Vote for Your MLA Leaders

Candidate Information: Nominating Committee

(vote for nine)

Note: The order of candidate information was determined by a random drawing of names.

Julia K. Kochi

Heidi Sue Adams

Rhonda J. Allard

Nicole (Nikki) Dettmar

Elizabeth R. Lorbeer, AHIP

Richard A. Peterson, AHIP

Wayne Loftus

Michelle Henley

James Dale Prince, AHIP

Judy Consales

Margaret H. Coletti, AHIP

Jane Bridges, AHIP

M. J. Tooey, AHIP, FMLA

Gale G. Hannigan, AHIP

Roberta Bronson Fitzpatrick

Brenda Faye Green

Beth Whipple, AHIP

Marie T. Ascher, AHIP

Julia K. Kochi

Director, User Services and Collections, Library & Center for Knowledge Management, University of California–San Francisco, 1996–

MLA Official Activities (Last 10 Years)

National: Board of Directors: member 2008–2011; 2009 National Program Committee: member 2007–2009; MLANET Editor Search Committee: member 2006–2007; MLA Nominating Committee: member 2004; Task Force on Online Education: member 2001–2003; 2003 National Program Committee: member, Technology Group: cochair 2001–2003. Section: Collection Development Section: member 2005–. Leadership and Management Section: 2005–. Chapter: Northern California and Nevada Medical Library Group: member 1996–; Nominating Committee: member 2007; Awards and Honors Committee: chair 2004–2006; MLA Nominating Committee: nominee 2003.

Heidi Sue Adams

Lead Medical Librarian, Medical Library, Kalispell Regional Medical Center, Kalispell, MT, 1998–

MLA Official Activities (Last 10 Years)

National: 2010 National Program Committee: member; Task Force on Vital Pathways for Hospital Librarians: Document Subcommittee: member 2008–2009. Section: Hospital Libraries Section: member 2000–. Chapter: Pacific Northwest Chapter (PNC): member 1999–; PNC Chapter Meeting Planning Committee: member 2012–2013, 2010–2011; past-chair 2008, chair 2007; 2007 Annual PNC Chapter Meeting: cochair; treasurer 2003–2005.

Rhonda J. Allard

Consumer Health Librarian, Myra Mahon Patient Resource Center, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, 2006–

MLA Official Activities (Last 10 Years)

National: MLA member: 2006–. Section: Consumer and Patient Health Information Section: member 2002–; chair-elect 2009, chair 2010, past chair 2011. Hospital Libraries Section: member 2012–. Chapter: New York-New Jersey Chapter: member 2007–; Program Committee: member 2010.

Nicole (Nikki) Dettmar

Education and Assessment Coordinator, National Network of Libraries of Medicine, Pacific Northwest Region, Health Sciences Library, University of Washington–Seattle, 2008–

MLA Official Activities (Last 10 Years)

National: member 2006–; 2012 National Program Committee: Local Assistance Committee: cochair 2009–2012; Technology Advisory Committee: member 2010–2013, chair-designate 2012–2013; Lucretia W. McClure Excellence in Education Award Jury: member 2009–2010. Section: Consumer and Patient Health Information Section: member 2008–; newsletter editor 2008–. Educational Media and Technologies Section (EMTS): member 2008–; EMTS Annual Scholarship Award Jury: member 2008–2009. Chapter: Pacific Northwest Chapter (PNC): member 2006–; Professional Development Committee: member 2009–; 2009 PNC Annual Meeting: publicity chair 2008–2009.

Elizabeth R. Lorbeer, AHIP

Associate Director for Content Management and Associate Professor, Lister Hill Library of the Health Sciences, University of Alabama–Birmingham, 2006–

MLA Official Activities (Last 10 Years)

National: member 2004–; ALCTS Publisher-Vendor-Library Relations Interest Group: allied representative 2010–2012; 2011 National Program Committee: member 2009–2011, Fundraising Committee: member; Planning committee to develop programming and select speakers, and participated in four webcasts: Tips for Negotiating Electronic Licenses (2004), The Art and Practice of Electronic Journal, Book, and Database Licenses: Practical Tips for Health Care Organizations (2005), Join the Health Care Team: Become a Medical Librarian (2006), ABCs of E-books: Strategies for the Medical Library (2010): member; MLA Scholarly Communications Committee: Research Subgroup: member 2008–2009; Scholarly Publishing Issues Symposium Planning Committee: member 2007, blog moderator. Section: Collection Development Section (CDS): member 1999–; chair-elect, chair, past chair 2005–2008; discussion list moderator 2006–; Daniel T. Richard Prize and Travel Award, Awards Committee: chair 2008–2010. Dental Section: member 2009–. Leadership and Management Section: Nominating Committee: member 2007. Chapter: Southern Chapter: member 2006–; Southern Chapter for the State of Alabama: membership chair 2010–; Exhibits Committee for Southern Chapter: chair 2007–2008.

