Board
Member Bios
 Beverly
E. Allen (Marietta, Georgia)
Beverly E. Allen is the former Director of the
Morehouse School of Medicine (MSM) Multi-Media Center.
In 1976, she joined the faculty of MSM, where her charge
was to develop a health sciences library for a new medical
school, including all aspects of planning, implementation,
management, operation, and personnel. Allen has served
as a Regent of the National Library of Medicine and is
a member of several professional organizations, including
the Medical Library Association, American Association
of Health Sciences Libraries, American Library Association,
and AAMC Group for Information Resources. She earned her
bachelor's degree from the University of Missouri, Columbia,
and her master of library science degree from Syracuse
University. (Term expires December 6, 2008)
 Katherine
M. B. Berger (Berryville, Virginia)
Katherine Berger is a Trustee of the Berger Collection
Educational Trust, whose mission is to promote the scholarship
of British Art and to connect kids with art through educational
programs. She has worked as a marketing and communications
consultant to the U.S. Department of Education on the
Teacher to Teacher Initiative. Ms. Berger serves on the
Advisory Counsel for the Museum of the Shenandoah Valley.
Since 1997 Ms. Berger has served on the Board of the Jane
Goodall Institute and is currently on the Executive Committee.
She has also served on the boards of the Smithsonian’s
Conservation Research Center Foundation, Volunteers for
Outdoor Colorado, and the planning committee for the Council
on Foundations. Ms. Berger has worked as the Director
of Marketing for Berger Funds. She is a graduate of the
University of Colorado with a major in classics. (Term
expires December 6, 2010)
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 Julia
W. Bland (New Orleans, Louisiana)
Julia W. Bland has been the Executive Director
of the Louisiana Children’s Museum since 1997.
Nationally, she has presided over the museum collaborative
MC2 and is a founding member of Quality Management
to a Higher Level (Qm2)’s New Orleans Roundtable.
She also serves on the international board of the
Association of Children’s Museums as the association’s
Secretary. Locally she has chaired the boards of organizations
such as Trinity Episcopal School, the Tulane Institute
of Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health’s
Advisory Board, and America’s Promise Alliance
New Orleans Kids Partnership. Ms. Bland serves on
various state-wide advisory boards promoting child
well-being and early childhood development. In 2004
she co-chaired the Association of Children’s
Museum annual conference and served on the national
program committee for the American Association of
Museums annual conference. In 2001 and 2006 she was
selected as a City Business Woman of the Year, and
was a Young Leadership Council Role Model for 2007.
She received her bachelor of arts in art history from
Tulane University. (Term expires December 6, 2012)
 Karen
Brosius (Columbia, South Carolina)
Karen Brosius is Executive Director of the Columbia Museum
of Art in Columbia, South Carolina and was recently elected
to the Association of Art Museum Directors . Previously,
she worked at Altria Group for 21 years. During her time
with the company, she was the Director of Media Relations,
Director of Corporate Affairs, Director of Corporate Contributions
and Public Affairs, and Manager of Cultural Programs.
Mrs. Brosius has served on the boards of numerous arts
organizations, as well as AIDS and hunger relief organizations.
She received the 2006 “Woman of Distinction”
Award from the Girl Scouts of the Congaree in South Carolina
for community service. She has a bachelor of music degree
from Butler University, Indiana; a master’s degree
in music history from Hunter College, City University
of New York; and has studied music at the Juilliard School
and with teacher Nadia Boulanger in Paris. Before joining
Altria Group, Mrs. Brosius was head of public affairs
for the Pierpont Morgan Library in New York. (Term
expires December 6, 2011)
 Jan
Cellucci, Massachusetts
Since 2005, Jan Cellucci has served as a
Commissioner on the U.S. National Commission on Libraries
and Information Science, a federal government agency
established in 1970 and consolidated with the Institute
of Museum and Library Services in 2008. During a varied
professional library career, Cellucci has served as
a Goodwill Ambassador for the Canadian Association
of Research Libraries, a member of the University
of British Columbia President’s Advisory Council
on the University Library, a member of the Strategic
Planning Committee of Friends of Library Archives
Canada, an Associate University Librarian for Collection
Services at Boston College, and as Preservation Manager
for Boston College. Earlier in her career, she directed
a K-12 school library, served as Assistant Director
of the Hudson Public Library, created two new elementary
school media centers, and was an elected public library
trustee. Cellucci currently sits on the Board of the
Massachusetts Children’s Trust Fund, an umbrella
organization that leads statewide efforts to prevent
child abuse and neglect, and on the Board of CAST,
the Center for Applied Special Technologies dedicated
to transforming education through Universal Design
for Learning. She earned a master of library science
and an honorary doctorate in public service from Simmons
College in Boston. (Term expires December 6, 2012)
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 Gail
M. Daly (Dallas, Texas)
Gail M. Daly is Associate Dean for Library and Technology
and Associate Professor of Law at Southern Methodist University's
Dedman School of Law. Professor Daly was formerly the
Associate Director of the University of Minnesota Law
School Library, and served as Visiting Associate for Law
with the Research Libraries Group in Mountain View, California.
