
LAUC-SD Executive Board
Charge
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
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.
| Chair | Michelle Mascaro |
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| 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 on Appointment, Promotion, & Advancement (CAPA) Chair | Sarah Buck Kachaluba & Nina Mamikunian, 2025-2026 |
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| 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 |
| UCSD Academic Senate Library Committee Representative | Lynda Claassen, 2025-2027 |
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| 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 |
| LAUC-SD Web Manager | Reid Otsuji, 2025-2027 |
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| LAUC-SD Nominating Committee Chair | Aislinn Sotelo, 2025-2027 |
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LAUC-SD Executive Board and Committees
Executive Board CAPA Diversity & Inclusion Mentoring Committee Research & Professional Development