Richard A. Peterson, AHIP

Deputy Director, Medical Center Library & Archives, Duke University, Durham, NC, 2001–

MLA Official Activities (Last 10 Years)

National: Awards Committee: member 2011–; Carla J. Funk Governmental Relations Award Jury: member 2010–2011; Cunningham Memorial International Fellowship Jury: member 2009–2010; Credentialing Committee: member 2006–2009; Awards Committee: member 2005–2006; Estelle Brodman Award for the Academic Medical Librarian of the Year Jury: member 2003–2004, chair 2004–2005. Section: Leadership and Management Section: member 2002–; Membership Committee: member 2006–2008. Chapter: Mid-Atlantic Chapter (MAC): chair-elect 2010–2011, chair 2011–2012; MAC Annual Meeting Planning Committee: cochair 2009–2010; TriChapter (MAC, New York-New Jersey, Philadelphia) Annual Meeting: Communications Committee: member 2008–2009; MAC Registration Committee: cochair 2008; MAC Research Special Committee: member 2007–2008; MAC Annual Meeting Program Committee: member 2005–2007; MAC Professional Development Committee: member 2004–2006, chair 2006–2007; MAC Annual Meeting Local Arrangements Committee: cochair 2002–2004; MAC Honors and Awards Committee: member 2002–2003, chair 2001–2002; MAC Annual Meeting Program Committee: member 2001–2002.

Wayne Loftus

Web Services Coordinator, Health Sciences Libraries, University of Minnesota– Minneapolis, 2006–

MLA Official Activities (Last 10 Years)

National: Technology Advisory Committee: member 2011–; National Program Committee: member 2009–2011; Scholarships and Grants Committee: member 2006–2009; Local Assistance Committee: member 2005. Section: Educational Media and Technologies Section: member 2009–. Leadership and Management Section: member 2011–.

Michelle Henley

Manager, Library Services, Schaller Medical Library, Saint Francis Memorial Hospital, San Francisco, CA, 2007–

MLA Official Activities (Last 10 Years)

National: member 2005–; Chapter Council: Northern California and Nevada Medical Library Group representative 2008–2011. Chapter: Northern California and Nevada Medical Library Group (NCNMLG): member 2005–; 2008 NCNMLG/Medical Library Group of Southern California and Arizona (MLGSCA) Joint Meeting: contributed papers moderator; Nominating Committee: member 2008; 2011NCNMLG/MLGSCA Joint Meeting: tri-chair; Web Site Committee: chair 2009–2011; Web Site Task Force: chair 2009–2012; Communications Committee: cochair 2012.

James Dale Prince, AHIP

Executive Director, National Network of Libraries of Medicine, Southeastern/Atlantic Region, University of Maryland–Baltimore, 2011–

MLA Official Activities (Last 10 Years)

National: Technology Advisory Committee: member 2010–2011; Taskforce on Social Networking Software: member 2009–2011; MLA CORE editor 2006–2011; Continuing Education Committee: member 2005–2008. Section: Educational Media and Technologies Section: member 2003–; past chair and Section Council representative 2012–2013, chair 2011–2012, chair elect and program planner 2010–2011. Research Section: member 2011–. Leadership and Management Section: member 2011–. Relevant Issues Section: member 2003–; past chair and Section Council representative 2010–2011, chair 2009–2010, chair elect and program planner 2008–2009; secretary/treasurer 2004–2008. Chapter: Southern Chapter: member 2002–. Mid-Atlantic Chapter: chair 2008–2009; Annual Planning Committee: cochair 2005–2007; Professional Development Committee: chair 2005–2006; Professional Development Committee: member 2004–2007.

Judy Consales

Associate University Librarian for Sciences and Director, Louise M. Darling Biomedical Library, National Network of Libraries of Medicine, Pacific Southwest Region, University of California–Los Angeles, 1976–

MLA Official Activities (Last 10 Years)

National: International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) Health and Biosciences Libraries Section: MLA representative 2011–; National Program Committee: chair 2006–2007, member 2003–2005; Nominating Committee: member 2005–2006. Section: Leadership and Management Section: membership chair 2000–2004. Chapter: Medical Library Group of Southern California and Arizona: Program and Continuing Education Committee: cochair 2000 –2002; Advisory Council: member 1998–2002.

Margaret H. Coletti, AHIP

Director, Knowledge Services, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, 1997–

MLA Official Activities (Last 10 Years)

National: Task Force on Vital Pathways for Hospital Librarians: Document Subcommittee: member 2008. Section: Hospital Libraries Section: chair 2011–2012; chair-elect and programming chair 2010–2011; member 1983–. Leadership and Management Section: member 2010–. Chapter: North Atlantic Health Sciences Libraries: member 1986–; Government Relations Committee: chair 2008–2010; Executive Board: state representative 2007; Conference Planning Committee: member 2003.