She has been active in the American Bar Association, the
Association of American Law Schools, and the American
Association of Law Libraries, and has held various committee
appointments with those organizations, as well as serving
on a number of law school accreditation teams. She has
taught in the areas of intellectual property, legal research
and writing, and law library management. Professor Daly
earned her bachelor's degree in education and master of
library science degree from the University of Michigan,
and her J.D. from the University of Minnesota. (Term
expires December 6, 2008)
 A.
Wilson Greene (Petersburg, Virginia)
A. Wilson Greene is the executive director of Pamplin
Historical Park in Petersburg, Virginia, which he has
led from its initial planning in 1992 through the present.
Prior to working with the Pamplin Foundation, he served
as president and CEO of the Association for the Preservation
of Civil War Sites, the predecessor of the Civil War Preservation
Trust, for which he now serves on the National Advisory
Board. Mr. Greene also served 16 years in the National
Park Service at a variety of historic sites. Mr. Greene
has been a member of the faculties of Mary Washington
College, Germanna Community College, and St. Bernard Community
College. He has authored more than 25 publications dealing
with the Civil War and southern history. Mr. Greene holds
bachelor's and master's degrees in history from Florida
State University and Louisiana State University, respectively.
(Term expires December 6, 2009)
 William
J. Hagenah, (Chicago, Illinois)
William J. Hagenah has been a member of the
Board of Directors of the Chicago Horticultural Society
since 1989, and he has served as its Chairman since
2002. He is responsible for the growth and development
of the institution, presiding over meetings of the Governing
Members and the Board’s Executive Committee. Under
his leadership, the Campaign for the Chicago Botanic
Garden has raised more than $125 million toward the
construction of new gardens, the renovation of existing
gardens, infrastructure improvements, and the construction
of new administrative, teaching, and research facilities.
Throughout his career, Hagenah held many positions at
the First National Bank of Chicago, beginning as a security
analyst in 1968, vice president of pension management
in 1979, and finally, senior vice president of personal
investments in 1986. He retired from the company in
1999. Hagenah’s professional memberships include
the Investment Analysts of Chicago, the Financial Analysts
Federation, and the Institute of Charted Financial Analysts.
He is also a Trustee of Rush University Medical Center.
He holds a bachelor of arts degree from Stanford University
and master of business administration degree from Northwestern
University Kellogg School of Management. (Term expires
December 6, 2012)
 Mark
Y. Herring ( Rock Hill, South Carolina)
Mark Y. Herring has worked in librarianship
for nearly three decades. Prior to serving in Rock
Hill, Herring was Dean of Library Services at Oklahoma
Baptist University, and Library Director at King College
in East Tennessee. Herring’s most recent book,
Fool’s Gold: Why the Internet Is No Substitute
for a Library was released by McFarland in 2007.
A poster from this book, “Why the Internet Is
No Substitute for a Library” is now in more
than 1,500 libraries in the U.S. and abroad. His articles
have appeared in American Libraries, Library Journal,
The Chronicle of Higher Education, College and Research
Library News, The Weekly Standard, Policy Review,
The Women’s Quarterly, Society, and many
others. His bachelor and master of library science
degrees are from George Peabody College of Vanderbilt
University and his doctorate degree is from East Tennessee
State University. Herring has two grown daughters
and lives in Rock Hill with his wife, Carol, a high
school English IB teacher. (Term expires December
6, 2012)
 Ioannis
N. Miaoulis (Boston, Massachusetts)
Ioannis (Yannis) N. Miaoulis is President and Director
of the Museum of Science, Boston, one of the world’s
largest science centers. Originally from Greece, Dr.
Miaoulis came to the museum after a distinguished
association with Tufts University, where he was Dean
of the School of Engineering and Professor of Mechanical
Engineering. An innovative educator with a passion
for science and engineering, Miaoulis championed the
introduction of engineering into the Massachusetts
science and technology public school curriculum. In
2001 this made the Commonwealth the first to develop
statewide curricular frameworks and assessments for
K-12 engineering. Dr. Miaoulis spearheaded creation
of the National Center for Technological Literacy®
at the Museum in 2004 to integrate engineering as
a new discipline in schools nationwide and to inspire
the next generation of engineers and innovators. He
earned his bachelor’s and doctorate degrees
in mechanical engineering and his master’s degree
in economics at Tufts University. He also received
a master’s degree in mechanical engineering
from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dr.
