Our Team

This group provides oversight and gives invaluable advice and guide to help support library workers and make an impact on librarianship.

• Emily Krug (President)

• Rafael Eaton (Vice President)

• Jennifer Turner (Secretary)

• Karen Brunsting (Treasurer)

• Charlie Bennett

• Beth Carpenter

• Evie Cordell

• Heather Riccuiti

• Chava Spivak-Bindorf

• Kevin Yanowski

Here are all the awesome folks that make this happen and keep things running day to day:

• Rafael Eaton

Co-Director, Library Camp Coordinator

• Emily Krug 

Co-Director, Spring Forward Conference Coordinator

• Evan Barber

IT Advisor

• Janeen Bradley Pennell

Volunteer

• Hannah Brandon

Volunteer

• Karen Brunsting

Finance Coordinator/Treasurer

• Olivia Coyne

Volunteer

• Valerie Darling

Volunteer

• Wendy Dover

Membership Coordinator

• April Kelley

Marketing Coordinator

• Julie Reed

Volunteer

• Audrey Richardson

Volunteer

• Beth Rogers

Volunteer

• Arianna Schlegel

Volunteer

• Bridget Wipf

Community Engagement Coordinator

These are the awesome folks who were there at the beginning of Forward Libraries. While some of us have moved on to other things, this organization wouldn't exist without them!

• Evan Barber

• Karen Brunsting

• Heidi Busch

• Shelley Carr

• Evie Cordell

• Rafael Eaton

• Alex G-P

• Sam Hansen

• April Kelley

• Emily Krug

• A.M.

• Linnea Minich

• Janine Pino

• Julie Reed

• Bridget Wipf