Board of Directors and Operational Committees

 

Executive Committee - Officers - Committee Chairs - Chapter Presidents - Operational Committees

 

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE


Mario A. Ascencio
PRESIDENT 2007-08
Fenwick Library
George Mason University
4400 University Drive
Fairfax, VA 22030
mascenci@gmu.edu


Luis Chaparro
VICE-PRESIDENT / PRESIDENT-ELECT
El Paso Community College
P.O. Box 20500
El Paso TX 79998
(915) 831-2132
Lchapa13@epcc.edu 


Roxana Benavides
IMMEDIATE PAST-PRESIDENT
Brooklyn Public Library
Sunset Park Branch
5108 4th Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11220
Tel: (718) 567-2806 ext 117
r.benavides@brooklynpubliclibrary.org

 

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OFFICERS

Secretary / Recorder

Delores Carlito
University of Alabama
Mervyn H. Sterne Library
1530 3rd Avenue South
Birmingham, AL 35294-0014
Tel: (205) 934-6364
delo@uab.edu

Treasurer

Robin Imperial
c/o Cumberland County Public Library
& Information Center
Bordeaux Branch Library
3711 Village Drive
Fayetteville, NC 28304
Tel: (910) 424-4008
Fax: (910) 423-1456
robin.imperial@gmail.com

Member at Large

Siobhan M. Champ-Blackwell
Creighton University
Health Sciences Library
2500 California Plaza
Omaha, NE 68178
Tel: (402) 280-4156
siobhan@creighton.edu

Chapter Representative

Laura Maldonado Hastert
lali.hastert@gmail.com

Chapters
Carolina - Florida - Midwest - New Mexico - Río Trinidad - Estrella de Texas (San Antonio) - Utah - DC Metro (home)

Chapter Representative 

Maria Kramer
Redwood City Public Library
1044 Middlefield Rd
Redwood City, CA 94063
kramer@plsinfo.org

Chapters
BPLG (home)- Central Arizona -  Northwest - 
Libros - Los Angeles   Nevada - Tucson - Orange County 

Chapter Representative 

Loida Garcia-Febo 
Queens Library 
89-11 Merrick Blvd. 
Jamaica, NY 11209 
Tel: (718) 990-0891 
Fax: (718) 297-3404 
Loida.Garcia-Febo@queenslibrary.org 

Chapters
Arriba - Colorado - Corazón de Texas - El Paso - Estrella del Norte - Heartland - Puerto Rico - Northeast (home)

COMMITTEE CHAIRS

Children's & Young Adult Services

Lucía González
Broward County Libraries Division
100 S. Andrews Avenue
Ft. Lauderdale , FL   33301

Tel: (954) 357-7501
Fax: (954) 357-7392
lgonzalez@browardlibrary.org

Education 

Denise Adkins
 University of Arizona
221A Townsend Hall
University of Missouri
Columbia, MO 65211
AdkinsDe@missouri.edu

Finance

Roxana Benavides
Brooklyn Public Library
Sunset Park Branch
5108 4th Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11220
Tel: (718) 567-2806 ext 117
Fax: (718) 567-2810
roxanafbg@yahoo.com
r.benavides@brooklynpubliclibrary.org

Fundraising

Sylvia D. Hall-Ellis, Ph.D.
Library & Information Science Program
University of Denver
2135 E. Wesley Ave., #100
Denver, CO 80208-4709
Tel: (303) 871-7881
Fax: (303) 871-3422
shellis@du.edu 

Information Technology 

Juan Carlos Rodríguez, Chair
California State University, Sacramento
2000 State University Dr., East
Sacramento, CA 95819-6039
carlos@csus.edu
  

International Relations

Patrick Sullivan
San Diego State University 
5500 Campanile Drive 
San Diego, CA 92182-8050 
Phone: (619) 594-5877 / Fax: (619) 594-3270
email: sullivan@mail.sdsu.edu 
http://infodome.sdsu.edu 

Legislative

Carol Brey-Casiano
El Paso Public Library
501 N. Oregon
El Paso, TX 79901
Tel: (915) 543-5413
Fax: (915) 543-5410 
breycx@elpasotexas.gov

Librarian of the Year Award

Janice Greenberg
302 Gloucester Court
Aberdeen, New Jersey
morjan102785@yahoo.com  

Membership

Isabel Espinal
W.E.B. Du Bois Library
University of Massachusetts Amherst
154 Hicks Way, Box 34710
Amherst, MA 01003
IM: rosariolibrarian (AIM & Yahoo)
Tel: (413) 545-6817
Fax: (413) 577-1536
iespinal@library.umass.edu 