Miaoulis has published more than 100 research papers
and holds two patents. He is a member of the Boards
of Trustees of WGBH, the public broadcasting station
of Boston, and of Tufts University. He has also served
on the Massachusetts Math and Science Advisory Board
for several years. (Term expires December 6, 2010)
 Douglas
G. Myers (San Diego, California)
Since 1985, Douglas Myers has been the chief executive
officer of the Zoological Society of San Diego. Previously,
he was the deputy director of operations for both the
San Diego Zoo and the Wild Animal Park in 1983, responsible
for short- and long-range planning for both facilities,
as well as management of the society’s education,
merchandising, public relations, and marketing efforts.
Myers is the President of the Balboa Park Cultural Partnership,
board member of the American Association of Museums, a
member of the California Association of Zoos and Aquariums,
and the Conservation Breeding Specialists Group Steering
Committee. He is also a fellow of the American Zoo and
Aquarium Association and the World Association of Zoos
and Aquariums. Myers has served as board member of the
American Zoo and Aquarium Association, the San Diego Convention
and Visitors Bureau, and the Advisory Council of the Museum
Trustee Association. (Term expires December 6, 2011)
 Christina
Orr-Cahall (West Palm Beach, Florida)
Christina Orr-Cahall is the Director of the Norton Museum
of Art in West Palm Beach, Florida. Under her leadership
during the last sixteen years, the Norton Museum expanded
its facility twice, garnered significant gifts of art,
and increased its endowments five-fold. The Norton Museum,
currently the largest art museum in Florida, is known
for its collections of European, American, Chinese, contemporary
art and photography. Ms. Orr-Cahall was previously the
CEO of the Corcoran Gallery and School of Art in Washington
D.C., and prior to that position, she directed the Art
Division of The Oakland Museum in California. In the 1980s
she was a member of the faculty of art, teaching art history
and museum studies, at California Polytechnic State University,
San Luis Obispo, where she received the Distinguished
Professor Award. Ms. Orr-Cahall has been active in the
Association of Art Museum Directors and is a past president
of the Florida Association of Museum Directors. She currently
sits on the Board of the Florida Association of Museums,
which represents approximately 300 museums statewide.
She has been involved as a committee member with Strategic
Planning for the Arts in Florida and has worked on the
Governor’s Committee on Tourism related to Culture
and Ecology, as the sole visual arts representative. Ms.
Orr-Cahall is an American art scholar with a doctorate
and master’s degree in philosophy, and a master’s
degree in art history from Yale University (CT). She earned
a Bachelor of Arts with highest honors from Mount Holyoke
College (MA). In addition, she studied at Oxford University
and the Ecole du Louvre where she read art and architectural
history. (Term expires December 6, 2010)
 Amy
Owen (Holladay, Utah)
Amy Owen served as Director of the Utah State Library,
a division of the Utah Department of Community and Economic
Development, from 1987 to 2003. Her professional activities
have included service as President of the Association
of Specialized and Cooperative Library Agencies, President
of the Board of Trustees for the Bibliographical Center
for Research, President of the Utah Library Association,
President of the Western Council of State Libraries, member
of the Board of Directors of the Chief Officers of State
Library Agencies, and Chair of the Utah Humanities Council.
Among her many honors are a Professional Achievement Award
from the Association of Specialized and Cooperative Library
Agencies, the MPLA Distinguished Service Award, the Library
Journal 1991Librarian of the Year Award, and three awards
from the Utah Library Association - the Special Recognition
Award for 1991, the 1992 Librarian of the Year Award,
and the Distinguished Service Award in 2003. She earned
her bachelor's degree and master of library science degree
from Brigham Young University. (Term expires December
6, 2008)
 Jeffrey
H. Patchen (Indianapolis, Indiana)
Since 1999, Jeffrey Patchen has directed the Children’s
Museum of Indianapolis, the world’s largest children’s
museum. It is one of the few museums in the United States
with a free, full-service public library fully-integrated
into the visitor experience. From 1996 to 1999, Patchen
served as senior program officer for national programs
for the Getty Education Institute for the Arts in Los
Angeles. Previously, he served as the Lyndhurst Endowed
Chair of Excellence in Arts Education at the University
of Tennessee at Chattanooga where he directed the Southeast
Center for Education in the Arts, one of the nation’s
largest professional development programs for K-12 teachers
and administrators. He also served as a consultant and
founding trustee for the Creative Discovery Museum in
Chattanooga, TN. A champion of the role of the arts and
humanities in general education, Patchen has held leadership
positions in the Association of Children’s Museums,
the National Network for Educational Renewal, the National
Council for State Music Consultants, and the Music Educators
National Conference. (Term expires December 6, 2011)
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 Lotsee
Patterson, PhD (Norman, Oklahoma)
Lotsee Patterson, Ph.D., professor in the School of
Library and Information Studies at the University of
Oklahoma, was born and raised in rural southwestern
Oklahoma. A member of the Comanche Nation, she credits
her experience growing up in Indian country with developing
her passion for libraries and library services for Native
Americans. She is a recipient of the Oklahoma Library
Association’s highest honor receiving their Distinguished
Service Award and being designated by this association
as a Library Legend. Patterson has also been honored
for her work with tribal libraries and for recruiting
and mentoring American Indian librarians by the American
Library Association. Patterson’s research interests
focus on library and information services to indigenous
populations. In this context she has been an invited
presenter at symposia and conferences throughout the
United States and in Sweden, New Zealand, Ukraine and
Canada. She has been a visiting scholar at the University
of British Columbia and a visiting lecturer at the University
of Maryland. She has served as consultant to the National
Commission on Libraries and Information Studies, as
well as many universities, publishers and organizations.
