Webcast Speakers
KayCee Choi
Branch Manager, Grauwyler Park Branch, Dallas Public Library
KayCee Choi holds an MLS from the University of North Texas. They are the manager for Grauwyler Park Branch Library with over 15 years of experience in the Dallas Public Library System. Born in South Korea, KayCee moved to the United States at age four when they were first diagnosed as severely hard-of-hearing. KayCee’s first language is ASL. They also communicate in English, Spanish, and a little French.
Eryn Duffee
Certified Teacher Librarian and Library Advocacy Leader
Eryn is a certified teacher librarian at a K12 school near
Seattle, Washington. She works diligently to teach homeschooled
students research and information literacy skills. However, her
favorite part of the job is helping students who claim not to
enjoy reading find books they love.
Dr. Marika Cifor
Assistant Professor in the Information School and adjunct faculty in Gender, Women & Sexuality Studies at the University of Washington
Marika Cifor is Assistant Professor in the Information School and adjunct faculty in Gender, Women & Sexuality Studies at the University of Washington. She is a feminist scholar of archival studies and digital studies. Cifor is the author of Viral Cultures: Activist Archiving in the Age of AIDS (University of Minnesota Press, 2022), as well as numerous articles on community archives, affect, and feminist data studies in leading venues in information studies, gender studies, American studies, and science and technology studies.
Dr. Rebecca Stallworth
Assistant Professor in the School of Library and Information Science at Simmons University
Dr. Rebecca Stallworth is an Assistant Professor in the School of Library and Information Science at Simmons University. Her research examines diversity issues in academic libraries and the information-seeking behaviors of first-generation graduate students. In 2020, she received a Laura Bush 21st Century Library Program grant from the Institute of Library and Museum Services (IMLS) for her African American Undergraduates’ Use of Academic Libraries project.
Renate Chancellor
Associate Professor and Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility at the Syracuse University School of Information Studies
Renate Chancellor is Associate Professor and Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility at the School of Information Studies. She received her Master’s and Ph.D. in Information Studies from UCLA. Dr. Chancellor is an affiliated faculty at the Syracuse Lender Center for Social Justice. She is a leader in research on critical cultural information studies and Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) and social justice in Library and Information Science.
Sarah Logan
Teacher-Librarian and Washington Library Association Board President
Sarah Logan is the Teacher-Librarian at Dorothy Fox Elementary in
Camas, Washington. The recipient of Washington Library
Association School Library Division’s Elementary
Teacher-Librarian of the Year award for 2024, Sarah has a
reputation for creating an engaging, student-centered school
library program that has resulted in an authentic reading culture
at Dorothy Fox.
Carolyn Norman
Library Consultant
Carolyn F. Norman has experience in advancing initiatives at the local, state and national level. As Coordinator of Library and Learning Resources Programs for the California Community College Chancellor’s Office she led the development, implementation and management of the Library and Learning Resources Programs in the 100+ institutions in the California Community College system.
Joy M. Doan
Professor of Practice, University of Tennessee Knoxville
Joy Marie Doan is a practicing member of the faculty in the School of Information Sciences at the University of Tennessee Knoxville (UTK). Prior to joining the faculty at UTK, Joy Marie held positions at University of Miami, Northwestern University, California State University, Northridge and the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). She holds a Bachelor of Arts in English Literature and Music from the University of Michigan, an M.A. in Music History from Case Western Reserve University, and a Master of Library and Information Science degree from San Jose State University.
Nichelle M. Hayes
Founding Director of the Center for Black Literature and Culture
Nichelle M. Hayes MPA, MLS is the leader of the Center for Black Literature & Culture (CBLC), Indianapolis Public Library. Hayes graduated from Indiana University – School of Library & Information Science (SLIS) with her MLS.
She began her library career as a Library Media Specialist at an Elementary School in Indianapolis. Later she worked as an Adult Reference Librarian Specializing in Business.
Shauntee Burns-Simpson
Associate Director for the Center of Educators and Schools at the New York Public Library
Shauntee Burns-Simpson (MLIS) is the Immediate Past-President of the Black Caucus of the American Library Association. She is the Associate Director for the Center of Educators and Schools at the New York Public Library. An ambassador for libraries and youth librarianship, Mrs. Burns-Simpson enjoys connecting people to the public library and its resources. She works closely with at-risk teens and fosters a love of reading & learning with her innovative programs.
