SEAALL Officers & Committees 2017 2018 President Jason R. Sowards Law Librarian Nevada Supreme Court Law Library 201 South Carson St #100 Carson City, NV 89701 Phone: (775) 684 1671 Email: jsowards@nvcourts.nv.gov Vice President / President Elect Kris Niedringhaus Assoc Dean for Library & Information Services and Associate Professor of Law Georgia State University College of Law Library PO Box 4008 Atlanta, GA 30302 5077 Phone: (404) 413 9140 Fax: (404) 413 9144 Email: krisn@gsu.edu Secretary Thomas (T.J.) Striepe Faculty Services Librarian University of Georgia School of Law 272 Law Library Athens, GA 30602 Phone: (706) 542 5077 Fax: (706) 542 6800 Email: tstriepe@uga.edu Treasurer Rachel Purcell Information Management Librarian University of Florida Levin College of Law Lawton Chiles Legal Information Center PO Box 117628 Gainesville, FL 32611 7628 Phone: (352) 273 0705 Email: purcell@law.ufl.edu
Immediate Past President Michelle Cosby Associate Director University of Tennessee Joel A. Katz Law Library 1505 Cumberland Avenue Knoxville, TN 37916 Phone: 865.974.6728 Email: MCosby2@utk.edu Members At Large Avery Le Assistant Law Librarian for Outreach Emory University School of Law Hugh F. MacMillan Law Library 1301 Clifton Rd NE Atlanta, GA 30322 Phone: (404) 727 8573 Email: avery.le@emory.edu Charles A. Pipins II Research Librarian University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law Thurgood Marshall Law Library 501 West Fayette St. Baltimore, MD 21201 Phone: 410.706.0784 Email: capipinsii@law.umaryland.edu Committees 2017 2018 Archivist Sarah Mauldin smauldin@sgrlaw.com Digital Repository University of Kentucky College of Law Library Articles & Bylaws Reviews and revises Chapter articles of incorporation as directed by the Executive Committee. Michelle Cosby (2018) mcosby2@utk.edu Jason Sowards (2019) Kris Niedringhaus (2020) Community Service Identifies, promotes, and implements nonpolitical volunteer and community service activities. Richelle Reid, Chair (2018) rlreid@emory.edu Christina Coan (2018) Colleen Martinez Skinner (2019)
Katie Hanschke (2019) Trina Holloway (2018) Michaella Levandoski (2018) Lauren Seney (2018) Diversity & Inclusion Identifies issues related to maximizing the diversity of SEAALL membership and promotes awareness for diversity related activities. Shamika Dalton, Chair (2019) sdalton@law.ufl.edu Meg Butler (2018) Beau Steenken (2019) Endia Sowers Paige (2019) Nichelle Perry (2018) Education & Publications Responsible for the development of publications for the benefit of the Chapter's members; also, responsible for developing SEAALL program proposals for the AALL annual meeting. (2 year term) Rachel Gordon, Chair (2018) gordon@law.duke.edu Jonathan Germann (2019) Aaron Kirschenfeld (2019) Kat Klepfer (2018) Taryn Marks (2018) Nathan Preuss (2018) Theresa Reiss (2019) Sibyl Marshall (2019) Rachel Evans Handbook Editor Katie Hanschke (2019) Government Relations Monitors legislative, regulatory and judicial developments that affect SEAALL, the practice of law librarianship or the creation and dissemination of information for the states in the southeast region of the U.S. This committee keeps the membership informed by print and electronic means. (2 year term) Lance Burke, Chair (2018) KY, SC lburke2@nccu.edu Christina Coan (2018) AL, MS Aaron Kirschenfeld (2018) NC, MD Taryn Marks (2018) FL, LA Nathan Preuss (2018) TN, GA Kat Klepfer (2019) WV, VA Handbook Editor Rachel Evans University of Georgia School of Law Athens, GA 30602 Phone: (706) 542 9407 rsevans@uga.edu
Local Arrangements Nashville 2018 Andrea Alexander, Co Chair andrea.m.alexander@vanderbilt.edu Nicholas Pleasant, Co Chair nicholas.pleasant@belmont.edu Nathan Collins Gypsy Moody Deborah Schander Carolyn Floyd Lisa Ross Julie Ivie Membership Promotes chapter membership and vitality within the region, maintains and distributes a biannual membership directory and coordinates activities for new members, retiring members and the organization. (2 year term) Candle Wester, Chair (2018) westercm@law.sc.edu Margaret Christiansen (2018) Carol Collins (2018) Amy Lipford (2018) Patrick Parsons (2018) Alison Rosenberg (2018) Julie Kimbrough (2019) Newsletter & Public Relations Responsible for the publication of the Southeastern Law Librarian four times a year. (2 year term) Louis Rosen, Chair (2018) lrosen@barry.edu Jonathan Beeker (2018) Eliza Fink (2019) Jason Murray (2019) Fran Norton (2019) Nathan Preuss (2019) Rachel Purcell (2018) Billie J. Blaine, Newsletter Editor (ex officio) (2018) Sharon Bradley, Co Website Coordinator (ex officio) Tina Brooks, Co Website Coordinator (ex officio) Nominations Prepares the annual slate of candidates for chapter offices. Wendy Moore, Chair (2018) wemoore@uga.edu Marie Summerlin Hamm (2018) Austin Williams (2018) Placement Communicates the availability of new positions in the southeast; also, responds to potential employers with information about SEAALL members who are interested in new employment opportunities. (2 year term) Allison Fentress, Chair (2018) afentress@uscourts.cavc.gov Carol Collins (2018) Whitney Curtis (2018)
Carolyn Floyd (2019) Ismael Gullon (2018) Michaella Levandoski (2018) Austin Williams (2019) Program Plans and implements the educational program for the chapter's annual meeting. Kris Niedringhaus, Chair (2018) krisn@gsu.edu Jason Zarin (2018) Laura Scott (2018) Taryn Marks (2018) Jennifer Wondracek (2018) Alison Rosenberg (2018) Rebekah Maxwell (2018) Patrick Parsons (2018) Scholarship Publicizes, manages and awards the annual Lucille Elliott scholarships. (2 year term) Kathleen Brown. Chair (2018) kbrown@charlestonlaw.edu Andrea Alexander (2019) Joyce Manna Janto (2018) Beau Steenken (2018) Leslie Street (2018) Rob Beharriell (2019) Brian Barnes (2019) Service to SEAALL Charged with receiving nominations, selecting candidates and giving an award to the chapter member who has made special, significant and sustained contributions to the Chapter. The committee is composed of the Immediate Past President and the two immediately previous award winners. Candidate must have: given special service to the chapter; a sustained record of service to the chapter; been a chapter member for at least five years. Current and immediate past officers are not eligible. Pamela Melton, Chair (2018) prmelton@law.sc.edu Michelle Cosby (2018) Ed Hart (2019) Website Coordinators Sharon Bradley bradleys@uga.edu Tina Brooks tina.brooks@uky.edu Website Review Special Committee Review the current SEAALL website and makes recommendations to the Executive Board for possible changes. Retired at 2019 annual meeting Sharon Bradley, Co Chair Tina Brooks, Co Chair AJ Doucett Allison Fentress Savanna Nolan Deborah Schander