Jane Bridges, AHIP

Associate Director, Savannah Campus, Health Sciences Library, Mercer Medical School/Memorial University Medical Center, Savannah, GA, 2001–

MLA Official Activities (Last 10 Years)

National: member 1979, 1989–; Academy of Health Information Professionals: Distinguished Member 2004–; Chapter Council: Southern Chapter representative 2009–2012, alternate 2005–2008; Majors/MLA Chapter Project of the Year Award Jury: member 2008–2009, 2009–2010; Chapter Council Presents Chapter Sharing Roundtables Committee: member 2009; Chapter Council Communications Committee: chair 2008; MLA ’07: invited panelist 2007; MLA News: column editor 2006–2007; Chapter Council Presents Chapter Sharing Roundtables: facilitator 2007, 2005, 2004, recorder 2004; MLA CE course, 3 contact hours, developer/teacher 2004. Section: Hospital Libraries Section: Scroll of Honor 2003 and 2004; member 1992–. Chapter: Southern Chapter: member 1982–; Program Committee: member 2010–2011, 2009–2010, 2008–2009, 2004–2005; Nominating Committee: member 2010–2011, 2000–2001; Annual Meeting: invited panelist 2007; Annual Meeting: invited speaker 2007, 2002, yoga session teacher (RYT–200) 2004, 2005, 2006; parliamentarian 2003–2005; contributed papers session: moderator 2004; Public Relations Committee: chair 2001–2003; Resolutionary: chair 2002; member 2003–2006.

M. J. Tooey, AHIP, FMLA

Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs; Executive Director of the Health Sciences and Human Services Library; and Director, National Network of Libraries of Medicine, Southeastern Atlantic Region, University of Maryland–Baltimore, 1986–

MLA Official Activities (Last 10 Years)

National: Estelle Brodman Award for the Academic Medical Librarian of the Year Jury: member 2011–2012; president-elect, president, immediate past president 2004–2007; Vital Pathways for Hospital Librarians Project: chair 2005–2009; MLA Nominating Committee: chair 2007; Scholarly Publishing Task Force: member 2005–2007; Task Force on Librarians Without Borders: member 2006–2007; 2004 National Program Committee: chair; Annual Meeting Schedule Task Force: member July 2001–2002; MLA/PEW Internet & American Life Project Task Force: chair March 2001–2002. Section: All sections as part of institutional membership: member. Hospital Libraries Section: member 2004–. Leadership and Management Section: member 2000–. Medical Informatics Section: member 1990s–. Research Section: early 2000s–. Chapter: Mid-Atlantic Chapter: member 1985–. Southern Chapter: member 2004–.

Gale G. Hannigan, AHIP

Visiting Professor and Special Projects Librarian, Health Sciences Library & Informatics Center, University of New Mexico–Albuquerque, 2011–

MLA Official Activities (Last 10 Years)

National: Academy of Health Information Professionals: Distinguished Member 1990–; MLA Nominating Committee: member 2003; member 1977–. Section: Medical Library Education Section: member 2011–; chair-elect 2012; MLA Nominating Committee: candidate 2004. Educational Media and Technologies Section: member 1982–. Cancer Librarians Section: member 2011–. Medical Informatics Section: member 1993–. Public Health/Health Administration Libraries Section: member 2009–. Research Section: member 1996–2010. Chapter: South Central Chapter (SCC): member 1977–1982, 1990–; Membership Committee: representative, 2009–2010; Governmental Relations Committee: chair 2006–2007; SCC Local Arrangements Committee: member 2006.

Roberta Bronson Fitzpatrick

Associate Director, George F. Smith Library of the Health Sciences, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ)–Newark, 2001–

MLA Official Activities (Last 10 Years)

