Mentor List
The following individuals have volunteered their expertise with WLA members as a resource for you when you need advice or assistance on the topics listed. To report inaccuracies or add your name to the list, contact the NMRT Board.
- Academic Library Administration
- Academic Tenure
- Collection Development
- Embedded Librarianship
- Funding
- Grants/ Grant Writing
- Green Libraries
- Human Resources
- Information Literacy
- Interlibrary Loan
- Law Libraries
- Leadership
- Literacy (Early/ Adult/ Family)
- Long-Range Planning
- Outreach
- Partnerships
- Programs/ Early Childhood
- Programs/ Adult
- Public Library Administration
- Reader’s Advisory
- Resume Critique
- Small/ Rural (Under 5,000)
- Special Collections and Archives
- Special Libraries
- Staffing/ Staff Development
- Strategic Communication (Marketing, Public Relations)
- System Participation/ Administration
- Technical Services
- Technology Planning
- Trustees/ Trustee Development
- Unions
- Vendor Relations
- Volunteers
- Web 2.0 for Libraries
- Writing for Publication
- Young Adult Services
Academic Library Administration:
Marc Boucher,
marc(at)megandmarc.com
Jean Zanoni, Associate Dean
Marquette University Raynor Memorial Libraries
(414) 288-5979
jean.zanoni(at)marquette.edu
Academic Tenure:
Kati Tvaruzka, Assistant Professor
Education Librarian, McIntyre Library
University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire
(715) 836-4522
tvaruzke(at)uwec.edu
Collection Development:
Linda A. Bendix, Director
Frank L. Weyenberg Library of Mequon-Thiensville
(262) 242-2593 Ext. 35
lbendix(at)esls.lib.wi.us
Julie Kamikawa
Director
Mount Mary College
(414) 258-4810 Ext. 336
kamikawj(at)mtmary.edu
Embedded Librarianship:
Jamie LaRue, Director
Douglas County Libraries, Castle Rock, Colorado
(303) 688-7656
jlarue(at)jlarue.com
Funding:
Ken Hall, Director
Fond du Lac Public Library
(920) 929-7080 Ext. 133
hall(at)fdlpl.org
Brian Simons, Director
Verona Public Library
(608) 845-7180
bsimons(at)scls.lib.wi.us
Grants/ Grant Writing:
Rhonda Puntney, Youth Services and Special Needs Consultant
Lakeshores Library System
(262) 514-4500 Ext. 67
rpuntney(at)lakeshores.lib.wi.us
Brian Simons, Director
Verona Public Library
(608) 845-7180
bsimons(at)scls.lib.wi.us
Green Libraries:
Pamela Bosben, Director
Rosemary Garfoot Public Library
Cross Plains, WI
(608) 798-3881
pbosben(at)scls.lib.wi.us
Human Resources:
Lynn Stainbrook, Director
Brown County Library
Green Bay, WI
(920) 448-4400 Ext. 351
stainbrook_LM(at)co.brown.wi.us
Information Literacy:
Kati Tvaruzka, Assistant Professor
Education Librarian, McIntyre Library
University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire
(715) 836-4522
tvaruzke(at)uwec.edu
Nancy Fletcher, PR & Special Needs Librarian
Waukesha County Federated Library System
(262) 896-8245
nsfletch(at)wcfls.lib.wi.us
Interlibrary Loan:
Heather Weltin, Head of Access Services
University of Wisconsin-Madison
(608)262-8958 or 262-1193
hweltin(at)library.wisc.edu
Law Libraries:
Julie Kamikawa
Director
Mount Mary College
(414) 258-4810 Ext. 336
kamikawj(at)mtmary.edu
Leadership:
Ken Hall, Director
Fond du Lac Public Library
(920) 929-7080 Ext. 133
hall(at)fdlpl.org
Marc Boucher
marc(at)megandmarc.com
Literacy (Early/ Adult/ Family):
Shawn Brommer, Youth Services and Outreach Coordinator
South Central Library System
(608) 246-7958
sbrommer(at)scls.lib.wi.us
Rhonda Puntney
Youth Services and Special Needs Consultant/ Lakeshores Library System
Phone (262) 514-4500 Ext. 67
rpuntney(at)lakeshores.lib.wi.us
Long-Range Planning:
Cheryl Becker, Public Library Administration Consultant
South Central Library System
(608) 246-7973
cbecker(at)scls.lib.wi.us
Outreach:
Nancy Fletcher, PR & Special Needs Librarian
Waukesha County Federated Library System
(262) 896-8245
nsf letch(at)wcfls.lib.wi.us
Pamela O'Donnell, Academic Librarian
College Library, University of Wisconsin-Madison
(608) 263-2014
podonnell(at)library.wisc.edu
Partnerships:
Linda A. Bendix, Director
Frank L. Weyenberg Library of Mequon-Thiensville
(262) 242-2593 Ext. 35
lbendix(at)esls.lib.wi.us
Brian Simons, Director
Verona Public Library
(608) 845-7180
bsimons(at)scls.lib.wi.us
