MLA Staff and Board

Rachel Adams
Membership and Communications Director
(517) 881-6652
radams@milibraries.org

Lisa Buttigieg
Administrative Assistant
(517) 881-1683
lbuttigieg@milibraries.org

Keeley Briggs
Membership and Program Coordinator
(517) 881-0496
kbriggs@milibraries.org

Mackenzie Hanfland
Event Coordinator
(517) 881-7242
mhanfland@milibraries.org

Amber Sheerin
Program and Event Director
(517) 881-3194
asheerin@milibraries.org

President:
Jenny Marr
Director
Capital Area District Libraries

President-Elect:
Lisa Waskin
Director
Superior District Library

Secretary/Treasurer: Mary Higginbottom Johnson
Associate Director of Operations
Muskegon Area District Library

DJ Bond
Member Engagement Coordinator
The Library Network (TLN)

John Clexton
Director 
Gladwin County District Library

Ex Officio:
Dillon Geshel
Interim Executive Director 
Michigan Library Association

Anne Heidemann
Tribal Librarian 
Saginaw Chippewa Tribal Library

Executive Committee:
Michele Howard
Director
Traverse Area District Library

Shaunna Martz
Regional Manager II
Kent District Library

Claire Meeker
Library Director
Romeo District Library

Valerie Meyerson
Library Director
Petoskey District Library

Juliane Morian
Library Director
Rochester Hills Public Library

Christine Peele 
Assistant Director for Public Services
Detroit Public Library

James Pugh
Director
Cedar Springs Public Library

Ex Officio:
Randy Riley 
State Librarian
Library of Michigan

Erin Schmandt
Director
Caro Area District Library

Vanessa Verdun-Morris 
Library Director
Madison Heights Public Library