Board of Directors

Board Roster

Executive Committee


Karen Diaz, Chair

Dean of Libraries 

West Virginia University

karen.diaz @ mail.wvu.edu 


Maggie Farrell, Chair-Elect

Dean of University Libraries

University of Nevada, Las Vegas

maggie.farrell @ unlv.edu


Michael Levine-Clark, Past-Chair

Dean of Libraries

University of Denver

michael.levine-clark @ du.edu


Members-at-Large


Janet Bishop (2022-2023)

A. J. McFadden Dean of The Claremont Colleges Library

The Claremont Colleges

janet.bishop @ claremont.edu


Athena Jackson (2023-2024)

Dean of Libraries

University of Houston

Anjacks7 @ central.uh.edu


Holly Jeffcoat (2022-2023)

Dean of Libraries

Southern Methodist University

hjeffcoat @ smu.edu


John Pollitz (2023-2024)

Dean of Library Affairs

Southern Illinois University

John.pollitz @ siu.edu


Hilary Seo (2022-2023)

Dean of Library Services

Iowa State University 

hseo @ iastate.edu


GWLA Executive Director


Joni Blake

joni@gwla.org