Officers & Committees

Current Officers (2023-2024)

Chair

Elaine Tornés Blanco
Librarian Assistant Professor
University of Miami School of Law
etornes@miami.edu

Vice-Chair

Mariangeli Lugo-Zayas
Law Librarian
Law Library, University of Puerto Rico
mariangeli.lugo@upr.edu

Secretary

Rosa Hall
Research Librarian
Nixon Peabody LLP
rhall@nixonpeabody.com

Past-Chair

Victor Chavez
Legal Research Specialist
Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
chavez.m.victor@gmail.com

Advisory Representative

Ramon Barajas
Director of Research Services
Alston & Bird LLP
ramon.barajas@alston.com

Current Committees (2023-2024)

Please reach out to the current officers to participate in the following committees:

Communications and Publicity Committee

This committee is responsible for communicating within our Caucus and beyond the gamut of information about the Caucus and its members. Among the activities of this committee are the Newsletter, Web site, and Directory.

Membership and Mentoring Committee

This committee is responsible for nurturing our members as well as recruiting new members. Among the activities of this committee are recruitment, welcoming new members, and mentoring. 

Nominations Committee

This committee is responsible for coming up with a slate of nominees for the elected offices of Vice-Chair and Secretary.

Programming Committee

This committee is responsible for working on a proposal for the AALL Annual Meeting, as well as for a possible speaker/program after the Caucus business meeting.