Meet Our Speakers
Be ready to interact with and learn from our experienced and practical speakers! The Computers in Libraries conference attracts the best and the brightest. Meet and hear from the leaders in the information industry in all types of environments.
- Stephen Abram — CEO, Lighthouse Consulting, Inc.
- Steve Alcalde — Head of Computer & Technology Services, Rogers Memorial Library
- Joshua Altshuler — Education & Psychology Librarian, Illinois State University
- Bridgette Armstrong — Regional Sales Manager, EBSCO Information Services
- Blythe A.B. Balestrieri — Law Librarian, U.S. Department of Justice
- Robert Berkman — Editor, The Information Advisor's Guide to Internet Research, Editor, The Information Advisor's Guide to Internet Research
- Frank Biss — Chief Operating Officer, Counting Opinions
- Karen Blankenship — Senior Director, Libraries and Student Success Centers, San Jacinto Community College
- Spencer Brayton — Director of Library Services, Waubonsee Community College
- Marshall Breeding — Independent Consultant, Library Technology Guides,, Author, Library Technology Guides
- Chris Brown — Commissioner, Chicago Public Library
- Regina Burgess — Executive Director, Panhandle Library Access Network, Inc.
- Christine Carmichael — Senior Research & Instruction Librarian, Business, Arts, & Sciences, Reinert-Alumni Library, Creighton University
- Maggie Carson — Strategist, Koios LLC
- Frank Cervone — Program Coordinator, Master of Science in Library and Information Science, San Jose State University
- Maurice Coleman — Principal, Coleman & Associates
- Maryska Connolly — MLIS, CloudSource Director of Partnerships & Communications, SirsiDynix
- M.J. D'Elia — CEO, Director, Thirdway Think and LLEAD Institute
- Kathleen M Dreyer — Chief Librarian, Borough of Manhattan Community College
- Jane Dysart — Curator of Curiosity, Dysart & Jones Associates, Canada
- Sara Fade — Adult Librarian, Middle Country Public Library
- Leslie Farrell — Customer Success Consultant, Clarivate
- Lauren Fellers — Program Specialist, FEDLINK, Library of Congress
- Krystin Fields — Web Developer, Towson University
- Bertram Foster — Data Systems Librarian, U.S. Air Force Academy
- Joyce V. Garczynski — Director of Library Communication & Engagement, Towson University
- Anthony Giansante — Head of Emerging Technologies, John Jermain Memorial Library
- Tim Gloege — Platform Administrator, Grand Rapids Public Library
- Karen Glover — Associate Dean for Research & Scholarly Access, Georgia Institute of Technology Library, Access Services in Libraries, Inc.
- Santiago Gomez — Director, Technology Services-IT Services, Edmonton Public Library
- Amanda L. Goodman — Head of UX & Marketing, Darien Library
- Annie Green — Digital Thought Leader, George Washington University, Author, Be SAVVY, Learning to Bake the Cake
- Lucy Hargrove — Marketing, StickerBox
- Scott Hargrove — Chief Executive Officer, Fraser Valley Regional Library
- Dave Hemingway-Turner — Head of US Government Proposition, Dow Jones
- Richard P. Hulser — President, Richard P. Hulser Consulting
- Alliemarie Humphries — Library Supervisor, User Access, University of Alabama at Birmingham
- Terra Jacobson — Dean of Learning Resources, Academic Affairs, Moraine Valley Community College, Dominican University
- Jeremy Johannesen — Executive Director, Chief Officers of State Library Agencies - COSLA
- Wesley Johnson — IT Technician/Library Associate, Daviess County Public Library
- Joyce Johnston — Adjunct Professor, English Dept., George Mason University, AASL, Virginia ASL, NCTE, MLA
- Barbie E. Keiser — President, Barbie E. Keiser, Inc., Northern Virginia Community College
- David Lee King — Digital Services Director, Topeka & Shawnee County Public Library
- Delaney Knapp — Community Resource Librarian, Olin College of Engineering
- Eric Kokke — Director, GO | School for Information
- Meghan Kowalski — Outreach & Reference Librarian, Learning Resources Division, University of the District of Columbia
