SLA Biomedical and Life Sciences Division

Current Officers & Committees

Executive Board
Appointed Positions
Medical Section
Natural History Caucus

Liaisons
To Medical Library Association

Annual Meeting
2022 Program Committee
2021 Online Program Committee

Committees
Awards Committee
Biofeedback Committee
Fund Development Committee
Home Page Committee
Membership & Student Relations Committee
Nominations & Elections Committee
Vendor Relations Committee

Executive Board

PRESIDENT

Ruth Gustafson

PRESIDENT-ELECT

Fred King

PAST PRESIDENT

Layla Heimlich

SECRETARY 

Amy Jankowski

Appointed Positions

ARCHIVIST
Vacant
BIOFEEDBACK EDITOR
Lori Bronars
PHOTOGRAPHER
Vacant
COMMUNICATIONS
Darra Ballance
 

Awards Committee (3)

Gail Hendler ('18-'19)
Chair
Nalini Mahajan ('18-'19)

Biofeedback Committee

Lori Bronars
Editor
Roxanne Bogucka
Associate Editor

2022 Fund Development Committee (8+)

Vacant
Committee Chair
Ruth Gustafson
DBIO Chair
Layla Heimlich
DBIO Past Chair
Vacant
Medical Section Representative
Donna Gibson
Vendor Relations Chair

Home Page Committee

Monica Kirkwood ('11- )
Webmaster
Jennifer Reiswig ('21- )

Liaisons1 (1)

TO MLA
Vacant (Immediate need)

Medical Section

Vacant
Chair
Vacant
Secretary
Amy Jankowski
Past Chair

Membership & Student Relations Committee (3)

Kristin Chapman
Chair

Natural History Caucus

Ruth Gustafson ('17-')
Convener
   

Nominations & Elections Committee (3)

Cynthia Sheffield ('18-'19)
Chair
Peggy Murphy ('19-'20)
Neyda Gilman ('18-'19)
Danielle Walker ('18-'19)

2022  Program Committee

Neyda Gilman
Chair
Ruth Gustafson
DBIO Chair
Amy Jankowski
Medical Section Chair
Vacant
DBIO Chair-Elect
Layla Heimlich
Past DBIO Chair
Vacant
Fund Development
Kristin Chapman
Membership
Ruth Gustafson
Natural History Caucus
Donna Gibson
Vendor Relations Chair

2021 Online Program Committee

Ruth Gustafson
Neyda Gilman
Darra Ballance
Donna Gibson
Layla Heimlich
Danielle Walker

Vendor Relations Committee (5+)

Donna Gibson
Chair
Vacant

Notes:

** indicates needs to be filled or needs more members.
1. Liaisons are 3-year terms max.
2. All committees are 2-calendar year terms with optional renewal for a total of 4 years max. To stagger, some members can be appointed for 1-year terms.
3. The Student Relations Committee should have at least one student member on it.
4. Contributed Papers Committee has a 4-fiscal year cycle, beginning in July (1st year, 2nd year, junior, senior)
5. Archivist, Biofeedback Editor(s), SLA-DBIO Dicussion List Moderator(s), Home Page Committee Chair(s), and Blogmaster have no set terms.

Rev. May 2023