Board of Directors and Operational Committees

 

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

 

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE


Luis Chaparro
PRESIDENT 2008-09
El Paso Community College
P.O. Box 20500
El Paso TX 79998
Tel: (915) 831-2132
Fax: (915) 831-2886 
Lchapa13@epcc.edu 

              Loida García Febo
VICE-PRESIDENT/PRESIDENT ELECT
Queens Library 
89-11 Merrick Blvd. 
Jamaica, NY 11209 
Tel: (718) 990-0891 
Fax: (718) 297-3404 
loidagarciafebo.com
loidatime
loidagarciafebo@gmail.com

                Mario A. Ascencio
IMMEDIATE PAST-PRESIDENT
Corcoran Library
 500 Seventeenth St. NW
 Washington, DC 2006
Tel: (202) 478-1543
Fax:(202) 628-7908

 masencio@corcoran.org

 

 

 

OFFICERS

Secretary / Recorder

Siobhan Champ-Blackwell

Creighton University Health Sciences Library
2500 California Plaza
Omaha, NE 68178
Tel: (402) 280-4156
Fax: (402) 280-5134
SiobhanChamp-Blackwell@creighton.edu
  

Treasurer

Robin Imperial

District of Columbia Public Library
c/o Petworth Neighborhood Library
4200 Kansas Avenue NW
Washington DC 20011
Tel: (202) 576-7212
robin.imperial@gmail.com

Member at Large

Toni Anaya

University of Nebraska-Lincoln
N207a Love Library
City Campus 4100
Tel: (402) 472-4199
Fax: (520) 626-3787
tanaya2@unl.edu
 

Chapter Representative

Bob Diaz

Africana Studies, Mexican American Studies, Latin American Studies, Dance, Music and Theater Arts Librarian
The University of Arizona Libraries
Tucson, Az. 85721
diazj@u.library.arizona.edu

Chapters
Carolina - Florida (Inactive) - Midwest - New Mexico - El Paso - Río Trinidad - DC Metro - Central Arizona

Chapter Representative 

Maria Kramer

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

Chapters
BPLG (home) -  Northwest - 
Libros (San Diego, CA) - Los Angeles   - Nevada - Utah - Orange County 

Chapter Representative 

Annabelle Nuñez
University of Arizona
Arizona Health Sciences Library
anunez@ahsl.arizona.edu

Chapters
Arriba - Colorado - Corazón de Texas -   Heartland - Minnesota (Inactive) - Puerto Rico- Northeast - La Estrella de Tejas(San Antonio)- Southeast - Tucson

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 

Romelia Salinas
Library North, Room 1029l
CSULA, JFK Memorial Library
5151 State University Dr.
Los Angeles, CA 90032-8300
Tel: (323) 343-2019
Fax: (323) 343-5600
rsalina@calstatela.edu

Finance

Mario A. Ascencio
Corcoran Library
 500 Seventeenth St. NW
 Washington, DC 2006
Tel: (202) 478-1543
Fax:(202) 628-7908

 masencio@corcoran.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

Miguel Garcia Colon




 

Legislative

Librarian of the Year Award

Ramiro Salazar
San Antonio Public Library
San Antonio, TX 78205

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 

Oscar Baeza
El Paso Community College Library
10700 Gateway East 79927
El Paso, TX 79927
Tel: (915) 831-7042

obaeza1@epcc.edu

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

Lucía González
See related page here


Recruitment and

Mentoring 

Toni Anaya
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)

Position Vacant 

 

Bibliotecas para la Gente Chapter 
(Northern California
)

Peggy Cabrera
San Jose State University
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library
One Washington Square
San Jose, CA 95192-0028
(408) 808-2034
peggy.cabrera@sjsu.ed

Carolina Chapter

Kathy Sheppard  
 Ksheppard@statelibrary.sc.gov
 

Central Arizona Chapter

Kristl Torres
Phoenix Public Library
Phoenix, AZ
  

Colorado Chapter

Ruby Nugent
UCHSC Health Sciences Library
Denver, CO 80262
Tel: 303-724-2170
ruby.nugent@ucdenver.edu

Corazón de Tejas Chapter (Austin, TX) 

Don Bos
Metz Elementary school Library

El Paso (TX) Chapter

Bill Lockhart
El Paso Public Library
501 North Oregon St
El Paso, TX 79901
Tel: (915)534-5451
lockhartws@elpasotexas.gov  

