Elected Officers

President: Rikke Ogawa

President-Elect: Judy Kraemer

Past President: Naomi Bishop

Secretary: Ivan Portillo

Treasurer: Kevin Pardon

MLA Chapter Council Rep: Danielle Linden

MLA Chapter Council Rep Alternative: Mary White

Nominating Committee: Nora Franco, Nita Mailander, Sunny McGowan,  Andrea Lynch

COMMITTEE CHAIRS

Awards: David Bickford

CE/Program: Judy Kraemer

Exchange: Adele Dobry

Finance: Robin Schiff

Government Relations/Bylaws: Carrie Grinstead

Membership: Sunny McGowan & Karen O'Grady

Nominating: Naomi Bishop

Professional Issues: Robin Schiff & Jan Kuebel-Hernandez (co-chairs)

Research: Janene Wandersee

Web/Blog/Connections: Angela Murrell

Webmaster: Angela Murrell

Archivist: open

MLA Credentialing Committee Liaison (AHIP): Danielle Linden

MLGSCA hosts a number of conferences and continuing education (CE) events throughout the year.

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Conferences

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Purpose
The purpose of the MLGSCA Library Staff Excellence Award is to honor an outstanding library staff in a health sciences library and to recognize the critical role and important contributions library staff make to the development and evolution of modern health sciences libraries and librarianship.

Criteria
Considerations/criteria for nominating a library staff for this award include, but are not limited to, a library staff without a Library Master's degree that:

• Provides consistently, excellent library service.
• Continually suggests improvements or innovative ideas and is willing to take the lead in making good suggestions a reality.
• Encourages and promotes the library’s mission, facilities and resources.
• Enhances the promotion and marketing endeavors of the library through facilitating productive, effective communication between users and the library.
• Is professionally curious and is willing to take risks, even if that means moving beyond their comfort zone.
• Is a lifelong learner and regularly attends training or other local or regional events to improve their skills and knowledge base.

Nominations
Nominations can be made by any MLGSCA member and sent to the Awards Committee chair. Please use the available FORM. Nomination deadline is July 1st.

Frequency and Number of Awards
The MLGSCA Library Staff Excellence Award is given annually to one outstanding library staff in a health sciences library.  If there are no suitable candidates nominated, the award is not given. The award is usually presented by the MLGSCA President during the Fall Meeting.

Recipients of the MLGSCA Library Staff Excellence Award

2009 -- Kathleen Shepler

2010 -- Jan Grabowski

2011 -- Elisabeth Mason

2012 -- Norma Layton

2013 -- Rosemarie Murray

2014 -- Nancy Olmos

2015 -- Bethany Weinberg

2016 -- Amy Sharpe

2017 -- Elaine White

2018 -- Pamela Gay

2019 -- Victoria Flores

2020 -- not awarded

2021 -- Samantha Garcia

2022 -- not awarded