Executive Board
Executive Officers (voting)
President (October 2023 – October 2024)
JJ Pionke, Iowa State University
pionke@iastate.edu
Immediate Past President & Nominations & Elections Chair (October 2023 – October 2024)
Sarah Jane Brown, University of Minnesota
sjbrown@umn.edu
President Elect (October 2023 – October 2024)
Caroline Allen, University of Iowa
caroline-allen@uiowa.edu
Treasurer & Finance Committee Chair, and Parliamentarian (October 2021 – October 2024)
Karen Hanus, Advocate Health-Midwest Region
karen.hanus@aah.org
Membership Secretary & Membership Committee Chair (October 2022 – October 2024)
Eileen Severson, Gundersen Health System, LaCrosse, WI
EASevers@gundersenhealth.org
Recording Secretary (October 2023 – October 2024)
Sara Samuel, University of Michigan
henrysm@umich.edu
Representative to the MLA Chapter Council (May 2022 – May 2025)
Heather Healy, University of Iowa
heather-healy@uiowa.edu
Alternate Representative to the MLA Chapter Council (May 2022 – May 2025)
Julia Stumpff, Indiana University
jstumpff@iu.edu
Representative at Large (October 2023 – October 2024)
Stephanie Henderson, University of Kentucky
stephanie.henderson@uky.edu
Other Officers (non-voting)
Archivist
Chase Masters, University of Michigan
mastersc@umich.edu
Governmental Relations Liaison
Merle Rosenzweig, University of Michigan
oriley@umich.edu
Candidate for Membership on MLA Nominating Committee (October 2023 - 2025)
Gabriel Rios, Indiana University
grrios@iu.edu
Committee Chairs (non-voting)
Annual Meetings (October 2022 - October 2024)
Carol Shannon, Taubman Health Sciences Library, University of Michigan
cshannon@umich.edu
Awards & Scholarships (October 2022 – October 2024)
Amber Burtis, Morris Library, Southern Illinois University
amber.burtis@siu.edu
Communications (October 2022 - October 2024)
Jason Lilly, IU Health Medical Library, Indiana University Health
jlilly1@iuhealth.org
Inclusion Diversity and Equity Action (October 2022 - October 2024)
Caroline Allen, University of Iowa
caroline-allen@uiowa.edu
Professional Practice (October 2022 – October 2024)
Liz Suelzer, Advocate Health-Midwest Region
elizabeth.suelzer@aah.org
Elected Officers take office at the close of the Chapter’s annual meeting following their election. All other terms are for calendar year unless otherwise noted.