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LAUC-SD Executive Board


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From Article V. of the LAUC-SD Bylaw

Section 1. The Executive Board shall consist of the Chair, the Vice Chair (Chair-elect), the Secretary/Treasurer, the immediate past-Chair, one member elected at large, the Assembly Delegate, and the Chair of the Committee on Appointment, Promotion and Advancement (CAPA). Chairs of standing or ad hoc committees and formally designated LAUC-SD liaisons may be invited by the Chair to attend Executive Board meetings as non-voting members.

Section 2. The terms of office shall be for one year commencing 1 September.

Section 3. If a vacancy occurs in one of the positions on the Executive Board other than the officers, the Chair shall appoint a replacement with the approval of the Executive Board.

Section 4. The Executive Board shall represent the will of membership between membership meetings.

Section 5. Executive Board members or their designated alternatives will participate as outlined in the Academic Review Procedures, Librarian Series, University of California, San Diego.

Section 6. All actions of the Executive Board taken on behalf of the membership are subject to review by the membership.

Annual Reports

 2024-25  |  2023-24

The most recent 2 years are included here.  LAUC-SD members can see prior reports on the Library's intranet.

LAUC-SD Leadership, 2024-2025

The current year is included here.  LAUC-SD members can see prior Executive Board membership on the Library's intranet.

Leadership
Chair Michelle Mascaro
Vice-Chair Karen Heskett
Secretary/Treasurer Shi Deng
Member-at-Large Jin Moon (Feb. 2026-) Elizabeth Grossman (Sept. 2025-Feb. 2026)
Delegate Abby Pennington
Immediate Past Chair Aislinn Sotelo
CAPA Co-Chairs Sarah Buck Kachaluba & Nina Mamikunian
Committee Chairs
Committee on Appointment, Promotion, & Advancement (CAPA) Chair Sarah Buck Kachaluba & Nina Mamikunian, 2025-2026
Mentoring Committee Chair Natalie Tagge, 2025-2026
Research & Professional Development (R&PD) Committee Chair Zemirah Ngow, 2025-2026
Library Diversity & Inclusion Committee Liaisons Cristela Garcia-Spitz, 2025-2026
Representatives
UCSD Academic Senate Library Committee Representative Lynda Claassen, 2025-2027
Systemwide Diversity Committee Representative Lia Friedman, 2024-2025; Annelise Sklar, 2025-2026
Systemwide R&PD Representative Farshad Sonboldel, 2024-2026
Systemwide Committee on Professional Governance Sibyl Schaefer, 2025-2027
Web Manager
LAUC-SD Web Manager Reid Otsuji, 2025-2027
LAUC-SD Nominating Committee 
LAUC-SD Nominating Committee Chair Aislinn Sotelo, 2025-2027

LAUC-SD Executive Board and Committees

Executive Board   CAPA    Diversity & Inclusion    Mentoring Committee    Research & Professional Development