MAALL Committee Membership
For  2012-2013

Bylaws Committee 
(Board Liaison, Stefanie Pearlman)

Charge: Propose and submit changes, additions, and deletions to MAALL bylaws.

Chair: Randy Thompson

Members:
Timothy Gatton
Lynn Hartke
Jacquelyn McCloud
Michele Thomas

Education Committee 
(Board Liaison, Ted Potter)

Charge: Prepare the 2013 program and recommend other educational possibilities for MAALL.

Chair: Jeri Kay Hopkins

Members:
Troy Johnson
Kathy Fennell
Jesse Burchfield
Jennifer Prilliman

Government Relations Committee 
(Board Liaison, Rebecca Lutkenhaus)

Charge: Monitor proposed legislation affecting law libraries and make recommendations for appropriate action concerning the desirability of such legislation. Ideally the committee will have one member from each state that is part of MAALL.

Co-Chairs: Chris Steadham & Matt Novak

Members: 
Catherine Chick (AR)
Jennifer Prilliman (OK)
Joyce McCray-Pearson (KS)
Neil Pereira (IL)
Kaaren Pupino (ND)
Julie Thomas (IA)

Grants Committee 
(Board Liaison, Ann Kitchel)

Charge: Establish criteria for award of grants, publicize availability, and select recipients.

Chair: Needra Jackson

Members:
Cathy Chick
Mary Kay Jung
Brian Striman

Library School Liaison
(Board Liaison, Rebecca Lutkenhaus)

Charge: Encourage the involvement of library school students in MAALL and in law librarianship in general.
Chair: Marcia Dority Baker
Members:
Katie Brown
Erika Cohn
Allison C. Reeve
Marie Robb

Local Arrangements Committee Local Arrangements Manual
(Board Liaison, Jeri Kay Hopkins)

Charge: Coordinate local arrangements for the annual meeting.
Chair: Kay Andrus
Members:
TBD


Membership Committee
(Board Liaison, Cindy Shearrer)

Charge: Encourage law librarians, law library staff, and library school students in our region to join MAALL, coordinates with Treasurer and Internet Committee chair to ensure MAALL directory listing on the website and the MAALL discussion list names is accurate, contact members who fail to renew, coordinate the Mentoring Program, and revise the MAALL brochure.

Chair: Karen Wallace

Members:
Crata Castleberry

Newsletter Committee
(Board Liaison, Cindy Bassett)

Charge: Publish the quarterly newsletter, MAALL Markings, on the Web and explore ways of expanding its content.

Chair & Editor: Brian Striman
Articles Editor: Neil Pereira
Photography Editor: Jennifer Prilliman
Member News Editor: Deborah Sulzbach
News from other Chapters Editor: Troy Johnson and Rebecca Lutkenhaus

State Member News Liaisons:
Melissa Serfass (AR)
Julie Thomas (IA)
Neil Pereira (IL)
Pam Crawford (KS)
Mary Stultz (NE)
Marsha Stacey (SD)

Nominations Committee Nominations Procedures
(Board Liaison, Ted Potter)
Charge: Select a slate of candidates for elected offices.
Chair: Stefanie Pearlman
Members:
Crata Castleberry
Needra Jackson
Ellen Jones
Janet McKinney

Public Relations Committee
(Board Liaison, Cindy Bassett)

Charge: Submit announcements for inclusion in AALL Spectrum and prepare MAALL table for AALL exhibit hall.

Chair: Jennifer Prilliman

Members:
Therese Clarke Arado
Cathy Chick

Service to the Public Committee
(Board Liaison, Cindy Shearrer)

Charge: Explore and develop means for MAALL libraries to support the needs of pro se patrons and the general public.

Chair: Nolan Wright

Members:
Pam Crawford
Colleen Williams
Melissa Serfass
Marsha Stacey

Website Committee
(Board Liaison, Cindy Bassett)

Charge: Evaluate and manage MAALL's web page and web presence.

Chair: Resa Kerns

Webmaster:
Members:
Brian Striman
Troy Johnson


Special Committee to Study Firm and State, Court, and County Law Librarian Professional Development
(Board Liaison: Stefanie Pearlman)

Charge: Survey firm, state, court and county law librarian members to determine if they regularly attend MAALL/AALL annual meetings and, if not, what MAALL can do to increase attendance and/or provide alternative professional development opportunities. Report findings and committee proposals back to the Executive Board.

Chair: Therese Clarke Arado

Members:
Jennifer Spector
Michael Robak
Susan Fowler
Ann Fessenden

Special Committee to update the Local Arrangements Manual
(Board Liaison – Ted Potter)

Charge: Update the outdated Local Arrangements Manual and provide a mechanism for regular updates.

Chair: Ann Fessenden

Members:
TBD

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