Conference Committee

Current Committee Members

Philip Shackelford, Chair
Library Director
South Arkansas Community College
El Dorado, AR 71730
870-864-7116
pshackelford@southark.edu

Richard Theilig
Associate Director – Special Projects
William F. Laman Public Library System
2801 Orange Street
North Little Rock, AR 72114
501-404-2929
richard.theilig@lamanlibrary.org

Mission and Responsibilities

The Conference Committee is responsible for the overall planning, execution, and evaluation of the annual conference.

Past Committee Chairs

2019 - Crystal Gates
2018 - Daniel Fouts, II
2017 - Rebecka Virden
2016 – Shawn Manis
2015 – Devona Pendergrass
2014 – Kay Bland & Nicole Stroud
2013 – Nicole Stroud
2012 – Nicole Stroud
2011 – Holly Mercer
2010 -  Dwain Gordon
2009 -  Dwain Gordon
2008 – Judy Casey
2007 – Kay Bland
2006 – Dwain Gordon
2005 – Renee LeBeau-Ford
2004 – Frances Morgan
2003 – P.J. Williams & Quanta Wyatt
2002 – Karen Russ
2001 – Mary Furlough
2000 – Dwain Gordon & Sheryl Robinson
1999 – Kaye Talley
1998 – Jenny Petty

Past Conference Sessions & Themes

2018 - Make it Happen: Arkansas Libraries Transform
2017 - Spice Things Up At Your Library
2016 – Powered By Change
2015 – Rope It, Brand It, Own It
2014 – Libraries Tweet All About It
2013 – Making Connections, Meeting Needs Down The Road
2011 – ArLA Centennial Conference