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Members present for the Alumni Society Board of Directors meeting in October 2009 --
Front row, from left: Lija Bentley Hogan, Eva Davis, Dan Cooney, Tonya McCarley, Sharolyn Aschenbrenner, Richard Kong, and Ken Varnum.
Back row: Cliff Lampe and Michael Perry.
SI Alumni Society Board
The School of Information Alumni Society Board of Directors consists of the following members:
- Eva Davis (MSI '98), President
- Dan Cooney (AMLS '00), Immediate Past President
- Sharolyn Aschenbrenner (MILS '94), Vice President/President-Elect
- Tonya McCarley (MSI '06), Recording Secretary
- Lija Bentley Hogan (MSI '97), Director
- Cliff Lampe (Ph.D. '06), Director
- Karen Jania (MSI '97), Director
- Richard Kong (MSI '06), Director
- Ken Varnum (MILS '94), Director
- Mary Minow (AMLS '82), Director
- Michael Perry, MSI Student Representative
Eva Davis (MSI '98)
President
Eva graduated from SI with a specialization in Library and Information Services. During school, she completed an internship at the Plymouth District Library in Michigan, and her graduation coincided with a posting for a teen librarian. Josie Parker (MILS '96), director of the Ann Arbor District Library, recruited Eva to become youth manager at the downtown location in 2002. She describes the AADL as a rollercoaster ride of challenges, change, and opportunity. "I became the systemwide youth services manager in 2003, the branch services manager in 2005, and associate director of public services in 2006," she adds. "One of the things I have most enjoyed is my experience managing our internship program for library school students, and I welcome the opportunity to bring alumni and current SI students together." She has been director of the Canton Public Library since January 2008.
Dan Cooney (MSI '00)
Immediate Past President
Dan is director of user experience for Grand River Interactive in Ann Arbor. After graduation, he worked at Commerce One, designing a natural gas liquids distribution tracking system for BP Amoco. He returned to SI to work on a National Science Foundation-funded project to research the design of successful science and engineering collaboratories. He has also worked for West Pole, Inc., designing and implementing improvements to processes and systems for the knowledge management division within Pfizer, Inc. On the Alumni Board, Dan heads a project to invigorate the SI Alumni Network. He coordinates social gatherings for Ann Arbor area alumni. To attend, contact him at dcooney@umich.edu or Kelly Roan at kkrzyzan@umich.edu.
Sharolyn Aschenbrenner (MILS '94)
Vice President/President-Elect
Sherry is director of user services at JSTOR, the Journal Storage project.
Tonya McCarley (MSI '06)
Recording Secretary
Tonya is an information architect with Enlighten in Ann Arbor.
Lija Bentley Hogan (MSI '97)
Director (2009-12)
Lija is a usability auditor for ForeSee Results in Ann Arbor.
Cliff Lampe (Ph.D. '06)
Director (2007-10)
Cliff is an assistant professor in the Department of Telecommunications, Information Studies, and Media at Michigan State University.
Karen Jania (MSI '97)
Director (2008-11)
Karen is a reference archivist at the Bentley Historical Library at the University of Michigan.
Richard Kong (MSI '06)
Director (2009-12)
Richard is adult programming and technology coordinator at the Skokie Public Library in Skokie, IL.
Ken Varnum (MILS '94)
Director (2007-10)
Ken is Web systems manager for the University of Michigan Library.
Mary Minow (AMLS '82)
Director (2007-10)
Mary is a consultant with Librarylaw.com in Los Altos, CA. She also teaches digital copyright at San Jose State University and at Simmons College. Mary also manages the Stanford Copyright & Fair Use Web site.
Michael Perry
MSI Student Member
Michael is now in his second year at SI and is specializing in Information Policy (IPOL). He has been involved with the IPOL Speaker Series, events used to highlight policy issues in various areas. He was also an SI representative at a telecommunications policy meeting in September. Michael had a part-time internship with the American Library Association this past summer, summarizing and organizing the public comments that have been submitted for the broadband technology program originated in the Obama Stimulus Bill. He is interested in how institutions -- like libraries -- create policy and adapt to the evolving landscape of information access.
Last updated: Oct 27, 2009
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