Florida Chapter

Inactive Status

Heartland Chapter

Christine Peterson
Cole County Public Library, Northeast
Resource Center
164 Cedar Tree Drive
Belton, MO 64012
Tel: (816) 331-0049
cpeterson85@gmail.com

Libros Chapter (San Diego, CA)

Angelica Guerrero Fortin
PO Box 882151
San Diego, CA 92168
chavelasanchez@yahoo.com

Los Angeles Chapter

Martin Delgado
Community Library Manager
Norwood Library
County of Los Angeles Public Library
4550 N. Peck Rd.
El Monte, CA 91732
Tel: (626) 443-3148
mdelgado@gw.colapl.org

Midwest Chapter

Patricia Conroy
Cicero Public Library
5225 S. Cermak Rd
Cicero, IL 60804
Tel:(708) 652-8084, ext. 20
bibliotecariapatty@yahoo.com

Minnesota Chapter

Inactive Status

Nevada Chapter

Salvador Avila

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

Tess Tobin
Administrative Services Librarian
New York City College of Technology
The City University of New York
300 Jay Street
Brooklyn, NY 11201
Tel: (718)260-5499
ttobin@citytech.cuny.edu

Northwest Chapter 

José M. Garcia, Jr.
Librarian I - Teen/Reference
King County Library System
Bellevue/Lake Hills/Crossroads
Tel: (425) 747-3350
jjgarcia@kcls.org

Orange County (CA) Chapter)

Mónica López 
Cerritos College
11110 Alondra Blvd.
Norwalk, CA 90650 
Tel: 562-860-2451 Ext. 2434
lopemonica@gmail.com

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)

Maureen Jones
1136 Woodlawn Ave.
Dallas, TX 75208
Tel: (214) 942-4454
smjkws@prodigy.net
  

La Estrella de Tejas
(San Antonio)

President: Amanda Flores  
San Antonio Public Library 
600 Soledad 
San Antonio, TX 78205 
Tel: (210) 207-2500 
amanda.flores@sanantonio.gov
  

Southeast Chapter

Brian Hocevar
bhocevar@lexpublib.org
  

Tucson Chapter

Elizabeth Soltero
5149 S. Via Laguna Blanca
Tucson, AZ 85706
elizsoltero@gmail.com
 

Utah Chapter (REFORMA de Utah)

Tiffany Herbon
Assistant Manager, Day-Riverside Library
Salt Lake City Public Library
1575 West 1000 North
Salt Lake City, UT 84116
Tel: (801) 594-8633

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

Washington, D.C. Metro Chapter

Betty Valdes
Community Affairs
Montgomery County Public Libraries
21 Maryland Avenue - Suite 310
Rockville, Maryland 20850
Tel: (240) 777-0017
Fax: (240) 777-0014
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 
Latino Children Consultant
1309 E. Orange Grove Blvd. #2
Pasadena, CA 91104
Tel: (626) 296-6999
oraliagarzacortes@
gmail.com

Joint Conference of Librarians of Color (JCLC)

Jacqueline Ayala
jayala@earthlink.net

Alexandra Rivera
riveraa@u.library.arizona.edu

Mora Award

Elva Garzia
elva.garza@ci.austin.tx.us

Newsletter

Adriana Rendón
CoEditor

Reference & Adult Services Librarian
Pima County Public Library
Joel D. Valdez Main Library
101 N. Stone Avenue
Tucson, Arizona 85701
Tel: (520) 594-5500.
rendon517@yahoo.com 

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
 
 

Aaron Valdivia
CoEditor

Young Adult Services Librarian
Pima County Public Library
Joel D. Valdez Main Library
101 N. Stone Avenue
Tucson, Arizona 85701
Tel: (520) 594-5500
ajv@email.arizona.edu 

Jaime Campbell Naidoo, Ph.D.
Children's Review Editor
University of Alabama
School of Lib & Inf Studies
513 Gorgas Library - Box 870252
Tuscaloosa, AL 35487-0252
Tel: (205) 348-1518
Fax: (205) 348-3746
jcnaidoo@slis.ua.edu  

 Web Coordinator

Max Macias
Tel: (503) 428-1637
max.macias@gmail.com
 

REFORMAnet Listserve Moderator

Al Milo
al.milo@earthlink.net

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