Program Advisory Committees

Overview

Program Advisory Committees

The Program Advisory Committees are aligned with San José State University School of Information’s career pathways, especially those that are focused on topic areas rather than type of library. In addition, three PACs focus on specific programs: Informatics program, MARA program, and Teacher Librarian program.

Role of Program Advisory Committees

Informatics Program Advisory Committee

Informatics Program Coordinator: Dr. Jason Kaltenbacher

Informatics Committee Members:

  • Dr. Frank Cervone, Director of Information Technology, School of Public Health, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
  • Dr. Dennis DeLeon, Chief Medical Officer, AdventHealth Kissimmee; VP Clinical Ethics, Central Florida Division, AdventHealth, Orlando, Florida
  • Harry Martin, Information Systems Manager, County of Santa Clara Health System Lecturer, Department of Health Science and Recreation, San Jose State University San Francisco, California
  • Elana Nájera, Senior Infrastructure Security TPM Manager, Google, Hayward, California
  • Dr. Jeremy Smoldon, Sr. Regional Medical Manager, Neurology, Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Sacramento, California
  • Mark Whitteker, Sr Manager, Security, Compliance & Data Protection, Cisco Systems, Inc., Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina

Information Intermediation and Instruction Program Advisory Committee

Faculty Lead: Dr. Lili Luo

Information Intermediation and Instruction Committee Members:

  • Ann Agee, Director of Collections and Scholarly Communication, King Library, San Jose State University, California
  • José Aguiñaga, Coordinator of the North Campus, Glendale Community College, Arizona
  • Karen Kaufmann, Research & Instruction Faculty Librarian, Seminole State University, Florida
  • Johanna Tunon, Former Director of Distance and Instructional Library Services at Nova Southeastern University. Lecturer at SJSU iSchool and the University of Maryland, University College.

Instructional Design and Technology Program Advisory Committee

Instructional Design and Technology Program Coordinator: Dr. Laura Otero

Instructional Design and Technology Committee Members:

  • Brian Chien, Education Product Manager
  • Ana Eckhart, Manager, Learning Experience Design
  • Cindy Mazow, Director, Learning Design and Technology
  • Dr. Jennifer Redd, Senior Director of eCampus
  • Sophia Romee, Head of GenAI Studio

Knowledge Organization Program Advisory Committee

Faculty Lead: Dr. Mary Bolin

Knowledge Organization Committee Members:

  • Yu Chi, Assistant Professor, iSchool, San José, CA
  • Crystal Fausett, Assistant Professor, iSchool, San José, CA
  • Patricia D’Cruz, Taxonomy & Metadata Specialist, Cisco Systems, San José, CA
  • Christa Bailey, Business Librarian & Affordable Learning Solutions Co-Coordinator, King Library, San José State University
  • Sara Brylowski, Product Manager, Cloud Learning team, Google
  • Andrea Medina-Smith, Executive Editor, Sage Data
  • Sarah Mettler, Librarian II, San José Public Library

​Leadership and Management Program Advisory Committee

Faculty Co-Lead: Dr. Sue Alman
Faculty Co-Lead: Dr. Gary Shaffer

Leadership and Management Committee Members:

  • Amanda Folk, Director of Libraries, Denison University.
  • Melissa Fraser-Arnott, Chief, Integrated Reference Services at the Library of Parliament, Canada
  • Marla E. Peppers, University Library Dean, Cal Poly Pomona
  • Kelvin Watson, Executive Director, Las Vegas-Clark County Library District

Management, Digitization, and Preservation of Cultural Heritage and Records Program Advisory Committee

Faculty Lead: Alyce Scott

 

Management, Digitization, and Preservation of Cultural Heritage and Records Committee Members:

  • Sandra E. Broady-Rudd, CRM, ERM, Information Risk Management (IRM), Wells Fargo, Pardeeville, WI
  • Dr. Jessica Bushey, Assistant Professor, School of Information, San Jose State University.
  • Mary Beth Herkert, CRM, CA, Oregon State Archivist Oregon State Archives, Oregon Secretary of State Salem, OR
  • Dr. Darra Hoffman, Assistant Professor, School of Information, Program Coordinator, Master of Archives and Records Administration San José State University

Master of Archives and Records Administration Program Advisory Committee

Program Coordinator: Dr. Darra Hofman

MARA Faculty:Jason Kaltenbacher; Joshua Zimmerman

MLIS Faculty: Dr. Jessica Bushey; Dr. James Hodges

MARA Committee Members:

Dr. Adam Jansen, State Archivist, Hawaii State Archives, Honolulu County, Hawaii

Connie Jaschek-Rodriguez, Policy & Awareness Program Manager Records & Information Management Services, Ernst & Young LLP, Los Angeles, CA

Susan Marin, Senior Manager, Advisory, Consilio, LLC

Tanya Marshall, State Archivist and Director, Vermont State Archives & Records Administration, Montpelier, Vermont

Robert McLauchlin, IGP. Director of Records Management, Burnet, Duckworth, & Palmer LLP, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Teacher Librarian Program Advisory Committee

TL Program Coordinator: Jonathan Hunt

 

Teacher Librarian Committee Members:

  • Sara Nielsen, Warren High School, Downey, CA
  • Lisa Cheby, Verdugo Hills High School, Tujunga, CA
  • Janice Gilmore, Chula Vista High School, Chula Vista, CA
  • Roxanne Clement, Bay Farm School Alameda, CA
  • Jane Lofton, Retired

Technology Program Advisory Committee

Faculty Lead: Dr. Michael Stephens

Technology Committee Members:

  • Michael Della Bitta, Director of Technology | Digital Public Library of America
  • Michael Casey, Director of Customer Experience | Gwinnett County Public Library, Georgia
  • Toby Greenwalt, Principal/Consultant | Flywheel Strategies
  • KC Hudson, Digital Services Manager | Martin County Library System
  • Ali Lauer, Teacher Librarian | Griffith STEAM Middle School
  • Chad Mairn, Librarian | Innovation Lab. St. Petersburg College
  • Heather Sardis, Associate Director for Technology and Strategic Planning | MIT Libraries
  • Marie Vans, Associate Professor of Systems Engineering | Colorado State University

Youth Services Program Advisory Committee

Faculty Lead: Dr. Anthony Bernier

Youth Services Committee Members:

  • Becca Boland, Supervisor (Advisory Services), Skokie Public Library, Illinois.
  • Annisha Jeffries, Youth Services Manager, Cleveland Public Library, Ohio.
  • Candice Mack, Senior Librarian, Young Adult Services, Los Angeles Public Library, California.
  • Allison Rothman, Digital Learning Integration Designer, San Franciso Unified School District, California.