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2008-2009 AASL Board of Directors, Section and Affiliate Assembly Officers

Asterisk (*) indicates a position on the AASL Board of Directors. Plus sign (+) indicates a member of the AASL Executive Committee. Regional Directors-Elect are designated observers to the AASL Board of Directors and members of the AASL Affiliate Assembly Executive Committee.

President *+
Ann M. Martin
Education Specialist
libraryann@comcast.net

President-Elect *+
Cassandra Barnett
Fayetteville (AZ) High School
cbarnett@fayar.net

Treasurer *+
Floyd Pentlin
Warrensburg, MO
calaf@charter.net  

Past-President *+
Sara Kelly Johns
Lake Placid (NY) Middle/High School
johns@northnet.org

Member-At-Large *
Carl Harvey
North Elementary School, Noblesville, IN
carl@carl-harvey.com

Member-At-Large *
Cathie Marriott
Orchard Park (NY) Central Schools
cmarriott@opschools.org

AASL Representative to ALA Council *+
Sylvia K. Norton
Maine Dept. of Education
sylvia.k.norton@maine.gov

Region I (CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, VT)

Director *
Marilyn Z. Joyce
Brewer (ME) High School
mzjoyce@midmaine.com  

Director-Elect
Ann Perham
Needham (MA) High School
ann_perham@needham.k12.ma.us

Region II (D.C., DE, MD, NJ, NY, PA)

Director *
Rosina Alaimo
Maple West Elementary School, Williamsville, NY
rosella@att.net  

Director-Elect
Sally Daniels
Cicero (NY) North Syracuse High School
sallydaniels@twcny.rr.com

Region III (IA, IL, IN, MI, MN, MO, OH, WI)

Director *
Karen Lemmons
Howe Elementary School, Detroit, MI
camaraife@aol.com

Director-Elect
Cara Cavin
Verona (WI) High School
cara.cavin@aitsi.com

Region IV (KY, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)

Director *
Nancy M. Dickinson
Hillsboro Elementary School, Manchester, TN
fsufan23@charter.net

Director-Elect
Allison Roberts
Barger Academy of Fine Arts
allisonroberts814@comcast.net

Region V (AL, FL, GA, LA, MS)

*Director
Louis Greco
St. Johns County Schools, St. Augustine, FL
grecol@stjohns.k12.fl.us

Director-Elect
Deb Svec
Palm Beach Gardens (FL) High School
dsvec@bellsouth.net

Region VI (AR, NM, OK, TX)

Director *
Barbara J. Ray
Northeastern State University, Broken Arrow, OK
dbjray@earthlink.net

Director-Elect
Maribel Garza-Castro
St. John's School, Houston, TX
mgarzacastro@sjs.org

Region VII (AZ, CA, HI, NV, UT)

Director *
Robbie L. Nickel
Sage Elementary School, Spring Creek, NV
rnickel@elko.k12.nv.us

Director-Elect
Debra LaPlante 
Carol G. Peck Elementary School, Glendale, AZ
mdlaplante@cox.net

Region VIII (AK, ID, OR, WA)

*Director
Linda Collins
Curtis Junior High School, University Place, WA
lcollins@upsd.wednet.edu

Director-Elect
Lorraine Monprode
Monroe (WA) High School
monprodel@monroe.wednet.edu

Region IX (CO, KS, MT, NE, ND, SD, WY)

*Director
Gail M. Formanack
Omaha (NE) Public Schools
tjform@tconl.com  

Director-Elect
Linda Roberts
Pittsburg (KS) High School
lroberts@usd250.org

Educators of Library Media Specialists Section (ELMSS)

Chair
Gail Dickinson
Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA
gdickins@odu.edu

Chair-Elect
Laura Summers
University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, CO
laura.summers@cudenver.edu 

Past-Chair
Allison G. Kaplan
University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
agkaplan@wisc.edu

Secretary
Ed Hockersmith
George V Kirk Middle School, Newark, DE
chockersmith@verizon.net

ELMSS Representative to the AASL Board *
Allison G. Kaplan
University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
agkaplan@wisc.edu  

Independent Schools Section (ISS)

Chair
Elizabeth Burke
Georgetown Visitation Preparatory School, Washington, D.C.
eburke@visi.org

Chair-Elect
Cheryl Steele
Overlake School, Seattle, WA
csteele@overlake.org 

Past-Chair
Alison Ernst
Northfield Mount Hermon School, Mount Hermon, MA
Alison_Ernst@nmhschool.org

Secretary
Courtney Lewis
Wyoming Seminary Upper School, Kingston, PA
clewis@wyomingseminary.org

ISS Representative to the AASL Board *
Alice Bryant
Harpeth Hall School Library, Nashville, TN
awbryant@bellsouth.net

Supervisors Section (SPVS)

Chair
Donna Helvering
Millard Public Schools, Omaha, NE
cmakela@arlingtonk12.va.us

Chair-Elect
Susan Thorniley
Fairfax County Public Schools, Annandale, VA
sthorniley@fcps.edu 

Past-Chair
Charlie B. Makela
Arlington (VA) Public Schools
cmakela@arlingtonk12.va.us

Secretary
Latane Kreiser
Geary County USD, Junction City, KS
latanekreiser@usd475.org

SPVS Representative to the AASL Board *
Paul K. Whitsitt
Chicago (IL) Public Schools
pkwhitsitt@cps.k12.il.us

AASL Affiliate Assembly

Chair
Irene Kwidzinski
Northville Elementary School, New Milford, CT
kwidzinskii@new-milford.k12.ct.us

Chair-Elect
Sandra Dobbins Andrews
University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, NC
sdandre2@uncg.edu

Past-Chair
Jay Bansbach
Maryland State Department of Education, Baltimore
cjbansbach@yahoo.com

Recording Secretary
Deborah Christensen
Central Academy of Technology and Arts, Hickory, NC 
librarian_deb@yahoo.com