SALALM Structure & Committees
For detailed information about SALALM's structure, committees, and bylaws, please refer to the SALALM--Operational Handbook (pdf) and the Bylaws.
Executive Board 2025-2026 |
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| President | Laura Martin, University of Wisconsin - Madison |
| Vice-President/President-Elect | Nelson Santana, CUNY Bronx Community College |
| Past President | David Woken, University of Chicago |
| Co-Executive Directors | Jill Baron, Dartmouth College, and Angela Carreño, New York University |
| Rapporteur Generals | Craig Schroer, University of West Georgia, and José Adrián Barragán-Álvarez, University of California - Berkeley |
| Treasurer | Peter T. Johnson, SALALM |
| Parliamentarian | Anne Barnhart, University of West Georgia |
| Archivist | Ryan Lynch, University of Texas at Austin |
| Members-at-large: | |
| 2023-2026 | Jade Madrid, Georgetown University, and Bronwen K. Maxson, University of California, Merced |
| 2024-2027 | Ryan Lynch, University of Texas at Austin, and Michael Scott, University of California, Los Angeles |
| 2025-2028 | Katie Coldiron, Florida International University, and Liladhar Pendse, University fo California, Berkeley |
Executive Board Committees & Chairs |
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| Bylaws | David Woken (2022-2025) |
| Policy, Research, & Investigation | Anne Barnhart (2024-2027) |
| Editorial Board | Orchid Mazurkiewicz (at the pleasure of Executive Board) |
| Website Content Editor | Betsaida Reyes |
| Editor of Hispanic American Periodicals Index | Orchid Mazurikiewicz |
| Editor of Bibliography of...Bibliographies | |
| Editor of SALALM Web Publications | |
| José Toribio Medina Award Panel | Sarah Aponte (2024-2025) |
| Membership | Matthew Hill and Liladhar Pendse, co-chairs (2022-2025) |
| SALALM Scholarship Subcommittee | Teresa Chapa and Janette Nuñez Chavez, co-chairs (2025-2026) |
| APOYO Subcommittee | Noa Corcoran-Tadd (2024-2027) |
| Finance | Alma Ortega (2022-2025) |
| Nominations | Adan Griego (2023-2026), Teresa Chapa (2024-2027), Janette Nuñez Chavez (2025-2028) |
| Conference Planning Committee | |
| Enlace/Outreach | Adrian Johnson (2023-2025) and Sara Levinson (2023-2025) |
| Communications Committee | Jade Madrid and Taylor Leigh, co-chairs (2025-2028) |
| Website Manager | Taylor Leigh |
| Website Editor | |
| Social Media Coordinators | Paloma Barraza and Hannah Toombs |
| LALA-L Listserv | Gayle Williams and Katie Coldiron |
| Digital Editors | Taylor Leigh and Teresa Clifton |
Substantive Committees/Subcommittees & Chairs |
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| Acquisitions | |
| Library/Bookdealer/Publisher Relations | Paloma Celis-Carbajal, Alejandro Herrera, Elena Rodrígo Maganto (2021-2024) |
| Serials | TBD |
| Marginalized Peoples & Ideas | TBD |
| Access & Bibliography | |
| Cuban Bibliography | Katie Coldiron and AJ Johnson, co-chairs (2022-2025) |
| Electronic Resources | Jill Baron and Socrates Silva, co-chairs (2024-2027) |
| Digital Primary Resources | José Adrián Barragán (Chair) and Tracy North (Vice-Chair) (2023-2026) |
| SIS (SALALM Iberian Studies) | Taylor Leigh (2022-2024) |
| Special Collections & Archives | Amanda Moreno, Chair; Seonaid Valliant, Vice-Chair (2023-2026) |
| Library Operations & Services Committee | |
| Cataloging & Bibliographic Technology | Jessie Christensen (2021-2024) |
| Research & Instruction Services | Ana Ramírez Luhrs (2022-2025) and Eric Silberberg (2023-2026) |
| Audio-Visual Media | Gayle Williams (2024-2027) |
| Interlibrary Cooperation Committee | Taylor Leigh (2023-2026) |
Affinity Groups |
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Regional Groups |
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| CALAFIA (California Cooperative Latin American Collection Development Group) | Ashley Larson and Erica B. Quintana |
| LANE (Latin America North East Libraries Network) | Alyson Williams and Nelson Santana, co-chairs (2023-2026) |
| LASER (Latin American Studies Southeast Region) | Teresa Chapa and Katie Coldiron, co-chairs (2025-2026) |
| MOLLAS (Midwest Organizations of Libraries of Latin American Studies) | |
Topical/Working Groups |
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| ALZAR (Academic Latina/o Zone of Activism & Research) | Adan Griego |
| DíScoLA (Digital Scholarship in Latin America) | Melissa Jerome and Joshua Ortiz Baco |
| HAPI (Hispanic American Periodicals Index) | TBD |
| LAIPA (Latin American & Indigenous Peoples of the Americas Funnel Project) | |
| LAMP (Latin American Materials Project) | |
| LARRP (Latin American Research Resources Project) | |
| Libreros |