Officers & Committees

Bylaws Committee

Charge: 
Develop bylaws for this Caucus.
Chairs:
Thomas Mills - tmills@nd.edu
Rebecca Plevel - rplevel@mailbox.sc.edu
Members:
James Donovan james.donovan@uky.edu 
Jocelyn Kennedy - jokennedy@law.harvard.edu
Anne Klinefelter - klinefel@email.unc.edu
Devan Orr - dorr@wm.edu 

Credentials & Compensation Committee

Charge:
Study the credentials and salaries of law librarians, including: the degrees needed for librarian positions, barriers to the profession due to required credentials, myths about law librarian credentials, and salary disparities among librarians and between librarians and other academic constituencies. Develop tools, publications, and programs for librarians seeking employment.
Chairs:
Laura Ax-Fultz - lja10@psu.edu
Olivia Smith Schlinck - olivia.schlinck@yu.edu
Members:
Kincaid Brown -kcb@umich.edu
Lisa Heidenreich -lisa.heidenreich@mitchellhamline.edu
Jordan Jefferson -jordan.a.jefferson@yale.edu
Teresa Miguel-Stearns -tmiguelstearns@arizona.edu
Rebecca Plevel - rplevel@mailbox.sc.edu
Sabrina Sondhi - szs7112@psu.edu
Carissa Vogel -carissa-vogel@uiowa.edu
Carla Wale - cpwale@uw.edu

Intel Committee

Charge: 
DRAFT: Share information about the work of the Caucus with various entities within AALL and outside of law librarianship. Collect and bring information to this Caucus and AALL membership, sharing widely. Seek opportunities to collaborate. 
Chair:
Members:
Nicole Dyszlewski - ndyszlewski@rwu.edu
Nichelle “Nikki” Perry - nperry@nccu.edu 
Michele A. L. Villagran - michele.villagran@sjsu.edu  
Teresa Miguel-Stearns - tmiguelstearns@arizona.edu

LIS Education Committee

Charge: 
DRAFT: Recruit and education LIS professors from law libraries; share LIS course materials, focusing on those that incorporate EDI components. 
Chair: 
Sarah Ryan - sarah.ryan@unt.edu 
Members:
Kristina Alayan - kalayan@law.umaryland.edu
Joe Cera - cerax@berkeley.edu 
Shamika Dalton- sdalto12@utk.edu 
Jan Fleckenstein - jflecken@syr.edu
John Mayer - jmayer@cali.org
Steven A Mitchell - smitch22@nd.edu
Teresa Miguel-Stearns - tmiguelstearns@arizona.edu
Jennifer Rochelle- jgrochelle@arizona.edu 

Nominations Committee

Charge:
Draft: In accordance with the bylaws, recruit officers for the Caucus and run an annual election. 
Chair: 
Kim Nayyer - kpn32@cornell.edu 
Members:
Elizabeth Farrell Clifford - efarrell@law.fsu.edu
Raquel Gabriel - raquel.gabriel@law.cuny.edu  

Professional Development Committee

Charge:
Share and provide continuing education opportunities, literature, trends, and conferences for the Caucus membership. 
Co-chairs: 
Nicole Dyszlewski - ndyszlewski@rwu.edu 
Jessica Panella - jessica.panella@uconn.edu
Members:
Todd Venie
James Donovan james.donovan@uky.edu 
Adeen Postar - apostar@wcl.american.edu 
Meg Butler - mbutler@gsu.edu 
Rob Brownell - rbbrownell@uh.edu

Recruitment & Retention Committee

Charge: 
DRAFT: Share opportunities or develop a structured mentoring program for LIS students and new law librarians with strong EDIA components. 
Chairs:
Cas Laskowski - claskowski@arizona.edu 
Thomas Mills - tmills@nd.edu 
Members:
Kristina Alayan - kalayan@law.umaryland.edu 
Jan Fleckenstein - jflecken@syr.edu 

Scholarship Committee

Charge:
DRAFT: Identify and publicize scholarship opportunities for MLIS students and librarians/ library staff desiring to further their education. Collaborate with other groups to raise funds for scholarships. 
Chair:
Members:

Website Committee

Charge:
Keep our caucus website current and communicate with membership and other relevant entities how to best utilize our website.
Chair: 
Ed Hart - edward.hart@untdallas.edu  
Members:
Kincaid Brown - kcb@umich.edu
Megan Kelleher - mkelleher@nixonpeabody.com