Advocacy Committee

Advocacy Committee logo, three heads in front of a legislative building. The ARSL Advocacy Committee engages in regular advocacy efforts on behalf of the organization and promote individual advocacy opportunities to our members. The ARSL Advocacy Committee proudly oversees The ARSL Advocacy Center, which provides essential tools and resources to support advocacy for rural and small libraries, covering areas such as material challenges, connecting with legislators, and refining library policies.

Committee Leadership

Co-Chair

Headshot of Sara Koehn. Sara Koehn
Director
Haskell Township Library
Sublette, Kansas

Co-Chair

Headshot of Drew Wichterman. Drew Wichterman
Director
Pickaway County Library
Circleville, Ohio

Board Liaison

Headshot of Phillip Carter. Phillip Carter
Director
Starkville-Oktibbeha County Public Library System
Starkville, Mississippi

Committee Members

Lea Chisum System Administrator Library System of Bradford County New Albany, Pennsylvania	Jane Gagne L4L Trainer Law 4 Librarians Kailua, Hawaii	Loly Gomez Library Technology Specialist Upper Skagit Library Concrete, Washington
Mellisa Hannum Library Director Mendocino County Library Point Arena, California	Erica Moses Director Belmont Free Library Belmont, New York	Jana Slisher Youth Librarian Bath Township Public Library Bath, Michigan
	Jenny White Library Director Schuyler Public Library Schuyler, Nebraska

Advocacy Committee

Committee Leadership

Co-Chair

Co-Chair

Board Liaison

Committee Members

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