National: National Program Committee: member 2008 –2010; Continuing Education Committee: Chapter Council representative 2002–2005; chapter continuing education chairs meetings at MLA annual meetings: convener 2002–2005; annual directory of chapter-sponsored continuing education opportunities: producer 2002–2005; Chapter Council Presents Chapter Sharing Roundtables: facilitator; “Roles & Essential Skills for the Expert Searcher” teleconference, March 10, 2004: Planning Committee: member; “Partnerships in Public Health: Information, Librarians, and the Public Health Workforce” teleconference, March 2005: Planning Committee: member; MLA ’07, Philadelphia, PA: “Health Information Literacy” Symposium: Planning Committee: member; MLA ’08, Chicago, IL: “Only Connect: Library Liaison Programs” Symposium: Planning Committee: member; Bylaws Committee: chair 2007–2008; Continuing Education Committee: chair 2006–2007; Majors/MLA Chapter Project of the Year Award Jury: member 2004–2006, 2004–2005, chair 2005–2006; Publications Committee: member 1997–2001, chair 2000–2001; Continuing Education Committee: ex officio member 2002–2005; MLA ’03, San Diego, CA: “Celebrate Me Home” Program: coordinator and reviewer; MLA ’05, San Antonio, TX: Public Services Section Program: coordinator and reviewer; MLA ’06, Phoenix, AZ: Public Services Section Program: coordinator and reviewer. Section: Public Services Section: member 2005–; chair 2006–2007, past chair 2007–2008. Leadership and Management Section: member 2005–. Chapter: New York-New Jersey Chapter: Board: member 2006–2009; parliamentarian 2009–2012; Chapter Council representative 2003–2006; Annual Chapter Meeting; Brooklyn, NY; October 2004: poster reviewer; Chapter Council alternate 2000–2003; Program Committee, Spring Dinner: member 2006; chair 2006.

Brenda Faye Green

Assistant Professor and Coordinator, Health Sciences Library and Biocommunications Center, University of Tennessee Health Science Center–Memphis, 1992–

MLA Official Activities (Last 10 Years)

National: member 1985–; National Network/Libraries of Medicine, Southeastern/Atlantic Region: resource library outreach liaison 2011–2012; Professional Recruitment and Retention Committee: chair 2012–2013, chair designate 2011–2012, member 2010–2012; Lucretia W. McClure Excellence in Education Award Jury: chair 2008–2009, member 2007–2008; Governmental Relations Committee: member 2002–2005; 2002 National Program Committee: member 2000–2002. Section: Educational Media and Technologies Section: member 1996–. Leadership and Management Section: member 2008–. Consumer and Patient Health Information Section: member 2002–2004. Pharmacy and Drug Information Section: member 1993–2006. Chapter: Southern Chapter: member 1994–; program chair 2011–2012, chair elect 2010–2011; Program Committee: member 2010–2011; Local Arrangements Committee: member 2009; Program Committee: member 2007; Membership Committee: chair 2003–2006.

Beth Whipple, AHIP

Research lnformationist/Assistant Librarian, Ruth Lilly Medical Library, Indiana University School of Medicine–Indianapolis, 2007–

MLA Official Activities (Last 10 Years)

National: member 2006–; Academy of Health Information Professionals: Senior Member; Task Force to Revitalize the CORE Toolbox: member 2012; National Program Committee: member 2010–2012; Section Council: Medical Informatics Section (MIS) representative 2008–2009, 2011–2012; Section Council Elections: chair 2011–2012; MLA ’09: official blogger 2009; Section Council Questionnaire Task Force: chair 2008–2009; Section Council: recorder 2008. Section: Medical Informatics Section: past chair/nominations chair 2011–2012, chair 2010–2011, chair-elect/program chair 2009–2010; Membership Committee: member 2006–2008. Public Health/Health Administration Section: member 2006–. International Cooperation Section (ICS): member 2008–: Job Exchange Task Force: member 2009–2011. Educational Media and Technologies Section (EMTS): member 2008–; EMTS Travel Award 2010. Leadership and Management Section: member 2011–. Research Section: member 2011–2012. Chapter: Midwest Chapter: Communications Committee: chair 2011–; 2011 Meeting Program Committee: cochair 2010–2011.

Marie T. Ascher, AHIP

Associate Director, User Support, Education and Research Services, Health Sciences Library, New York Medical College–Valhalla, 2001–

MLA Official Activities (Last 10 Years)

National: member 1995–; Credentialing Committee: Section Council liaison 2008–2010; Partners in Information Access for the Public Health Workforce Steering Committee: allied representative 2004–2007, PHPartners.org Editorial Board: member 2004–; 2007 National Program Committee: member 2005–2007; MLA Health Information Literacy Task Force: member 2003–2005. Section: Public Health/Health Administration Section (PH/HA): 1997–; Research Committee: chair May 2010–; Core Public Health Journals Project Oversight Committee: member 2004–, chair 2011–; chair-elect/chair 2002–2004. Research Section: member 2004–; Research Agenda Committee: member 2008–. Public Services Section: member 1997–; Section Council representative 2007–2008. Medical Informatics Section: member 2001–; Bylaws: chair 2006–2011; secretary/treasurer 2011–2013. Leadership and Management Section: member 2004–. Medical Library Education Section: member 2009–. Chapter: New York-New Jersey Chapter: member 1997–; chair 2009–2010, chair-elect 2008–2009; Membership and Recruitment Committee: chair 2006–2008; Programming Committee: cochair 2004, member 2003, 2005, 2007; Strategic Planning Committee: member 2005–; secretary 2001–2003. Upstate New York and Ontario Chapter: member 2010–; Programming Committee: member 2011, 2012.

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