Your KLA Officers and Chairs
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KLA Council Roster
2011-2012
Executive Committee
President
Royce Kitts, Mabee Library
Washburn University
1700 SW College Ave, Topeka, KS 66621
785-670-1956 royce.kitts@washburn.edu
Vice President
Mickey Coalwell, Northeast Kansas Library System
4317 W 6th, Lawrence, KS 66049
785-838-4090 mcoalwell@nekls.org
Second Vice President
Cathy Reeves, Dodge City Public Library
1001 N 2nd Ave., Dodge City, KS 67801
cathyr@dcpl.info
Secretary
Cindi Hickey, State Library of Kansas
343-N, 300 SW 10th Avenue, Topeka KS, 66612-1593
785-296-3296 chickey@kslib.info
Treasurer
Candi Hemel, Cimarron City Library
120 N. Main, P.O. Box 645
Cimarron, Kansas 67835
620-855-3808 cimarroncitylibrary@gmail.com
Immediate Past President
Emily Sitz, Southwest Kansas Library System
100 Military Ave. Suite 210, Dodge City, KS 67801
(620) 225-1231 esitz@swkls.org
Elected Representative Positions (Voting Members)
ALA Councilor
Rob Banks, Topeka & Shawnee County Library
1515 SW 10th, Topeka, KS 66604
(785) 580-4481 Fax (785) 580-4496
rbanks@tscpl.org
KLA Representative to MPLA
Dan Ireton, Kansas State Libraries
1100 MidCampus Drive
Manhattan KS 66506
785-532-7436 dli6873@k-state.edu
Standing Committee Chairs (Voting Members)
Annual Conference
Mickey Coalwell, Vice President
Continuing Education/Scholarship Committee Chair
Joe McKenzie, Salina Public Library
301 W Elm, Salina, KS 67401
785-825-4624 joemcken@salpublib.org
Finance
Candi Hemel, Treasurer
Futures Committee
Emily Sitz, Southwest Kansas Library System
100 Military Ave., Suite 210
Dodge City, KS 67801
(620) 225-1231 esitz@swkls.org
Governmental Affairs
Gail Santy, Central Kansas Library System
Reference, Outreach Services
1409 Williams, Great Bend, KS 67530
620.792.4865 gsanty@ckls.org
Membership
Kim Fenton, Circulation Manager
Johnson County Library
9875 W 87 St., Overland Park, KS 66212
P: 913-826-4600 ext. 64479
FentonK@jocolibrary.org
Nominating
Eric Gustafson, Carol Barta, Jean Hatfield
Parliamentarian
Andrew Evans, Washburn University Law Library
1700 SW College Ave., Topeka, KS 66621
(785) 670-1787 andrew.evans@washburn.edu
Presidential Awards
Royce Kitts, President
Promotions and Publications
Gregg Winsor, Reference Librarian
Johnson County Library
9875 W 87 St., Overland Park, KS 66212
P: 913-826-4600 ext. 64479
gregg.winsor@gmail.com
Appointed Council Members (Voting Members)
KLA Representative to KanEd
Carol Barta, North Central Kansas Libraries
785-779-4741 ext 140
cbarta@nckl.info
Archivist
Margaret Knecht, Kansas State Historical Society
6425 SW 6th Ave., Topeka, KS 66615
(785) 272-8681 Fax: (785) 272-8682
mknecht@kshs.org
Section Chairs (Voting Members)
College and University Libraries (CULS)
Laurel Littrell, Director
Strategic Planning & Assessment
K-State Libraries, Kansas State University
Manhattan KS 66506
785-532-5467 laurlit@ksu.edu
Kansas Library Trustee Association (KLTA)
Ken Wasson
(620) 593-1562 wasson@pld.com
Private Academic Libraries (PALS)
Kathy Delker
kdelker@friends.edu
Public Library Section (PLS)
Jeff Imparato, Topeka & Shawnee County Public Library
1515 W. 10th, Topeka, KS 66604-1374
JImparato@tscpl.org
Children’s Libraries
Mandy Martin, McPherson Public Library
214 W. Marlin, McPherson, KS 67460
(620) 245-2570
mmartin@macpl.org
Roundtable Chairs (Voting Members)
Government Documents (GODORT)
Nona Barton, Government Documents Librarian
Forsyth Library, Fort Hays State University
600 Park St., Hays, KS 67601
nbarton@fhsu.edu
Information Access and Technology (RIAT)
Jeff Imparato, Topeka & Shawnee County Public Library
1515 W. 10th, Topeka, KS 66604-1374
JImparato@tscpl.org
Kansas Interlibrary Loan (KILR)
Connie Hocking
Salina Public Library
785-825-4626
chocking@salpublib.org
Library Instruction (LIRT)
Ted Gentle, Emporia State University WAW Library
620-341-5049 egentle@emporia.edu
Technical Services
Art Gutierrez
Head of Systems and Technical Services
Office Location: Room 218
Phone: 620-341-6205
Email: agutierr@emporia.edu
Young Adult
Marilyn Keating
Hamilton County Library
Syracuse, KS 67878
Youth Services & Interlibrary Loan
assist_director@yahoo.com
Affiliated Council Members (Non Voting)
Friends of Kansas Libraries (FoKL) Liaison
Sue Blechl, Emporia Public Library
110 E. 6th Ave., Emporia, KS 66801
Phone: (620) 340-6464 Fax: (620) 340-6444
blechls@emporialibrary.org
Information Network of Kansas Board Rep
David King, Topeka & Shawnee County Library
1515 SW 10th, Topeka, KS 66604
Phone: (785) 580-4601 Fax: (785) 580-4496
dking@tscpl.org
KanEd
Jerry Huff, KanEd
1000 SW Jackson Suite 510, Topeka, KS 66612
785-296-0843 Fax 785-296-7052
jhuff@ksbor.org
Kansas Association of School Librarians – KASL
Debbi Maddy
USD 204 – Bonner Springs/Edwardsville
913-422-5121
MaddyD@usd204.net
KLA Educational Foundation
Rita Sevart, Wichita Area Technical College
4501 E. 47th St. South
Wichita, KS 67210
316-677-1916 rsevart@watc.edu
Reforma Representative
Cindi Hickey, State Library of Kansas
343-N, 300 SW 10th Avenue, Topeka KS, 66612-1593
785-296-3296 chickey@kslib.info
State Library/Kansas Center for the Book
State Librarian Jo Budler
State Library of Kansas
Capitol Building, Room 169-W
300 SW 10th Avenue
Topeka, KS 66612-1593
785-296-5466 jobudler@kslib.info
Webmaster
Sharon Moreland, Northeast Kansas Library System
4317 W 6th, Lawrence, KS 66049
785-838-4090 smoreland@nekls.org
Themocracy
Hi Sharon,
Until the next KLA Conference, Gail Santy is the Chair of PLS, when I will then take over. Please change this on the Council roster.
Thanks,
Jeff