**Contact information for GODORT members listed in the directory can be found through ALA Connect.**
Executive Committee | Committees | Task Forces/Interest Groups | Special Officers | Liaisons & Contacts
Executive Committee
Chair
Ben Aldred, University of Illinois at Chicago (2024)
Past Chair
Kian Flynn, University of Washington (2024)
Assistant Chair/Chair-elect
Andrea Craley, Harford Community College
Secretary
Brett Cloyd, University of Iowa (2024)
Treasurer
Elizabeth Sanders, Lamar University (2025)
Publications Committee Chair
Rick Mikulski, College of William & Mary (2024)
Bylaws Coordinator
Angela J.A. Kent, Houston Public Library (2024)
Councilor
Hallie Pritchett, North Dakota State University (2025)
Committees
Awards
Alison Downey, Valparaiso University (Chair) (2024)
Lynn Gates, University of Colorado - Colorado Springs (2024)
Heather Getsay, Slippery Rock University (2025)
Emily Rogers, Valdosta State University (2024)
Melanie Sims, Louisiana State University (2024)
VACANT
Cataloging
Elizabeth McDonald, University of Memphis (Chair) (2024)
Chad Deets, Arizona State University (2025)
Valerie Glenn, Virginia Commonwealth University (2025)
Cate Kellett, Yale University (2024)
Amy Laub, University of Kentucky (2025)
Chris Straughn, Northeastern Illinois University (2025)
Simon Healey, Free Library of Philadelphia (Ex officio, accessibility) (2024)
Andrea Morrison, Indiana University Bloomington (Ex officio, chair of working group) (2024)
Jim Noel, MARCIVE (Ex officio) (2024)
Cataloging Toolbox for U.S. Federal Government Information - Contacts: Andrea Morrison, amorriso@indiana.edu, 812-855-3723, and Jim Noel, jnoel@marcive.com.
Cataloging Toolbox for International Government Information - Contact Andrea Morrison, amorriso@indiana.edu, 812-855-3723
Cataloging Toolbox for State Government Information (to be released) - Contact: Andrea Morrison, amorriso@indiana.edu, 812-855-3723
Conference
Sanga Sung, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Chair (2025)
Simon Healey, Free Library of Philadelphia (2024)
Patricia Kenly, Georgia Tech (2025)
Annelise Sklar, University of California, San Diego (2025)
Brad Vogus, Arizona State University (2024)
Development
Joseph Yue, University of California, Los Angeles, Chair (2024)
Monifa Carter, NYU Long Island School of Medicine (2025)
Sarah Erekson, University of Florida (2024)
Shari Laster, Arizona State University (2025)
VACANT
Elizabeth Sanders, Lamar University (ExOfficio, treasurer)
Education
Aaron Wilson, University of Maryland, Chair (2024)
Laura Andrews, SUNY Maritime (2024)
Laurie Aycock, Kennesaw State University (2024)
Sarah Causey, University of Georgia (2024)
Christine Fletcher, Mississippi State University (2025)
Lorena O'English, Washington State University (2025)
Patricia Takacs, University of Florida (2025)
Liza Weisbrod, Auburn University (2025)
Anna Xiong, Rice University (2025)
Government Information for Children
Lauren Hall, California State University, Stanislaus (Chair) (2025)
Ryan Grant, Michael Anderson Elementary School (2025)
Jenny Groome, Connecticut State Library (2025)
Marna Morland, University of Texas, Dallas (2024)
Kamaria Nurse, Queens Public Library (2024)
Perveen Rustomfram, The University of Memphis (2024)
Patricia Siska, Queens Public Library (2025)
Connie Williams, Sonoma County Library-Petaluma (2024)
VACANT
Kate Tallman, University of Colorado, Boulder, Chair (2025)
Howard S. Carrier, James Madison University (At-Large) (2023)
Kelly Wilson, Soka University of America (Virtual Meetings Coordinator)
Liza Weisbrod, Auburn University (Education Committee) (2023)
VACANT
Legislation
Lisa Pritchard, Jefferson College (Chair) (2025)
Sarah Causey, University of Georgia (2024)
Kelsey Flynn, Army Corps of Engineers (2024)
Danielle Gensch, San Jose State University (2025)
James Jacobs, Stanford University (2024)
Robbie Sittel, Plano Public Library (2025)
Membership
Kristine Stilwell, University of North Georgia, Chair (2025)
Megan Graewingholt, California State University, Fullerton (2024)
Lawrence Mello, Florida Atlantic University (2025)
Robbie Sittel, Plano Public Library (2025)
Kian Flynn, University of Washington (Ex officio) (2024)
Nominating
Sarah Erekson, University of Florida, Chair (2025)
Elizabeth Sanders, Lamar University (2024)
Jenny McBurney, University of Minnesota (2025)
VACANT
Andrea Craley, Harford Community College (Ex-officio) (2024)
Program
Andrea Craley, Harford Community College, Chair (2024)
Cass Hartnett, University of Washington (2025)
VACANT
VACANT
