Professional Activities

• American Association of School Librarians, 1999 to present.
  • National Conference Indianapolis 2001 Committee
    • Co-Chair for Local Arrangements, 2000-2001.
  • Web Advisory Committee, 2002-2005.
  • Annual Conference Committee, 2003-2005.
  • Affiliate Assembly
    • Indiana Delegate, 2003-2005.
    • Recording Secretary, 2004.
    • Chair-Elect, 2006; Chair, 2007; Past-Chair, 2008.
  • Special Committee on Advocacy, 2005-2007.
  • National Conference Reno 2007 Committee
    • Co-Chair, 2006-2008.
  • National School Library Media Program of the Year Committee, 2008.
  • Board of Directors
    • Member At Large, 2008-2010.
    • Executive Committee, 2009-2010.
  • Appointments Committee, 2008-2010.
  • President-Elect, 2010-2011.
  • President, 2011-2012.
  • Immediate Past-President, 2012-2013.
• Association for Library Service to Children, 2009 to present.
• American Library Association, 1999 to present.
• Association of Indiana School Library Educators, 1995 to present.
  (formerly the Association for Indiana Media Educators)
  • Young Hoosier Book Award Committee, 2000-2003.
    • General Chair, 2002-2003.
  • Read Alouds Too Good To Miss Committee, 2002, 2004-2009.
  • Board Member, 2002-2007.
  • Data Survey Committee, 2003-2005.
  • Survivor: Library Media Specialist Workshop
    • Co-Chair, 2003.
    • Chair, 2006.
    • Committee Member, 2008, 2009.
  • Annual Conference Chair, 2003-2004.
  • President-Elect, 2003-2004.
  • President, 2004-2005.
  • Immediate Past-President, 2005-2006.
• Indiana Library Federation, 1998 to present.
  • Committee on Organization, Evaluation, and Structure, 2002-2006.
    • Committee Secretary, 2004-2005.
  • Strategic Planning Committee, 2004-2007.
  • Board Member, 2003-2005, 2006-2009.
  • Conference Co-Chair, 2007.
  • 2nd Vice President, 2006.
  • 1st Vice President, 2007.
  • President, 2008.
  • Immediate Past President, 2009.
• Hamilton County Reading Council, 2002 to present.
  • Recording Secretary, 2003-2004.
• International Reading Association, 2002 to present.
• Indiana State Reading Association, 1999 to present.
• Indiana Computer Educators, 1999 to present.
• International Society for Technology in Education, 2005 to present.
  • Affiliate Representative, 2005, 2006.
• Indiana Department of Education
  • School Library Media Specialist Cadre
  • Library Regional Contact Meetings - North Central Region Coordinator, 2006-2009.
• National Board for Professional Teaching Standards
  • Library Media Standards Revision Committee, 2009-2010.

 

• Advisory Boards
  • Capstone Digital, 2010 to present.
  • Linworth Publishing Advisory Board, 2006 to present.
  • School Library Monthly Advisory Board, 2007 to present.
  • Follett Software Company Advisory Board, 2009-2011.
  • Heinemann-Raintree Library Advisory Board, 2009-2010.
  • H.W. Wilson Advisory Panel, 2004 to 2011.
  • Gareth Stevens Advisory Board, 2007-2008.
  • Franklin Watts/Children's Press (Scholastic Library Publishing) Advisory Board, 2006-2008.
  • CTELP Advisory Board, IUPUI School of Library and Information Science, 2008-2009.