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)

• Beth Carpenter (Vice President)

• Sarah Towne (Secretary)

• Karen Brunsting (Treasurer)

• Charlie Bennett

• Rafael Eaton

• Heather Riccuiti

• Chava Spivak-Bindorf

• Jennifer Turner

• Kevin Yanowski

Here's 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

Marketing and Professional Development

• Hannah Brandon

Volunteer

• Karen Brunsting

Finance Coordinator/Treasurer

• Valerie Darling

Volunteer

• Wendy Dover

Membership Coordinator

• April Kelley

Marketing Coordinator

• Julie Reed

Professional Development

• Arianna Schlegel

Professional Development

• 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