OLA's Leadership and Administration
Leaders of the Oklahoma Library Association include members of the Executive Board as well as the chairs of the Association's Divisions, Roundtables, and Committees.
The Oklahoma Library Association is governed by an Executive Board of eleven voting members elected annually by a vote of the membership. In addition, eight other officers also serve as non-voting members of the Board. the most recent election results can be found here.
The Program Committee is composed of the chairs of all divisions, roundtables, and many committees. It is responsible for developing all programs presented at the annual conference.
Executive Board
(* voting member)
*President: Cheryl Suttles
*Vice President/President-Elect: Sarah Robbins
*Immediate Past President: Leslie Langley
*Secretary: Jane Long
*Treasurer: Tim Miller
*ALA Councilor: Pat Weaver-Myers
*MPLA Representative: Basha Hartley
*OKSL Division Chair: John Allen
*University & College Division Chair: Arlita Harris
*Library Education Division Chair: Susan Burke
*Public Libraries Division Chair: Michael Hull
Oklahoma Librarian Editor: Barbara Miller
WebMaster: Roy Degler/Nicole Sump-Crethar
Marketing Coordinator: Stacy Schrank
Federal Relations/State Library Coordinator: Susan McVey
State Department of Education Coordinator:
Communications Committee Chair: Sara Schieman
FOLIO Representative: Carolyn Klepper
Executive Director: Kay Boies
Program Committee
Program Committee Chair: Connie Van Fleet
Career Recruitment & Retention Chair: Melissa Huffman
CATS Chair: Carla Hickey
Communications Chair: Sara Schieman
Continuing Education Co-Chair: David Oberhelman
Continuing Education Co-Chair: Cathy Van Hoy
Endowment Committee Co-Chair: Lynn McIntosh
Endowment Committee Co-Chair: Kathryn Lewis
Ethics Committee Chair: Barbara Bradley
Festival of Books Ad Hoc Co-Chair: Adrienne Butler
Festival of Books Ad Hoc Co-Chair: Shari Clifton
Government Document Roundtable (GODORT): Gary Phillips
Intellectual Freedom Committee: Scott Freeman
Interlibrary Cooperation Committee Chair:
Information Technology Roundtable Chair: Roy Degler
Leadership Institute Committee Chair: Leslie Langley
Legislative Committee Co-Chair: Marty Thompson
Legislative Committee Co-Chair: Wayne Hanway
Local Arrangements Committee Co-Chair: Lisa Wells
Local Arrangements Committee Co-Chair: Caroline Dulworth
Marketing Chair: Stacy Schrank
Membership Committee Chair: Kate Blalack
Sequoyah Administration Team Chair: Tracy Keeley
SMART Chair: Michelle Mears
SRRT Chair: Tera McAmis
TSRT Chair: Sarah Simpson
Tribal Libraries Co-Chair: Jan Bryant
Tribal Libraries Co-Chair: Helen Clements
Vendor Relations Committee Co-Chair: Dana Belcher
Vendor Relations Committee Co-Chair: Gloria Farmer
Other Chairs
Archives Ad Hoc Committee Chair: Kay Bost
Audit Committee: Evlyn Schmidt
Awards Committee Chair: Jayme Seat
Budget & Finance Committee: Leslie Langley
Constitution & Bylaws: Carolyn Mahin
Long Range Planning: Sarah Robbins
Nominating: Donna Morris
Resolutions: David Oberhelman
Scholarship Committee: Susan Webb
Sites Committee: Catharine Cook