James A. Hodges
Assistant Professor, San José State University
James A. Hodges studies the history of computing and software interfaces, with a particular interest in digital archives and preservation. He is currently an assistant professor in the School of Information at San José State University, as well as senior fellow in the Andrew W. Mellon Society of Fellows in Critical Bibliography at Rare Book School (University of Virginia), and senior book reviews editor for Information & Culture journal.
Richard Sneed
28th Principal Chief of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians
Richard G. Sneed life’s work has been one of public service advocating for youth, community building, and cultural preservation. The son of a businessman and former councilmember, he knows that hard work and a community-centered focus enable collective opportunity. In this vein, he has worked throughout his career to ensure that Cherokee people have equitable access to quality education and can put these skills to work in a community they can be proud of.
Jennifer Himmelreich
Senior Program Officer, Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS)
Jennifer Himmelreich is a senior program officer at the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). Rooted in and raised on the Navajo Nation in northwest New Mexico, she began working at the local public library to support herself as she completed her undergraduate degree at Fort Lewis College. Jennifer continued working in libraries and museums, developing a commitment to centering cultural memory on Native American, Alaskan Native and Native Hawaiian ways of being and doing.
Andrew Ysasi
VP of Advocacy, Vital Records Control and MARA Instructor
Andrew Ysasi (EE-SA-SEE), MS, CRM/CIGO,
IGP, FIP, CIPM, CISM, PMP, has 25 years of experience in
executive leadership and information governance. As Vice
President of Advocacy for VRC, Andrew mentors, educates, and
volunteers with the IG community on behalf of VRC. In
addition to VRC, he serves as the Chairman of the ICRM in 2023,
is an instructor at San Jose State University’s MARA program, is
the President of IG GURU®, and a resume expert with Admovio®,
where his work is published on CIO.com. In the past, Andrew
contributed to ARMA’s IGBOK and W
Isabel Taylor
Archivist, State Archives of Schleswig-Holstein
Isabel Taylor holds a BA in History, French, and German from Mount Allison University, a Graduate Diploma in Law (Common Professional Examination) from Northumbria University, a Master of Archival Studies from the University of British Columbia, an LL.M with a concentration on archival law from the University of Tübingen, and a doctorate in legal history from the University of Tübingen. Her second book The Crown and Its Records: Archives, Access, and the Ancient Constitution in Seventeenth-Century England appeared in October 2023 from De Gruyter.
Tetiana Svatula
Head of Scientific and Methodical Department, Oles Honchar Regional Universal Scientific Library of Kherson, Kherson Region
Tetiana Svatula is a professional librarian. After graduating from the Kherson School of Culture in 1980, she embarked on working for the Kherson Regional Library for Children. She graduated from the Kharkiv Institute of Culture with a degree in children’s literature bibliography.
Maryna Sokolova
Head of the City Library Branch for Children No. 1 of the Boyarka Public Library, Kyiv Region
Since childhood, Maryna Sokolova knew she would dedicate her life to books and reading. So, after graduating from high school, she entered the Kyiv State Institute of Culture and graduated in 1994 with a degree in children’s literature bibliography. Her first job was as a bibliographer at the library of the Mykola Gogol State Institute of Nizhyn. She provided bibliographic references to educators, students, and other staff of the institute, assisted with the selection of literature on versatile topics, as well as kept a file of periodicals.
Oleksii Deikun
Assistant at the Department of Theory and Practice of Translation from English, Educational and Scientific Institute of Philosophy of Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv
Oleksii Deikun is an assistant at the Department of Theory and Practice of Translation from English at the Educational and Scientific Institute of Philology of Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, a translator from English and German, and a linguist.
Halena Kapuni-Reynolds
Associate Curator of Native Hawaiian History and Culture, National Museum of the American Indian
Halena Kapuni-Reynolds (Kanaka ʻŌiwi/Native Hawaiian) is the Associate Curator of Native Hawaiian History and Culture at the National Museum of the American Indian. He holds a B.A. in anthropology and Hawaiian studies from the University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo (2013) and an M.A. in anthropology with a focus on Museum and Heritage Studies from the University of Denver (2015).
Isabel Espinal
Academic Engagement Librarian for African Studies, Afro American Studies, Latin American, Caribbean & Latinx Studies, Native American & Indigenous Studies, Spanish & Portuguese, and Women, Gender, Sexuality Studies at UMASS-Amherst
Isabel Espinal has been a librarian
since 1991 and is currently an Academic Engagement librarian for
African Studies, Afro American Studies, Latin American, Caribbean
& Latinx Studies, Native American & Indigenous Studies, Spanish &
Portuguese, and Women, Gender, Sexuality Studies at the
University of Massachusetts Amherst (UMass).