Duke University Libraries Assembly: Committees, Task Forces, and Observers, 2026-2027
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Executive Committee
President: Kate Collins (Duke University Libraries), 2026-2027
Vice President-President Elect: Arianne Hartsell-Gundy (Duke University Libraries), 2026-2027
Past President: Beverly Murphy (Duke University Health System), 2026-2027
Secretary: Sarah W Holsapple (Duke University Libraries), 2026-2028
Member-at-Large, Duke University Libraries: Brooke Guthrie (Duke University Libraries), 2026-2028
Member-at-Large, Divinity School Library: C.J. Surbaugh, 2025-2027
Member-at-Large, Duke Medical Center Library & Archives: Uyen Nguyen, 2025-2027
Member-at-Large, Law School Library: Emilie Menzel, 2025-2027
Member-at-Large, Ford Library at Fuqua School of Business: Shidan Hemmat, 2026-2028
Bylaws Chairperson (ex officio): Wick Shreve (Law Library), 2025-2027
CAP Co-Chairpersons (ex officio): Matthew Hayes (DUL), 2026-2027 and Natalie Sommerville (DUL), 2025-2027
Membership Co-Chairs (ex officio): Roger Peña (DUL), 2026-2027 and Jenna Strawbridge (DUL), 2026-2027
Mentorship Co-Chairs (ex officio): Meredith Parker-Terry (Duke University Libraries), 2025-2027 and Stewart Engart (Duke University Libraries), 2026-2027
PAC Co-Chairpersons (ex officio): Rebecca Pattillo (DUL), 2026-2027
Standing Committees
Professional Affairs Committee
Rebecca Pattillo (DUL), 2025-2027, Chair
Zhaneille Green (DUL), 2025-2027
Neal Fricks (Law), 2025-2027
Kristina Thomas (DUL), 2026-2028
Barb Dietsch (DUL), 2026-2028
Bylaws Committee
Wick Shreve (Law Library), 2025-2027, Chair
Lucy VanderKamp (Duke University Libraries), 2025-2027
Mary Mellon (Duke University Libraries), 2026-2028
Committee on Appointment and Promotion
Matthew Hayes, Associate Librarian, 2025-2027, co-chair
Natalie Sommerville, Librarian, 2025-2027, co-chair
Caitlin Kelly, Associate Librarian, 2025-2027
Jianying Shou, Librarian, 2026-2028
Daniel Sarmiento, Sr. Assistant Librarian, 2026-2028
Membership Committee
Roger Peña (Duke University Libraries), 2025-2027, Co-Chair
Jenna Strawbridge (Duke University Libraries), 2025-2027, Co-Chair
Marta Conte (Duke University Libraries), 2026-2028
Mentorship Committee
Meredith Parker-Terry (Duke University Libraries), 2025-2027, Co-Chair
Stewart Engart (Duke University Libraries), 2026-2027, Co-Chair
Jacquie Samples (Duke University Libraries), 2026-2028
Derrek Croney (Duke University Libraries), 2026-2028
Bella Yaguda (Duke University Libraries), 2026-2028
Representatives and Observers (One Year Appointment)
Library Council – Kate Collins (Duke University Libraries), 2026-2027
Arts and Sciences Council – Katie Henningsen (Duke University Libraries), 2026-2027
Academic Council – Kelly Wooten and Ren Bickel (Duke University Libraries), 2026-2027
Executive Committee of the Graduate Faculty – Sophia Lafferty-Hess (Duke University Libraries), 2026-2027
