Rhode Island Library Association

RILA Executive Board Members

President: Kieran Ayton (2017-2019), Rhode Island College - 401-301-5376

Vice President/President-Elect: Julie Holden (2017-2019), Cranston Public Library - 401-943-9080 x101
Past President: Aaron Coutu (2017-2019), Cumberland Public Library - 401-333-2552 x128
Treasurer: Beatrice Pulliam (2017-2019), Providence Public Library - 401-455-8101
Secretary: Ryan Brennan (2017-2019), North Kingstown Free Library - 401-294-3306 x6113
ALA Councilor: Jack Martin (2014-2017), Providence Public Library - 401-455-8100
Member-at-Large: Lisa Perry (2017-2019), East Providence Public Library - 401-434-2453
Member-at-Large: David Meincke (2017-2019), Johnson and Wales University Library - 401-598-2466

Other Board Members

COLA Liaison
Eileen Dyer (2017-2019), Providence Community Libraries - 401-467-2700 x1620

Communications Committee
(RILA Bulletin Submissions)
Andria Tieman Michney (2015-2017), Providence College - 401-865-1252
Brandi Fong (2015-2017), South Kingstown Public Library - 401-789-1555 x105

Conference Committee
(Conference Contact)
Mackenzie Dunn (2017-2019), Bryant University - 401-232-6000 x20177
Lauren Plews (2017-2019), Office of Library and Information Services - 401-574-9305

Financial Literacy Roundtable (FLRT)
Christine Wallace Goldstein (2015-2017), Woonsocket Harris Library - 401-769-9044
Lori DeCesare (2015-2017), Marian J. Mohr Memorial Library - 401-231-4980

Information Literacy Action Roundtable (ILART)
Mary MacDonald (2017-2019), University of Rhode Island - 401-874-4635
Maura Keating (2017-2019), Bryant University - 401-232-6299

Intellectual Freedom Committee
Carla Weiss (2017-2019), Retired
Jim Kinnie (2017-2019), University of Rhode Island - 401-874-9240

Legislative Action Committee
Eileen Dyer (2017-2019), Providence Community Libraries - 401-467-2700 x1620
Ed Garcia (2017-2019), Cranston Public Library - 401-943-9080

Membership Committee
(Membership Questions)
Jenifer Bond (2017-2019), Lincoln School
Aaron Coutu (2017-2019), Cumblerland Public Library - 401-333-2552 x128

New England Library Association (NELA) Liaison
Jessica D'Avanza (2017-2019), Barrington Public Library - 401-247-1920 x312

Nominating Committee
Jenifer Bond (2015-2017), Lincoln School -

Office of Library & Information Services (OLIS) Liaison
Karen Mellor (2017-2019), Office of Library & Information Services - 401-574-9304

Public Relations Committee
Rachael Juskuv (2017-2019), Bryant University/North Scituate Library - 401-647-5133

School Librarians of Rhode Island (SLRI) Liaison
Monica Brennan (2017-2019), Maury Loontjens Memorial Library (Narragansett) - 401-789-9507

Student ALA, URI GSLIS Liaison
Open 2017-2019

University of Rhode Island, Graduate School of Library & Information Studies (URI GSLIS) Liaison
Valerie Karno (2017-2019) - URI GSLIS - 401-874-2947