New York State Library

RAC Members

Members

(Term expiration years are displayed in parentheses)

Meg Backus (2025) Chair

Executive Director
Northern New York Library Network
Potsdam

Greta Byrum (2026)

Principal of Broadband & Digital Equity
HR&A Advisors
Beacon

Justin Cree (2028)

Director
Akwesasne Cultural Center
Akwesasne

AnnaLee Dragon (2025)

Director
New York Library Association
Guilderland

Sandra Michele Echols (2026) Vice Chair

School Media Specialist
New York City Department of Education
New York

Chancey Fleet (2024)

Assistive Technology Coordinator
Andrew Heiskell Braille & Talking Book Library
New York Public Library
New York

Katherine Hammill (2028)

School Library System Director
Wayne-Finger Lakes BOCES
Newark

Shakema Miller (2027)

Regional Director, Kings Highway Region
Brooklyn Public Library
Brooklyn

Miranda Mims (2025)

Joseph N. Lambert and Harold B. Schleifer Director of Rare Books, Special Collections, and Preservation
University of Rochester
Rochester

Jesse Montero (2027)

Director
Yonkers Public Library
Yonkers

María Fernanda Pardo (2027)

Literacy Department Head
Glen Cove Public Library
Glen Cove

Dr. Beth Patin (2026)

Assistant Professor
Syracuse University’s School of Information Studies
Syracuse

Dr. Corinthia Price (2028)

Librarian
The Green Vale School
Old Brookville

Dr. Jamie D. Smith (2024)

Chief Academic Officer, Educational Affairs
Roswell Park Cancer Center
Buffalo

Alicia Thompson (2024)

Director, Instructional Technology
Buffalo City School District
Buffalo

Staff

Lauren Moore

State Librarian and Assistant Commissioner for Libraries
518-474-5930

Amy Heebner

Library Development Specialist 2
518-474-4883

Liza Duncan

Principal Librarian, Technical Services and Systems
518-474-5946

Valerie Cosgrove

Supervisor of Education Programs
518-474-1423

Last Updated: December 22, 2023