Publications
Rick Mikulski, College of William & Mary, Chair (2024)
Julia Ezzo, Michigan State University, Past Chair (2024)
Kelly Wilson, Soka University of America, Chair-Elect (2024)
Jennifer Castle, Tennessee State University (DttP Editor - ex officio) (2024)
Elizabeth Sanders, Lamar University (GODORT Treasurer - ex officio)
Samantha Hager, Colorado State Library (Website Administrator - ex officio)
Emily Alford, Indiana University (Notable Documents - Chair) (2024)
Kelly Wilson, Soka University of America (2024)
Chris Bloodworth, Detroit Public Library (2024)
Notable Documents Panel
Chair
Emily Alford, Indiana University (2024)
Federal Documents
Federal Documents Selector
Virginia Pierce, South Carolina State Library
Federal Documents Judges
Rick Mikulski, William and Mary Libraries
State and Local Documents
State and Local Documents Selector
Jenny Groome, Connecticut State Library
International Documents
International Documents Selector
Jane Canfield, Pontificia Universidad Católica
International Documents Judge
Liza Weisbrod, Auburn University Libraries
Kelly Wilson, Soka University of America
Rare and Endangered Government Publications
Angela Bonnell, Illinois State University (Chair) (2025)
Michael Kardos, U.S. Naval Academy (2025)
Aimee Quinn, Northern Arizona University -Yuma (2025)
Susan Paterson, University of British Columbia (2024)
Jane Canfield, Pontificia Universidad Católica, Biblioteca Encarnación Valdés, PR (2024)
Iain Willamson, Coherent Digital (2025)
Social Media and Outreach
Ben Chiewphasa, Columbia University, Chair (2024)
Patricia Takacs, University of Florida, Assistant Chair (2024)
Rachel Olsen, University of North Carolina, Greensboro (2025)
Melanie Sims, Louisiana State University (2025)
Sanga Sung, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (2025)
Membership Committee Representative
Technology Committee Representatives:
Suzanne Reinman, Oklahoma State University
Kelly Bilz, Thomas More University
Technology Committee
Samantha Hager, Colorado State Library, Website Administrator/Chair (2025)
Kelly Bilz, Thomas More University (2025)
Michelle Donlin, East Stroudsburg University (2024)
Suzanne Reinman, Oklahoma State University (2025)
Task Force Coordinators/Interest Group Leaders
Federal Information Interest Group Leader
Hayley Johnson, Louisiana State University (2024)
International Documents Task Force Coordinator
Michael Alguire (2024)
State and Local Documents Interest Group Leader
Denise Jones, State Library of North Carolina (2024)
Special Officers (Non-Voting)
Archivist
Angela J.A. Kent,
Houston Public Library (2024)
Virtual Meetings Coordinator
Kelly Wilson,
Soka University of America
Website Administrator
Samantha Hager, Colorado State Library (2025)
Liaisons & Contacts
ALA Staff Liaison
Danielle Ponton
ALA Public Policy and Advocacy Liaison
Gavin Baker, Assistant Director, Government Relations
Liaisons to ALA Committees
BARC (Budget Analysis and Review Committee)
Elizabeth Sanders, Lamar University
CORE Cataloging and Classification Section: Committee on Cataloging Description & Access (CC:DA)
Cate Kellett, Yale University
Library Education, Education Assembly
Connie Williams, Sonoma County Library-Petaluma (2023)
Literacy Assembly
Kian Flynn, University of Washington (2023)
Membership Promotion Task Force
Kristine Stilwell, University of North Georgia
Planning & Budget Assembly
Robbie Sittel, University of North Texas (2023)
Recruitment Assembly
Denise Jones, North Carolina Government and Heritage Library (2023)
Round Table Coordinating Assembly
Andrea Craley, Harford Community College
ALA Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Assembly
Megan Hamlin-Black, Rhode Island State Library (2023)
Vacant
Liaisons to Other Organizations
Freedom to Read Foundation
Lisa Pritchard, Jefferson College Library (2023)
International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA)
Frank Lester, Vanderbilt University (2024)
Liaisons to GODORT
ACRL Rare Book and Manuscripts Section
Elizabeth Sudduth, University of South Carolina
ALA Executive Board
Maggie Farrell, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Association of Specialized, Government and Cooperative Library Agencies (ASGCLA)
Vicky Crone, National Agricultural Library
Map and Geospatial Information Round Table (MAGIRT)
Michael Smith, University of California-San Diego
New Member Round Table (NMRT)
Kelly Wilson, Soka University of America (2023)
Social Responsibilities Round Table (SRRT)
Laurie Aycock, Kennesaw State University (2022)