Nominations 

Ana Elba Pavón
San Mateo Public Library
55 W. 3rd Avenue
San Mateo, CA 94403
Tel: (650) 522-7805
Fax: (650) 522-7801

apvp0405@yahoo.com 

Organizational Development

Yolanda Valentín
Archives Department
Birmingham Public Library
2100 Park Place
Birmingham , AL 35203-2744
Tel: (205) 226-3630
Fax: (205) 226-3633
yvalentin@bham.lib.al.us

Public Relations

Selina Gómez-Beloz, Chair
Tenino Timberland Library
PO Box 4017
Tenino, Washington   98589
Tel: (360) 264-2369
sbeloz@trlib.org

Pura Belpre Award

See related page here

Recruitment and Mentoring 

Alberto Herrera, Co-chair
Raynor Memorial Libraries
Marquette University
1355 W. Wisconsin Ave.
P.O. Box 3141
Milwaukee, WI  53201-3141
Tel: (414) 288-2140
Fax (414) 288-8821
alberto.herrera@marquette.edu

Toni Anaya, Co-chair
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries
(13th & R Streets)
N207a Love Library
P.O. Box 884100
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Lincoln, NE 68588-4100 
Tel: (402) 472-4199
tanaya2@unl.edu  

Scholarship

Ramona Grijalva
P.O. Box 7543
Tucson, AZ  85725
ramonagrijalva@yahoo.com
  

Translations

Armando Trejo
Elgin Community College
1700 Spartan Drive
Elgin, IL 60123
Tel: (847) 214-7354
Fax: (847) 622-3042
atrejo@elgin.edu

CHAPTER PRESIDENTS
(and links to their websites)

Arriba Chapter (Southeast Texas)

Diana Morales 
1103 Hackney 
Houston, TX 77023 
Tel: (713) 923-6856 
Diana.Morales@cityofhouston.net 

Bibliotecas para la Gente Chapter 
(Northern California
)

Pete Villasenor
Oakland Public Library
125 14th St.
Oakland, CA 94612
Tel: (510) 238-7232
pvillasenor@oaklandlibrary.org

Carolina Chapter

Cindi Sapp
Spartanburg County Public Libraries
151 South Church Street
Spartanburg, SC 29306 
cindis@infodepot.org
 

Central Arizona Chapter

Normalene Zeeman
Northwest Regional Library
Maricopa County Library District
16089 N. Bullard
Surprise, AZ 85374
Tel: (602) 652-3408
Fax: (602) 652-3420
normalenezeeman@mcldaz.org
  

Colorado Chapter

Rita Puig
Spanish Librarian
Arapahoe Library District
Sheridan Library
3201 W Oxford Ave
Denver, CO 80236
Tel: (303) 792-8999
rpuig@ald.lib.co.us

Corazón de Tejas Chapter (Austin, TX) 

Diana Miranda-Murillo
Faulk Central Library
P.O. Box 2287
Austin, TX 78768
Tel: (512) 974-7529
diana@correo.co.cr  

El Paso (TX) Chapter

Jorge Lara
Esperanza Acosta Moreno Regional Branch Library
Tel: (915) 921-9068
larajx@elpasotexas.gov 

Florida Chapter

Inactive Status

Heartland Chapter

Christine Peterson
Olathe Public Library
201 E. Park St.
Olathe, Kansas 66061
Tel: (913) 971-6888
cpeterson@olatheks.org
cpeterson85@gmail.com

Libros Chapter (San Diego, CA)

Isabel Sanchez
PO Box 882151
San Diego, CA 92168
chavelasanchez@yahoo.com

Los Angeles Chapter

Martin Delgado
County of Los Angeles Public Library
P.O. Box 39685
Downey, CA 90239
mdlibrarian@consultant.com

Midwest Chapter

Patricia Conroy
(Chapter Vice President)
Cicero Public Library
5225 S. Cermak Rd
Cicero, IL 60804
bibliotecariapatty@yahoo.com

Minnesota Chapter

Inactive Status

Nevada Chapter

Mario Aguilar
2797 Green Valley Pkwy.
Henderson, NV 89014

New Mexico Chapter

Rita Vargas Pino 
Sky City Community School
P.O. Box 349
Pueblo of Acoma, NM 87034 
Tel: (505) 861-2881
juri5049@gmail.com

Northeast Chapter

Libbhy Romero
Brooklyn Public Library
Office of Materials Selection
Grand Army Plaza
Brooklyn, NY 11238
Tel: (718) 230-2435
l.romero@brooklynpubliclibrary.org  

