Board

2023 SCLA Board of Directors

President
Carisse Mitchell
West Babylon Public Library

Vice-President
Colleen Navins
Smithtown Public Library

Secretary
Rachel Cecchini
Smithtown Public Library

Treasurer
Rebecca Goldstein
Sachem Public Library

Past-President
Ally Mercado
Sachem Public Library

Members-at-Large

Angela Breslin
Connetquot Public Library

Charlotte Buckleman
Lindenhurst Public Library

Michele Cayea
Patchogue-Medford Library

Liz Hughes
Half Hollow Hills Community Library

Division Presidents

Computer and Technical Services (CATS)
Christopher Sarubbi
Half Hollow Hills Community Library

Division of Academic and Special Libraries (DASL)
Bruce Seger
Suffolk County Community College

Reference and Adult Services (RASD)
Kelly Filippone
Smithtown Public Library

Support Staff Division (SSD)
Katherine Regina
West Babylon Public Library

Young Adult Services Division (YASD)
Lauren Strong
Riverhead Free Library

Committee Chairs

Annual Dinner
Michele Cayea
Patchogue-Medford Library

Archives
Bruce Seger
Suffolk County Community College

Civil Service
Erin Kanelos
Smithtown Public Library

Community Service
Angela Breslin
Connetquot Public Library

Continuing Education/Professional Concerns
Angela Breslin – Connetquot Public Library
Charlotte Buckleman – Lindenhurst Public Library

Excellence in Library Service Award (ELSA)
Katherine Regina
West Babylon Public Library

Intellectual Freedom
Brian Schwartz
Patchogue-Medford Library

Library Directory Associates Award (LDA)
Noel Reich
Lindenhurst Memorial Library

Legislation
Samantha Alberts
Suffolk Cooperative Library System

Long Island Library Conference
Brian Adams
Harborfields Public Library

Long Island Library Pride Alliance (LILPA)
Derek Ivie
Suffolk Cooperative Library System

Long Range Planning/Marketing
Carisse Mitchell
West Babylon Public Library

Membership
Angela Breslin
Connetquot Public Library

Newsletter
Lauren Strong
Riverhead Free Library

Nominating
Colleen Navins
Smithtown Public Library

Scholarship
Emma Lodato
Bayport-Bluepoint Public Library

Student Outreach
Collen Navins
Smithtown Library

Web Page/Listserv
Stephen Ingram
Northport-East Northport Public Library

Liaisons

Children’s Librarians Association of Suffolk County (CLASC)
Lauren Scottoline

Long Island Library Resources Council (LILRC)
Sally Stieglitz

Nassau County Library Association (NCLA)
Stacey Mencher

New York Library Association (NYLA)
Lisa Kropp

Public Library Directors Association (PLDA)
Mike Firestone

Suffolk Cooperative Library System (SCLS)
Kevin Verbesey