Duke University Libraries Assembly: Committees, Task Forces, and Observers, 2025-2026
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Executive Committee
President: Beverly Murphy (Medical Center Library & Archives), 2025-2026
Vice President-President Elect: Kate Collins (Duke University Libraries), 2025-2027
Past President: Luo Zhou (Duke University Libraries), 2025-2026
Secretary: Sarah Griffin (Duke University Libraries), 2024-2026
Member-at-Large, Duke University Libraries: Xiaoyan Song, 2024-2026
Member-at-Large, Medical Center Library & Archives: Uyen Nguyen, 2025-2027
Member-at-Large, Law School Library: Emilie Menzel, 2025-2027
Member-at-Large, Divinity School Library: C.J. Surbaugh, 2025-2027
Bylaws Chairperson (ex officio): Brooke Guthrie (Duke University Libraries), 2025-2026
CAP Co-Chairpersons (ex officio): Danette Pachtner (Duke University Libraries), 2025-2026 and Ryan Denniston (Duke University Libraries), 2025-2026
Membership Chair (ex officio): Chelsey McKimmy (Law Library), 2025-2026
Mentorship Co-Chairpersons (ex officio): Jennifer Baker (Duke University Libraries), 2025-2026 and Giao Luong Baker (Duke University Libraries), 2025-2026
PAC Co-Chairpersons (ex officio): Hope Riffee (Medical Center Library & Archives), 2025-2026 and Rachel Penniman (Duke University Libraries), 2025-2026
Standing Committees
Professional Affairs Committee
Hope Riffee (Medical Center Library & Archives), 2024-2026, Co-chair
Rachel Penniman (Duke University Libraries), 2024-2026, Co-chair
Christina Manzella (Duke University Libraries), 2024-2026
Rebecca Pattillo (Duke University Libraries), 2025-2027
Zhaneille Green (Duke University Libraries), 2025-2027
Neal Fricks (Law Library), 2025-2027
Bylaws Committee
Brooke Guthrie (Duke University Libraries), 2024-2026, Chair
Wick Shreve (Law Library), 2025-2027
Lucy VanderKamp (Duke University Libraries), 2025-2027
Committee on Appointment and Promotion
Danette Pachtner, Librarian, 2024-2026, Co-chair
Ryan Denniston, Associate Librarian, 2024-2026, Co-chair
Matthew Hayes, Associate Librarian, 2025-2027
Caitlin Kelly, Associate Librarian, 2025-2027
Natalie Sommerville, Librarian, 2025-2027
Membership Committee
Chelsey McKimmy (Law Library), 2024-2026, Chair
Roger Peña (Duke University Libraries), 2025-2027
Jenna Strawbridge (Duke University Libraries), 2025-2027
Mentorship Committee
Jennifer Baker (Duke University Libraries), 2024-2026, Co-chair
Giao Luong Baker (Duke University Libraries), 2024-2026, Co-chair
Tom Crichlow (Duke University Libraries), 2025-2027
Li Ma (Medical Center Library & Archives), 2025-2027
Meredith Parker-Terry (Duke University Libraries), 2025-2027
Representatives and Observers (One Year Appointment)
Library Council – Beverly Murphy (Medical Center Library & Archives), 2025-2026
Arts and Sciences Council – Katie Henningsen (Duke University Libraries) and Annabella Irvine (Duke University Libraries), 2025-2026
Academic Council – Ren Bickel (Duke University Libraries), 2025-2026
Executive Committee of the Graduate Faculty – Arianne Hartsell-Gundy (Duke University Libraries) and Jodi Psoter (Duke University Libraries), 2025-2026