Most recently she was a senior advisor to the Smithsonian’s
National Museum of the American Indian. (Term expires
December 6, 2011)
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 Sandra
Pickett (Liberty, Texas)
Sandra Pickett is Commissioner and Chair of the Texas
State Library and Archives Commission. She is also
President of the Atascosito Historical Society. From
1974 to 1998, Pickett served as Councilwoman and Mayor
Pro Tem of the City of Liberty. She has served as
Chairman of the Liberty County Historical Commission
and is a Director and past President of Preservation
Texas. Pickett served on the Board of Directors for
the National League of Cities as well as the Texas
Association of Regional Councils. She is the recipient
of numerous honors, including the Chamber of Commerce
1981 Citizen of the Year, the 1993 John Ben Shepperd
Leadership Award from the Texas Historical Commission,
and the 1998 Rotary International Paul Harris Fellow.
Pickett earned her bachelor of science degree from
the University of Texas and her master of arts degree
from the University of Houston. (Term expires
December 6, 2010)
 Harry
Robinson, Jr. (Dallas, Texas)
Dr. Harry Robinson, Jr. has served as president/CEO of
the African American Museum in Dallas, Texas, since 1974.
He has held several administrative positions at Bishop
College, including library director, associate dean of
academic affairs, special assistant to the president,
and vice president for development. Dr. Robinson has served
in various capacities with the Society of Southwest Archivists,
the American Library Association, and the African American
Museums Association (as President). He also has been involved
in numerous local civic and cultural activities, including
the Dallas Theater Center, Dallas Arboretum and Botanical
Society, Inc., Booker T. Washington High School for the
Visual and Performing Arts, and the Southwest Black Arts
Festival. He serves on the Board of Trustees of the Dallas
Museum of Art and on the Board of Directors of the Friends
of Dallas Public Library. He is editor of The Lives and
Times of Black Dallas Women (2002). Dr. Robinson received
a bachelor's degree from Southern University in Baton
Rouge, Louisiana, a master's degree in library science
from Atlanta University, and a doctorate from the University
of Illinois- Champaign Urbana. He is also a 1984 graduate
of the Getty Museum Management Institute. (Term expires
December 6, 2008)
 Katina
Strauch (Charleston, South Carolina)
Katina Strauch is the Head Librarian, Collection Development
at the College of Charleston (SC) Libraries. She is the
founder of the internationally acclaimed Charleston Conference
(1980) as well as founder and editor of Against the Grain
(1989) and Chair of the Board of the Charleston Report
(1996) and the Charleston Advisor (1999). She has won
the UNC-Chapel Hill, School of Library and Information
Science, Distinguished Alumnus Award (1992), South Carolina
Outstanding Librarian Award (1996), and the ALA ALCTS
Leadership in Library Acquisitions Award (1997). She is
the mother of two children, Raymond, 31, and Ileana, 22,
and has been married to her husband Bruce for more than
28 years. (Term expires December 6, 2009)
 Kim
Wang (Torrance, California)
Kim Wang has worked for the Los Angeles County Law Library,
University of Southern California Law Library, and Hughes
Aircraft Technical Library. Wang was a Parks and Recreation
Commissioner and Planning Commission member for the city
of Rancho Palos Verdes, and presently sits on the Cultural
Arts Commission for the city of Torrance, California.
She was appointed by former Governor Pete Wilson to serve
on the California Library Services Board (which was renamed
Library of California) and was reappointed by him. For
the past 20 years, Wang has worked as a property manager
and real estate broker. She is a graduate of the University
of Colorado with a history major; she received her master
of library science degree from the University of California,
Berkeley. (Term expires December 6, 2009)
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