Skip to Main Content

LAUC-LA

Los Angeles chapter of the Librarians Association of the University of California (LAUC-LA)

Executive Board & Committees


LAUC-LA Executive Board 2024-25    
Chair   Katherine Kapsidelis
Vice Chair/Chair Elect   Simon Lee
Past Chair   Renee Romero
Secretary   Shangching Huitzacua
Statewide Representatives   Brian Raphael and Ishmael Ross
Committee on Appointments, Promotions, and Advancements, Chair   Sharon Benamou
Committee on Professional Governance, Chair   Caitlin Hunter
Committee on Research and Professional Development, Chair   Nina Schneider
Committee on Programs, Chair   Sherry Leysen
Additional Positions    
Parliamentarian   Rachel Green
Archivist   Miki Goral
Web Administrator   Courtney Hoffner
LAUC-LA Division Representatives to LAUC Statewide Committees    
Committee on Diversity   Maggie Tarmey (2025)
Committee on Professional Governance   Ming Liu
Committee on Research and Professional Development   Michelle Brassuer
LAUC Statewide President   Jennifer Nelson (Berkeley)
LAUC Statewide Past President   Danielle Kane (UCI)
Committee on Appointments, Promotions, and Advancements    
Chair   Sharon Benamou (2025)
Chair-Elect   Salma Abumeeiz (2026)
Members   Dalena Hunter (2025)
    Antonia Osuna-Garcia (2025)
    Jennifer Garafolo (2026)
    Michelle Li (2026)
    Christopher Thomas (2026)
Committee on Librarian of the Year Award    
Chair   TBD
Members   Dee Winn (2024)
    Abigail Connick (2025)
    Hermine Vermeij (2025)
    Past President of the Academic Senate
Committee on Research and Professional Development    
Chair   Nina Schneider (2025)
Members   Peter Fletcher (2025)
    Angela Horne
    Francesca Marineo Munk
    Stacy McKenna
    Casey Winkleman
Committee on Mentoring & Orientation    
Chair   Sangeeta Pal (2026)
Members   Orchid Mazurkiewicz (2025)
    Elyse Meyers (2025)
    Alena Aissing (2025)
    Shangching Huitzacua (2025)
    Annette Doss (2025)
    Amanda Mack (2026)
    Molly Hemphill (2026)
    Stacy Williams (2026)
    Simon Lee (ex-officio) (2024)
Committee on Programs    
Chair   Sherry Leysen (2026)
Members   Claudia Horning (2025)
    Caroline Miller (2025)
    Hannah Sutherland (2026)
    Victoria Ferroni (2026)
Nominating & Election Committee    
Chair   Diane Mizrachi (2025)
Members   Shannon Tanhayi Ahari (2025)
    Jeremy Whitt (2025)
    Lynda Tolly (2025)
Peer Review Documentation Workshop Committee    
Chair   Paramita Biswas (2025)
Members   Sangeeta Pal (2025)
    Gissel Rios (2025)
Committee on Professional Governance    
Chair   Caitlin Hunter (2025)
Members   Hong Cheng (2025)
    Michael Oppenheim (2025)
    Joseph Yue (2026)
    Iman Dagher (2026)