- Michael LaMagna — Information Literacy Program & Library Services Coordinator; Professor of Library Services, Delaware County Community College
- Cyndee Landrum — Allen Smith Scholar-in-Residence, Simmons University School of Library and Information Science
- Elaine Lasda — Strategic Initiatives Coordinator, University at Albany Libraries, SUNY
- Fleur Levitz — Principal Consultant, FDL Consulting NYC LLC, & former Data Governance executive on Wall Street, Senior Management Consultant & Data Governance Practice Lead, IBM
- Colette Lunday Brautigam — Digital Collections Librarian, Lawrence University
- Chad Mairn — Professor, Innovation Lab, St. Petersburg College, San Jose State University
- Aislinn Marmion — Business Development & Compliance Lead, Keenious
- Matt Martin — Chief, Collections Management Division, Library of Congress
- Kate Newton — Online Learning Librarian, Loyola Notre Dame Library
- Chimwemwe Njikho — Graduate Assistant, Library IT, Towson University
- Raquel Noz — Digital Literarcy Educator & OSINT Speaker, Deep Search Daily (DSD)
- Marydee Ojala — Editor, Online Searcher in Computers in Libraries magazine; Editor, ILI365 eNews
- Lindsay O'Neill — Consultant, Instructional Designer, Trainer, Lindsay O'Neill Consulting LLC
- Sandra Orozco — Director of Partnerships, Stickerbox
- Ayman Osman — AI specialist, University of Florida Libraries
- Bill Pardue — Digital Services Librarian, Arlington Heights Memorial Library
- Kari Paulson — Chief Operating Officer, TIND
- Cheryl Peltier-Davis , GO | School for Information
- Damith Perera — Research Professional, Oklahoma State University Libraries
- Kelly Peter — Web & Systems Librarian, Murphy Library, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
- Brian Pichman — Director, Strategic Innovation, Evolve Project
- Gary Price — Co-Founder, infoDOCKET & FullTextReports
- Kimberly Prosper — Science and Engineering Librarian, Howard University
- Paul Quelch — Founder & CEO, Communico
- Lee Rainie — Director, Imagining the Digital Future Center, Elon University, former Director, Pew Research Center
- Brooks Rainwater — President & CEO, Urban Libraries Council
- Valerie Rangel — Director of Library & Information Services, Applied Materials
- Daniel Rasmus — Founder & Principal Analyst, Serious Insights LLC, Resident Futurist
- Shelton Richardson — Information Technology Librarian, Fayetteville State University
- Andrea Rodgers — Associate Professor, Library Services, Delaware County Community College
- Abigail Ross — Principal, RoFinCo, LLC
- Dan Russell — Free Range Research Scientist; and Google Principal Scientist UX Researcher, Google Labs, Stanford University, Author, "The Joy of Search"
- Qaddafi Sabree — Emerging Technologies Librarian, Howard University
- Diana Silveira — President, Novare Library Services
- Austin Stroud — Lecturer, Indiana University Indianapolis
- Patrick "PC" Sweeney — Deputy Director, EveryLibrary Institute: Digital Director,, Co-Author, How to Win Elections & Influence Politicians for Library Funding and Before the Ballot: Building Support for Library Funding
- Amanda Sweet — Technology Innovation Librarian, Nebraska Library Commission
- John Szabo — City Librarian & CEO, Library Administration, Los Angeles Public Library
- Nick Tanzi — Assistant Director, South Huntington Public Library, Author, Best Technologies for Public Libraries: Policies, Programs, & Services
- Heather Teysko — Customer Engagement and Success, Quipu
- Larry Treadwell IV — Director of Library Services, Fayetteville State University
- Angela M Vanden Elzen — Reference & Learning Technologies Librarian, Lawrence University
- Peter Velikonja — Researcher, Koios Information Corp.
- Kelvin Watson — Executive Director, Las Vegas-Clark County Library District
- Arthur Weiss — Managing Director, AWARE
- Patricia West — Associate Dean for Public Services, University of Alabama at Birmingham
- Greg Weyman — Regional Sales Manager, EBSCO Information Services
- Jarrod Wilson — Head, Technology Services, Kalamazoo Public Library
- Alex Zealand — Access Services Manager, Cataloging, Access and Technology, Arlington Public Library
