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KEYNOTE SPEAKERCamila Alire
Dean Emerita at the University of New Mexico and Colorado State University in Fort Collins, Colorado. |  |
Dr. Camila Alire is Dean Emerita at the University of New Mexico and Colorado State University in Fort Collins, Colorado. She has served as Dean/Director of Libraries at University of Colorado at Denver. She currently serves as Professor of Practice (adjunct) for the Simmons College’s PhD program in library managerial leadership and adjunct professor at San Jose University LIS executive MLIS managerial leadership program. Other previous library experience includes serving as a community college library director, head of a special library, school librarian (K-12), and assistant to the dean/instructor at the University of Denver Graduate School of Librarianship and Information Management. Camila received her doctorate in Higher Education Administration from the University of Northern Colorado. She also holds an MLS from the University of Denver. |
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Elissa Miller
Coordinator New Branch Services, DC Public Library ,2007 - present
Collection Development Librarian, Arlington County Public Library, 1996-2007
Participant, Presentor and Selector at Guadalajara International Book Fair (19 years), LIBER - Spain (6 years)
REFORMA member
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Elissa Miller was the adult collection development librarian at Arlington County Library, VA, until 2007. Her prior work included Spanish–language collection development at the Latin American Library in Oakland, CA. For Miller it's "a constant challenge to identify and evaluate material so that you can select what you want and need to create dynamic collections, streamlining acquisitions." She meets that challenge as best she can by attending international fairs and conferences and zeroing in on books on topics like career, business, the handling of legal and commercial transactions—or, "anything that has to do with the experience of living in this country." She says that being responsible for collection development in other languages at the library gives her an edge, as it means she's familiar with various vendor's tools, "and those vendors are only carrying more and more Spanish-language titles" because of growing demand. Críticas
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Betty L. Valdés
Community Affairs Officer, Montgomery County Public Libraries
President, REFORMA DC Chapter
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In 1982, Betty Valdés became the first Spanish-speaking librarian in Montgomery County. Ever since, her incesant labor to promote services to the Latino and Spanish-speaking community has never stopped, whether fielding calls from the library, addressing issues affecting the Latino community on her weekly cable show or participating in community forums to present these issues.
Betty holds a MLS from the University of Arizona in Tucson, and a Master in Public Policy from George Washington University. Buena Gente |
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