Executive Board / Current Officers 2023-24

Voting Members
 
President   
Ayn Frzaee, Franklin High School, Portland Public Schools    (email)

Vice-President/ President-Elect
April Witteveen, Oregon State University, Cascades Campus - (email)

Past President
Ericka Brunson-Rochette, State Library of Oregon    (email)

Treasurer
Stuart Levy, Parkrose High School  (email)
Term (two years:  2023 - 2025)

Secretary
Roxanne Renteria, Deschutes Public Library  (email)

Member-At-Large
(Vacantj)

ALA Representative
Kirsten Brodbeck-Kenney, Driftwood Public Library (email)
Term (three years: 2022-25)

Divisions - Current Chairs

Academic/ ACRL-Oregon
Jane Nichols, Oregon State University (email)

Children's Services (CSD)
Jaime Thoreson, Sherwood Public Library, Chair,  (email)

Oregon Association of School Libraries (OASL)
Jennifer McKenzie, Siuslaw District Libraries (email)

Oregon Young Adult Network (OYAN)
Lisa Elliot, Co-chair, Tigard Public Library (email)
Vickie Kromer, Co-chair, Driftwood Public Library

Public Library (PLD)
Kathy Street, Oregon Trail Library District (email)

REFORMA Oregon (REFORMA)
Kristen Cure, Springfield Public Library (email)

Support Staff (SSD)
Rinny Lakin, Multnomah County Library (email)

NON-VOTING MEMBERS
State Librarian (ex-officio)
Wendy Cornelisen, State Librarian, State Library of Oregon (email)

Parliamentarian
Buzzy Nielsen, State Library of Oregon  (email)

OLA Association Manager 
Shirley Roberts (email)

OLA Board 2023-2024 Focus Areas & Presidential Priorities

OLA Board Resources
Leadership tutorials (orientation to OLA website, memberclicks, etc.), OLA Logos, Graphic Usage Guide, OLA official letterhead, Just Say Yes List........

OLA Board Meetings  2023-24

OLA Board Meetings are open to the public. Although we follow the agenda and timeline closely, the agenda is subject to change and items are sometimes moved to accommodate day-of scheduling needs. If a portion of the meeting is closed to the public, we will note that on the agenda. 

September 23, 2024 (Monday) - Business Meeting-  Virtual (4 - 6 pm)
October 28, 2024 (Monday)- Business Meeting - Virtual (4 - 6 pm)
November 25, 2024 (Monday) - Business Meeting, Virtual (4 - 6 pm) 
December 2024 - No Meeting 
January 27, 2025 (Monday) - Business Meeting, Virtual (4 - 6 pm) 
February 24, 2025 (Monday) - Business Meeting, Virtual (4 - 6 pm)
March 24, 2025 (Monday) - Business Meeting, Virtual (4 - 6 pm) 
April 23, 2025 (Wednesday) -  Business Meeting - On-Site: Lane County Event Center (TBD)
May 19, 2025 (Monday) - Business Meeting - Virtual (4 - 6 pm). [Third Monday of Month]
June 23, 2025 (Monday)  -  Business Meeting - Virtual (4 - 6 pm)
July 28, 2025 (Monday) - Business Meeting - Virtual  (4 - 6 pm)
August 2025 - OLA Leadership Retreat -  TBD
August 2025  -  Business Meeting - [Transition Meeting] TBD

Business meetings include:
Review of action items from previous meeting, officer/committee/unit reports, old/new business, review of strategic plan, action item summary.

Drop In meetings include:
Informal information sharing, general discussion topics - TBD.

**All voting members of the board should plan to attend business meetings; drop in meetings are optional