Library
- Bridget Striker, Boone County Public Library
- David Lewis, IUPUI
- Georgia de Araujo, Boyle Public Library
- Gregory Youngen, Indiana State University
- Ilona Burdette, Kentucky Virtual Library
- Matthew Collins, Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary
- Matthew Shaw, Ball State University
- Polly Boruff-Jones, Indiana University Kokomo
- Rick Provine, DePauw University
- Brooke Cox, DePauw University
- Cara Marco, Sullivan University
- Maria Taylor, Georgetown College
May 9 – Trenton Forum
Attendees:
- Debbie Gaspar, Rowan University
- Allison Trainer, NJ Council of Arts
- Carol Brigham, LaSalle University
- Jacob Nadal, Princeton University Library
- Janice Painter, Princeton Public Library
- Jeff Dickens, Moravian College & Theological Seminary
- Jeffrey Donnelly, Georgian Court University
- Jennifer Carlson, WYCK
- Jill Lee, Athenaeum of Philadelphia
- Jill Morris, Pennsylvania Academic Library Consortium, Inc.
- Mary Chute, New Jersey State Library
- Michelle Stricker, New Jersey State Library
- James Lonergan, New Jersey State Library
- Param Bedi, Bucknell University
- Yup Ma, Museum of Chinese in America (MOCA)
June 6 – San Francisco Forum
Attendees:
- Deborah Hunt, Mechanics’ Institute
- Diane Lai, Mechanics’ Institute
- Eric Chao, SCELC
- Eric Kansa, Open Text
- Greg McAvoy Jensen, Granite Horizon
- Jennifer Nutefall, Santa Clara University
- Joe Murphy
- John Lowe, University of California Berkeley
- Kyla Tynes, Saint Mary’s College of California
- Lauren MacDonald, Saint Mary’s College of California
- Nancy Goldman, University of California Berkeley
- Patrick Newell, California State University, Chico
- Polina Ilieva, University of California San Francisco
- Steven Irving, Santa Rosa School District
- Tracy Elliott, San Jose State University
- Essraa Nawar, Chapman University
- Ralph Lewin, Mechanics’ Institute
June 8 – Portland Forum
Attendees:
- Ann Joslin, Idaho Commission for Libraries
- Ann Matsushima Chiu, Warner Pacific College
- Caren Agata, Oregon State Library
- Carol Hixson, Florida Atlantic University
- Cheryl Middleton, Oregon State University Libraries
- Dalia Corkrum, Whitman College
- Elaine Hirsch, Lewis and Clark College
- Elizabeth McKinney, Georgia Public Library Service
- Gina Persichini, Idaho Commission for Libraries
- Isaac Gilman, Pacific University
- Jill Emery, Portland State University
- Karen Bjork, Portland State University
- Katy Lenn, University of Oregon
- Len Bryan, Hillsboro Schools
- Margaret Mellinger, Oregon State University Libraries
- Marilyn Moody, Portland State University
- MaryKay Dahlgreen, Oregon State Library
- Ruth Metz, Ruth Metz Consulting
- Sara Cordes, University of Washington
- Sarah Beasley, Portland State University
- Xan Arch, University of Portland
- Grayson Dirk, University of Washington
September 14 – Birmingham Foru
Attendees:
- Alan Bearman, Washburn University
- Annie Payton, Alabama A&M University
- Cedric Davis, Alabama State University
- Christina Zamon, Georgia State University
- Daniel Zeiger, Georgia Public Library Service
- David Moore, University of Alabama in Huntsville
- Janice Franklin, Alabama State University
- Jennifer Steinford, Columbia Southern University
- Jodi Poe, Jacksonville State University
- John-Bauer Graham, Jacksonville State University
- Melissa Morgan, Southern Museum of Flight
- Nancy Colyar, Birmingham-Southern College
- Nancy Pack, Alabama Public Library Service
- Ron Leonard ,Network Of Alabama Academic Libraries (NAAL)
- Rose Frazier, Tuskegee University
- Margaret Alexander, Tuskegee University