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    • Agenda-at-a-glance
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    • Speakers
    • Registration Info
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    • Hotel Info
    • 2026 Sponsors
    • Sponsor | Exhibit | Attendee Engagement
    • Save the Date | 2027 Annual Conference
    • Scholarship
    • Conference FAQs
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Conference Committee

MLA Annual Conference Committee | 2025-2026

Laura Bernheim, Deputy Director, Cary Memorial Library
​Esme Green, Director, Memorial Hall Library (Andover)
Ellen MJ Keane, Head of Access and Technical Services, UMass Lowell Libraries
Laurie Lessner, Executive Director, SAILS
Jennifer Costa, Children's Librarian, Waltham Public Library
Michelle Filleul, Assistant Director, Reading Public Library
Cynthia Gemmell, Director, Manchester-by-the-Sea Public Library
Valerie Gould-Heithaus, Senior Library Associate, Reading Public Library
Amy Greil, Head of Youth Services for Tweens and Teens, Sharon Public Library
Virginia Johnson, Library Director, John Curtis Free Library
Chris Kaufmann, Head of Technical Services, Yarmouth Town Libraries
Beth Kerrigan, Coordinator of Children's Services, Memorial Hall Library (Andover)
Erica LeFebvre, Adult Services Library Associate, Agawam Public Library
Manny Leite, Director, Plymouth Public Library
Caitlyn Leopardi, Youth Services Librarian, Westwood Public Library
Jacklyn Linsky, Programming and Marketing, Weymouth Libraries
Betsy Perry, Assistant Director, Charlton Public Library
Zoe Rath, Adult Services, Norwell Public Library
Beth Savage, Library Professional
Samantha Small, Youth Services Librarian, Woburn Public Library
Rosie Smith, Programming and Outreach Specialist, Thomas Crane Library (Quincy)
*Bold indicates co-chair

REPRESENTATIVE TO THE COMMITTEE
Kristen Collins, Director of Operations, MLA

SPECIAL THANKS TO MLA ADMINISTRATIVE BOARD OF DIRECTORS | 2025-2026
Sara Slymon, President | Thomas Crane Public Library (Quincy)
Kelly Linehan, Vice President and President-Elect | Waltham Public Library
Noelle Boc, Past President | Peabody Institute Library of Danvers
Brian DeFelice, Secretary | Hull Public Library
Bernadette Rivard, Treasurer | Bellingham Public Library
Meaghan Clemente, Asst. Treasurer | Reading Public Library
Danielle Savin, Past Treasurer | Public Library of Brookline
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