Administration

RILA Executive Board 2023-2025

• President: Beatrice Pulliam, Providence Public Library
• Vice President: Joan Mouradjian, School Media Specialist
• Treasurer: Dave Bartos, Cranston Public Library
• Secretary: Jo Knapp, Johnson & Wales University
• ALA Councilor: Ed Garcia, Cranston Public Library
• Member-at-Large: Lisa Richter, Salve Regina University
• Member-at-Large: Nomi Hague, Cranston Public Library
• Paraprofessional Representative: Position open
• New England Library Association (NELA) Representative: Meredith Bonds-Harmon, East Providence Public Library
• Cornucopia of Rhode Island (CORI) Section Chair: Danielle Skeldon, East Providence Public Library
• School Librarians of Rhode Island (SLRI) Section Chair: Mary Moen, University of Rhode Island

RILA Round tables

Financial Literacy Round Table (FLRT)

• Position open

Information Literacy Action Round Table (ILART)

• Position open

RILA Committees

Learn more about our committees and their work >

Communications Committee

• Chair: Kyera Shea, East Smithfield Public Library
• RILA Bulletin Submissions

Conference Committee

• Co-Chairs: Tina Ash, Riverside Middle School & Pam Schwieger, East Providence Public Library

Intellectual Freedom Committee

• Chair: Tayla Cardillo, Cranston Public Library

Legislative Action Committee

• Chair: Ed Garcia, Cranston Public Library

Membership Committee

• Chair: Julie Holden, Cranston Public Library

Mentorship Committee

• Co-Chairs: Katie O'Kane, Primrose Hill Elementary School, and Nicolette Baffoni, RI Office of Library & Information Services

RILA Liaisons

Office of Library & Information Services (OLIS) Liaison

• Karen Mellor, OLIS

University of Rhode Island, Graduate School of Library & Information Studies (URI GSLIS) Liaison

• Valerie Karno, URI GSLIS

Student ALA, URI GSLIS Liaison

• Position open