Members
(Term expiration years are displayed in parentheses)
Meg Backus (2025) - Chair
Executive Director
Northern New York Library Network
Potsdam
Danielle Berchtold (2029)
Senior Associate to the Vice President for Academic Affairs at SUNY Broome Community College
Trustee, Apalachin Library
Apalachin
Greta Byrum (2026)
Principal of Broadband & Digital Equity
HR&A Advisors
Beacon
Justin Cree (2028)
Director
Akwesasne Cultural Center and Library
Akwesasne
AnnaLee Dragon (2025)
Executive Director
New York Library Association
Guilderland
Hope Dunbar (2029)
University Archivist
State University of New York at Buffalo
Buffalo
Sandra Michele Echols (2026) - Vice Chair
School Media Specialist
New York City Department of Education
New York
Reanna Esmail (2029)
Lead Librarian for Instruction
Cornell University
Ithaca
Katherine Hammill (2028)
Director, Mid Hudson Regional Information Center
Ulster BOCES
New Paltz
Shakema Miller (2027)
Regional Director, Kings Highway Region
Brooklyn Public Library
Brooklyn
Miranda Mims (2025)
Co-founder/Archivist
Nomadic Archivists Project
Rochester
Jesse Montero (2027)
Director
Yonkers Public Library
Yonkers
María Fernanda Pardo (2027)
Literacy Department Head
Glen Cove Public Library
Glen Cove
Dr. Beth Patin (2026)
Assistant Professor
Syracuse University’s School of Information Studies
Syracuse
Dr. Corinthia Price (2028)
Librarian
The Green Vale School
Old Brookville
Staff
Lauren Moore
State Librarian and Assistant Commissioner for Libraries
518-474-5930
Amy Heebner
Library Development Specialist 2
518-474-4883
Liza Duncan
Principal Librarian, Technical Services and Systems
518-474-5946
Valerie Cosgrove
Supervisor of Education Programs
518-474-1423