Administration

RILA Executive Board 2025-2027

• President: Benjamin Hanley, Barrington Public Library
• Vice President/President-Elect: Kiki Butler, Jesse Smith Library
• Treasurer: Dave Bartos, Cranston Public Library
• Secretary: Jo Knapp, Johnson & Wales University
• Immediate Past President: Beatrice Pulliam, Providence Public Library
• ALA Councilor: Catherine Damiani, Tiverton Public Library
• Member-at-Large: Lisa Richter, Salve Regina University
• Member-at-Large (2): (vacant)
• Paraprofessional Representative: Lynda LaCava, North Providence Union Free Library
• New England Library Association (NELA) Representative: Kimberly Usselman, Middletown Public Library
• School Librarians of Rhode Island (SLRI) Section Chair: Esther Wolk, Coventry Public Schools

RILA Committees

Learn more about our committees and their work >

Communications Committee

• Chair: Kyera Shea, University of Rhode Island
• RILA Bulletin Submissions
• Web Administrator: Chris Cassaday, University of Rhode Island

Conference Committee

• Chair: Erin Redihan, Salve Regina University

Intellectual Freedom Committee

• Chair: Tayla Cardillo, Cranston Public Library

Legislative Action Committee

• Chair: Cheryl Space, Community Libraries of Providence
• Vice-Chair: Ed Garcia, Cranston Public Library

Membership Committee

• Chair: Julie Holden, Cranston Public Library

Mentorship Committee

• Co-Chairs: Zach Berger, Cranston Public Library, 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

• Dr. Jacqueline Kociubuk, PhD, URI GSLIS

Student ALA, URI GSLIS Liaison

• Winnie Hurst