Programs/ Early Childhood:
Kati Tvaruzka, Assistant Professor
Education Librarian, McIntyre Library
University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire
(715) 836-4522
tvaruzke(at)uwec.edu
Programs/ Adult:
Gretchen Raab, Assistant Director
Neenah Public Library
(920) 886-6310
raab(at)neenahlibrary.org
Diane Jaroch, Assistant Director
Irvin L Young Memorial Library, Whitewater
(262) 473-0530
jarochd(at)mwfls.org
Public Library Administration:
Tasha Saecker, Assistant Director
Appleton Public Library
(920) 832-6168
tasha(at)apl.org
Reader’s Advisory:
Gary Niebuhr, Library Director
Greendale Public Library
(414) 423-2136 Ext. 225
gary.niebuhr(at)mcfls.org
Jane Jorgenson, Home Services Coordinator
Madison Public Library
(608) 266-6314
jajorgen(at)scls.lib.wi.us
Reference:
Nancy McClements, Head of Reference
University of Wisconsin-Madison
nmcclements(at)library.wisc.edu
(608) 262-8271
Resume Critique:
Jane Pearlmutter
Associate Director Emeritus, School of Library & Information Studies
University of Wisconsin-Madison
(608) 262-6398
jpearlmu(at)wisc.edu
Pamela O'Donnell, Academic Librarian
College Library, University of Wisconsin-Madison
(608) 263-2014
podonnell(at)library.wisc.edu
Small/ Rural (Under 5,000)
Cherie Sanderson, Director
Boulder Junction Public Library
(715) 385-2050
csanderson(at)boulder.nwls.lib.wi.us
Elizabeth Timmins, Director
Muehl Public Library
Seymour, WI
(920) 833-2725
etimmins(at)mail.owls.lib.wi.us
Special Collections and Archives:
Joshua P. Ranger
University Archivist, Polk Library
UW Oshkosh
(920) 424-0828
ranger(at)uwosh.edu
Special Libraries:
Anne Moser
Wisconsin's Water Library
Aquatic Sciences Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison
akmoser(at)aqua.wisc.edu
(608) 262-3069
Staffing/ Staff Development:
Lynn Stainbrook, Director
Brown County Library
Green Bay, WI
(920) 448-4400 Ext. 351
stainbrook_LM(at)co.brown.wi.us
Brian Simons, Director
Verona Public Library
(608) 845-7180
bsimons(at)scls.lib.wi.us
Strategic Communication (Marketing, Public Relations):
Jane Pearlmutter
Associate Director Emeritus, School of Library & Information Studies
University of Wisconsin-Madison
(608) 262-6398
jpearlmu(at)wisc.edu
Tana Elias, Web Resources Coordinator
Madison Public Library
(608) 266-4953
telias(at)scls.lib.wi.us
System Participation/ Administration:
David Weinhold, Retired Director
Eastern Shores Library System
920-467-2854
dweinhold(at)charter.net
Technical Services:
Julie Kamikawa
Director
Mount Mary College
(414) 258-4810 Ext. 336
kamikawj(at)mtmary.edu
Technology Planning:
Lynn Stainbrook, Director
Brown County Library
Green Bay, WI
(920) 448-4400 Ext. 351
stainbrook_LM(at)co.brown.wi.us
Trustees/ Trustee Development:
Jim Trojanowski, Director
Northern Waters Library Service
(715) 682-2365
jtrojanowski(at)nwls.lib.wi.us
Lynn Stainbrook, Director
Brown County Library
Green Bay, WI
(920) 448-4400 Ext. 351
stainbrook_LM(at)co.brown.wi.us
Unions:
Joyce Latham, Assistant Professor
UW-Milwaukee School of Information Studies
latham(at)uwm.edu
(414) 229-4707
Linda A. Bendix, Director
Frank L. Weyenberg Library of Mequon-Thiensville
(262) 242-2593 Ext.35
lbendix(at)esls.lib.wi.us
Vendor Relations:
Bernie Bellin, Retired Director
Lakeshores Library System
(262) 514-4500 Ext. 66
bbellin(at)lakeshores.lib.wi.us
Patty Dwyer Wanninger
patty.wanninger(at)gmail.com
Volunteers:
Bernie Bellin, Director
Lakeshores Library System
(414) 313-5126
beb53132(at)gmail.com
Web 2.0 for Libraries:
Stef Morrill, Director
WiLS
(608) 263-2773
smorrill(at)wils.wisc.edu
Tasha Saecker, Assistant Director
Appleton Public Library
(920) 832-6168
tasha(at)apl.org
Writing for Publication:
Sarah Statz Cords
Associate Editor, http://www.readersadvisoronline.com/blog/
(608) 824-0139
realstory(at)tds.net
Young Adult Services:
Rhonda Puntney Youth Services and Special Needs Consultant/ Lakeshores Library System
(262) 514-4500 Ext. 67
rpuntney(at)lakeshores.lib.wi.us
Kati Tvaruzka, Assistant Professor
Education Librarian, McIntyre Library
University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire
(715) 836-4522
tvaruzke(at)uwec.edu

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