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The Librarians Association of the University of California, Los Angeles  (LAUC-LA) is the UCLA Division of the statewide Librarians Association of the University of California (LAUC).

Article II, Section 1 of the LAUC-LA Bylaws states: "LAUC-LA shall serve in an advisory capacity to the Office of the Chancellor and the Library administration on professional governance matters of concern to all librarians at UCLA." See the complete LAUC-LA Bylaws.

• Each Standing Committee Chair should contact their committee members by September 30 to set up the first meeting.
• For information on responsibilities for maintaining this guide, see the Management of this Guide tab.

For more information on the Librarians Association of the University of California, Los Angeles, see the LAUC-LA website. and refer to the roster of LAUC-LA members.

See previous reports on the LAUC-LA website.

Chairs of LAUC-LA Committees and certain LAUC-LA Executive Board members are required to a submit Mid-Year Report prior to the Spring Membership meeting, plus a Final Report before the Fall Membership meeting.  The reports inform the LAUC-LA membership of progress made to complete a charge from in the LAUC-LA Bylaws or to complete a specific charge from the LAUC-LA Executive Board. 

The reports should contain:

• Report name -- Indicate Mid-Year or Final, and for which LAUC-LA year
• Names of committee members, name of the committee chair or name of executive board position
• Charge(s) -- Indicate from LAUC-LA Bylaws and/or from the LAUC-LA Executive Board
• Summary of activities or work done, and analysis of progress made toward completion of the charge
• Suggestions of further work needed

If a committee or a LAUC member is considering conducting a survey, be sure to read the information on Survey Requirements.

LAUC-LA Executive Board 2023-2024

Chair: Renee Romero

Chair-elect: Katherine Kapsidelis

Past Chair: David Cappoli

Secretary: Ikumi Crocoll

Statewide Representatives: Jeremy Whitt and Stacy R. Williams

Committee on Appointments, Promotions, and Advancements, Chair: Paromita Biswas

Committee on Professional Governance, Chair: Doug Johnson

Committee on Research and Professional Development, Chair: Dana Peterman

​Committee on Programs, Chair: Jasmine Larkin

Additional Positions

CAPA Subcommittee to Review the CALL: Anna Chen

Committee on Librarian of the Year Award, Chair: Megan Rosenbloom

Committee on Mentoring and Orientation, Chair: Sherry Leysen and Brian Raphael

Nominating and Election Committee, Chair: Jennifer Garafolo

Peer Review Documentation Workshop Committee, Chair: Anna Chen

Parliamentarian: Rachel Green

Webmaster: Sylvia Page

Archivist: Miki Goral

LAUC-LA Division Representatives to LAUC Statewide Committees

Committee on Diversity: Maggie Tarmey (2025)

Committee on Professional Governance: Kevin Balster (2024)

Committee on Research and Professional Development: Diane Mizrachi (2024)

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To contact any of these people, go to the LAUC-LA Members Directory or the UCLA Directory.

For officers' duties, see the Officers Plus tab [above].

LAUCTalk is an unmoderated listserv for all LAUC-LA members.

Use this address to send a message with or without attachments to the LAUCTalk listserv: lauctalk@lists.ucla.edu

All LAUC-LA members may post to this listserv. No need to subscribe.

For information on the scope of LAUCTalk and a comparison to the All Library Staff list, visit LAUCTalk information.

Slack is a direct messaging system used by the UCLA Library for chat communication among individuals and groups. Slack can be accessed two ways: on the desktop app, or a web-based client. One of the channels available is #lauc-la.