Northwest Chapter 

Selina Gómez-Beloz
Tenino Timberland Library
PO Box 4017
Tenino, Washington   98589
Tel: (360) 264-2369
sbeloz@trlib.org

Orange County (CA) Chapter)

Barbara Miller 
Fullerton Pollak Library 
California State University
P.O. Box 4150 
Fullerton, CA 92834-4150 
Tel: (714) 278-4460
bmiller@fullerton.edu

Puerto Rico Chapter

Ana I. Medina Hernández
COBIMET 
(Consorcio de Bibliotecas Metropolitanas)
PO Box 12383
San Juan, P.R.00914
Tel: (787) 728-1515 x. 4371
aimedina@sagrado.edu 
Chapter Blog: http://reformacapitulopr.blogspot.com  

Río Trinidad Chapter 
(Greater Dallas/Ft. Worth)

Daniel Berdaner (Interim Pres.)
Arcadia Park Branch
Dallas Public Library
1302 N. Justin Ave.
Dallas  TX 75211
Tel: (214) 670-1953
Fax: (214) 670-7502
DBerdaner@hotmail.com

La Estrella de Tejas
(San Antonio)

Elma Nieto-Rodriguez 
San Antonio Public Library 
600 Soledad 
San Antonio, TX 78205 
Tel: (210) 207-2500 
Elma.Nieto-Rodriguez@sanantonio.gov
  

Southeast Chapter

Rebecca Montaño-Smith
Village Branch Library
2185 Versailles Road
Lexington KY 40504
Tel: (859) 231-5575
rmontano-smith@lexpublib.org
  

Tucson Chapter

Maya Castillo
Santa Rosa Learning Center
Pima County Public Library
1075 S. 10th Ave.
Tucson, Arizona 85701
Tel: (520) 879-8019 
maya.castillo@pima.gov
 

Utah Chapter (REFORMA de Utah)

Adriane Juarez
Sprague Branch Library
2131 South 1100 East
Salt Lake City, UT 84106
Tel: (801) 594-8640

Mailing address:
REFORMA de Utah
PO Box 521271
Salt Lake City, Utah 84152

Washington, D.C. Metro Chapter

Betty Valdes
Montgomery County Public Libraries
Betty.l.Valdes@co.mo.md.us

Operational Committees
Operational Committees are not part of the Board of Directors but are expected to report to the Board of Directors on their activities.

Archivist

Sal Güereña
California Ethnic and Multicultural Archives
Department of Special Collections
Donald C. Davidson Library
University
of California
Santa Barbara , CA 93106-9010
Tel: (805) 893-8563
guerena@library.ucsb.edu

Dia de Los Niños, Dia de Los Libros
Literacy Initiative

Oralia Garza de Cortes 
Program Manager, Special Initiatives
Los Angeles Universal Preschool
750 N. Alameda St. 2nd. Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90012
Tel: (213) 416-1220
Fax: (213) 416-1299 
Toll free: (866) 675-5400 
ocortes@laup.net

Joint Conference of Librarians of Color (JCLC)

John Ayala
Fullerton College Library
jayala@fullcoll.edu

Toni Bissessar
Columbia Pike Branch Library
Tel: (703) 228-5711
tbisse@arlingtonva.us

Mora Award

Roberto Zapata
Walter Branch Library
7660 Clarewood
Houston, TX 77036
Roberto.Zapata@cityofhouston.net

Newsletter

Freda Mosquera, Editor 
Broward County Library
100 South Andrews Avenue, 7th floor
Fort Lauderdale, FL  33301 
Tel: (954) 357-7346 
Fax: (954) 357-7392 
fmosquera@browardlibrary.org

Melissa Maria Johnson
Adult Review Editor
George Mason University
Fenwick Library
4400 University Dr. MS 2FL
Fairfax, VA 20111
Tel: (703) 993-2212
Mjohnsh@gmu.edu
 

Tatiana de la Tierra, Editor
tierra@cityofinglewood.org
Jamie Campbell Naidoo, Ph.D.
Children's Review Editor
University of South Carolina
School of Lib. and Inf. Science
113 Davis College
Columbia, SC 29208
Tel: (803) 777-0090
Fax: 803-777-7938
jnaidoo@gwm.sc.edu  

 Webmaster

José Ruiz-Alvarez
Irving Public Library
East Branch
440 S. Nursery Rd., Suite 103
Irving TX 75060
Tel: (972) 721-3722
reformista4ever@hotmail.com

REFORMAnet Listserve Moderator

Al Milo
al.milo@earthlink.net

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