Executive Board
Position: President
Name: Drea Douglas
Contact: president@southerncalifornia.sla.org
Description:
President: Member and Chair of the Executive Board; attends leadership summit and annual conference; appoints chairs for all chapter committees; keeps President-Elect abreast of ongoing chapter activities; recruits Advisory Board members; chair of advisory board.
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Position: President-Elect
Name: Maria Brahme
Contact: president.elect@southerncalifornia.sla.org
Description:
President-Elect: Member of Executive Board; responsible for organizing most chapter events; attends leadership summit and annual conference; chairs board meetings in President’s absence.
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Position: Past President, Chapter Practices & Governing Documents, Nominations & Elections Committee Chair
Name: Bill Lee
Contact: past.president@southerncalifornia.sla.org, nominations.elections@southerncalifornia.sla.org, discussion.list.admin@southerncalifornia.sla.org
Description:
Past President: Member of the Executive Board; updates chapter practices and bylaws; advisory role based on previous year’s experience.
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Chapter Practices & Governing Documents: Member of the Advisory Board; responsibility of the Past-President; manages chapter practices and bylaws.
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Nominations & Elections Committee Chair: Member of the Advisory Board; coordinates chapter elections for board members and nominations.
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Position: Secretary
Name: Mary Sohn Lee
Contact: secretary@southerncalifornia.sla.org
Description:
Member of the Executive Board; records the minutes of the chapter’s meetings; tracks all votes of the board.
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Position: Director-at-Large
Name: Jennifer Pflaumer
Contact: director@southerncalifornia.sla.org
Description:
Member of the Executive Board; keeps track of chapter membership; welcomes and recruits new chapter members.
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Position: Treasurer
Name: Peter Johnson
Contact: treasurer@southerncalifornia.sla.org
Description:
Member of the Executive Board; maintains all financial records; reports on fiscal condition of the chapter.
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Position: Communications Director
Name: Ruth Chung
Contact: director.communications@southerncalifornia.sla.org
Description:
Member of the Executive Board; oversees chapter website and blog.
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Advisory Board
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Position: Archivist
Name: Joyce Hardy
Contact: archivist@southerncalifornia.sla.org
Description:
Member of the Advisory Board; maintains chapter archives.
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Position: Awards Committee Chair
Name: Shawn Stamm
Contact: awards.committee@southerncalifornia.sla.org
Description:
Member of the Advisory Board; identifies chapter members who have performed service above-and-beyond the call of duty; manages the awards nomination process.
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Position: Jobs Board Editor
Name: Jeanette Duffels
Contact: job.board@southerncalifornia.sla.org
Description:
Member of the Advisory Board; maintains job board on chapter website.
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Position: Mentoring Committee Chair
Name: OPEN
Contact: mentoring@southerncalifornia.sla.org
Description:
Member of the Advisory Board; organizes chapter mentor program.
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Position: Newsletter Editor
Name: Ashley Soo, Nicoletta Beyer
Contact: newsletter@southerncalifornia.sla.org
Description:
Member of the Advisory Board; organizes chapter mentor program.
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Position: Student Liaison UCLA
Name: David Cappoli
Contact: student.liaison.ucla@southerncalifornia.sla.org
Description:
Student Liaison UCLA: Member of the Advisory Board; coordinates communication and events with UCLA IS students.
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Position: Professional Development Program Committee Chair
Name: Toni Rodriguez
Contact: prof.development@southerncalifornia.sla.org
Description:
Member of the Advisory Board; coordinates the annual professional development program.
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Position: Scholarship Committee Chair
Name: Teresa Bailey
Contact: scholarship@southerncalifornia.sla.org
Description:
Member of the Advisory Board; evaluates scholarship applications and awards the Sternheim scholarship; provides guidance with regards to all stipends and scholarships that the Chapter offers.
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Position: Sternheim Scholarship Fundraiser Committee Chair
Name: Bill Lee
Contact: sternheim.scholarship@southerncalifornia.sla.org
Description:
Member of the Advisory Board; raises funds for the Sternheim scholarship.
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Position: Student Liaison CSUN
Name: Doris Helfer
Contact: student.liaison.csun@southerncalifornia.sla.org
Description:
Member of the Advisory Board; coordinates communication and events with CSUN LIS students.
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Position: SLA Liaison
Name: Sara Tompson
Contact: sla.liaison@southerncalifornia.sla.org
Board liaison for: all of the California chapters (ours-SLA-SCC, San Diego, San Francisco, Sierra Nevada, Silicon Valley): the Rio Grande chapter of New Mexico; the SciTech Division; and, the Professional Development Committee.
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Position: Student Liaison SJSU
Name: Sue Brewsaugh
Contact: student.liaison.sjsu@southerncalifornia.sla.org
Description:
Member of the Advisory Board; coordinates communication and events with SJSU SLIS students.
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Position: Vendor Relations Committee Chair
Name: Ed Vazquez
Contact: vendor.relations@southerncalifornia.sla.org
Description:
Member of the Advisory Board; coordinates relations and fund-raising with library vendors and sponsors.
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Position: Web Site Administrator
Name: Eric Bryan
Contact: webmaster@southerncalifornia.sla.org
Description:
Member of the Advisory Board; manages chapter website.
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