GALILEO Steering Committee July 1, 2014 – June 30, 2015

GALILEO Steering Committee July 1, 2014 – June 30, 2015

RACL*, current chair (to serve as Steering Committee chair)

  • Thomas Elijah Scott, Director of Libraries, Georgia Highlands College

RACL*, current chair-elect

  • Bede Mitchell, Dean and University Librarian, Georgia Southern University

RACL*, immediate past chair

  • Dr. LaVerne McLaughlin, Director of Library Services, Albany State University

RACL*, current secretary

  • Amanda McKenzie, Library Director, East Georgia State College

RACL*, 4 at-large members, elected by full RACL membership

  • Lorene Flanders, Director of University Libraries, University of West Georgia
  • Mark W. Flynn, Dean of Libraries, Colombia State University
  • Dr. Deborah Prosser, Dean of Libraries, University of North Georgia
  • Francis Eugene Ruffin, Jr., Library Director, Georgia Gwinnett College

Georgia State University, library director or designee

  • Tammy Sugarman, Interim Dean of Libraries

Georgia Institute of Technology, library director or designee

  • Catherine Murray-Rust, Dean of Libraries

University of Georgia, library director or designee

  • Dr. Toby Graham, University Librarian

Information Technology Services

Board of Regents, University System of Georgia

  • Merryll S. Penson, Executive Director, Library Services, RACL Liaison
  • Lauren Fancher, Director, GALILEO Support Services, Ex-Officio

Public Libraries Directors, 3 representatives

  • Carolyn Fuller, Library Director, Henry County Public Library
  • Alan Harkness, Library Director, Chattahoochee Valley Libraries
  • Beth McIntyre, Director, Piedmont Regional Library System

One representative from each consortium:

Atlanta / Macon Private Academic Libraries Consortium

  • Elizabeth Hammond, Dean of University Libraries, Mercer University

Georgia Private Academic Libraries Consortium

  • Michael Bain, Director of Library Resources, Point University

Office of Public Libraries**

  • Julie Walker, Assistany Vice Chancellor, State Librarian, Georgia Public Library Service
  • Wendy Cornelisen, Assistant State Librarian for Library Innovation and Collaboration, Georgia Public Library Service

Department of Technical and Adult Education

  • Leigh Hall, Systems Librarian, Chattahoochee Technical College

Department of Education (K-12)

  • Vacant

Georgia Independent Schools Association (Private K-12)

  • Ms. Kirsten Pylant, Librarian, Augusta Preparatory Day School

*RACL Regents Academic Committee on Libraries, University System of Georgia
**A Unit of the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia