New York State Library

RAC Members

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

Last Updated: February 7, 2025