Board Information

Upcoming Board Meetings: 

All meetings held at 6:30 PM via Zoom

• September 16th, 2026

• November 18th, 2026

• January 20th, 2027 

• March 24th, 2027

• May 12th, 2027

• Annual Meeting in person at Future Ready Conference 2027 - June 14

2026-2027 Executive Board Members

• Emily Jacobs, President NSLApres@gmail.com

• Meredith Fickes, President Elect

• Joy Harvey, Past President

• Amy Soma, Treasurer treasurernsla@gmail.com

• Alexandra Ball, Executive Secretary contactnsla@gmail.com

•  Dana Fontaine, Secretary

• Jordan Cudaback, Board Member 

• Angela Christensen Fischer, Board Member

• Konni in den Bosch, Board Member

• Meredith Fickes, Board Member

• Brenna Barney, Communications nslacommunications@gmail.com

NSLA Liaisons

• Kari Bulgrin, AFCON (Academic Freedom Coalition of Nebraska) Liaison

• Chris Haeffner, NDE (Nebraska Deptartment of Education)

• Linda Clause, NLC (Nebraska Library Commission)

• Joy Harvey, Nebraska State Advisory Council

• Joy Harvey, NSLA to NLA

• Kaitlyn Clark, Student Membership

• Chris Haeffner, Future Ready

• Courtney Pentland, Liaison between NSLA Advocacy and NLA Advocacy Committees 

• Sherrie Dux-Ideus, NLA (Nebraska Library Association)

• Rachel Westphalen, AASL Delegate NSLAawards@gmail.com