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.

Leadership Team

• Rafael Eaton

Co-Director, Writing Lead

• Emily Krug 

Co-Director, Professional Development Co-Lead

• Karen Brunsting

Finance Lead

• Wendy Dover

Membership Lead

• April Kelley

Marketing Lead

• Linnea Minich

Professional Development Co-Lead

• Bridget Wipf

Community Engagement Lead

Volunteers

• Evan Barber 

• Vicki Blocker

• Meredith Brown

• Wendy Dover

• Micah Followay

• Annamarie Given

• Julie Reed

• Ashley Roach-Freiman

• Arianna Schlegel

• G Trupp

• Stephanie Van Ness

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

• Ashley Maynor

• Linnea Minich

• Janine Pino

• Julie Reed

• Bridget Wipf