ACRL News Issue (B) of College & Research Libraries 4 9 8 / C&RL Neiυs M eet the ACRL staff Although many of you have talked to ACRL staff members on the phone, very few o f you have had a chance to meet them in person. ACRL has 12 FTE positions at headquarters— 2.5 FTE positions are vacant. On these pages we are presenting current ACRL staff with brief comments about their duties. Take a minute to famil­ iarize yourself with the people behind the scenes at ACRL. We look forward to hearing from you. (We will introduce you to some o f the C h oice staff in the October issue.) CHERYL BERNERO, rary director of special pro­ grams and advancement, man­ ages membership promotion and retention; develops new programs; directs grant-seek- ing and fundraising activities; promotes ACRL services and products; and manages confer­ ence registrations. P h o n e : (3 1 2 ) 2 8 0 -2 5 1 0 ; e -m a il: cheryl.bernero@ala.org. MARY ELLEN DAVIS, se­ nior associate executive di­ rector, shares major respon­ sibility for the administra­ tion of ACRL; directs all as­ pects of the publications pro­ gram; is editor of C&RL News; and coordinates the Nation­ al Conference programs and onsite management. Phone: (3 1 2 ) 2 8 0 -2 5 1 1 ; e -m a il: mary.ellen.davis@ala.org. JACK HELBIG, classified ad m anager for C&RL News, manages all aspects o f the N ew s’ classified advertising, including promotion, order taking, page layout, custom­ er service, C&RL NewsNet, and billing. P h o n e : (312) 280-2513; fa x : (312) 280- 7663; e-m ail: jack.helbig@ ala.org. tempo­ DARLENA DAVIS, administra­ tive secretary, manages the Na­ tional Conference exhibitors’ da­ tabase; maintains publications files and records; and provides secretarial support for publica­ tions and National Conference programs. P h o n e : (312) 280- 2 5 1 9 ; e -m a il: d a rle n a .d a v is @ala.org. PHYLLIS FAIR, administrative assistant, prepares the ACRL election ballot; maintains board, budget, and planning records and files; carries out special as­ signments for the executive di­ rector; and provides secretarial assistance to the executive direc­ tor. P h o n e : (3 1 2 ) 280-2522; e-m ail: phyllis.a.fair@ala.org. mailto:cheryl.bernero@ala.org mailto:phyllis.a.fair@ala.org mailto:mary.ellen.davis@ala.org S ep tem b er 1 9 9 4 / 4 9 9 ALTHEA JENKINS, executive di­ rector, is responsible for plan­ ning, executing, and implement­ ing all ACRL programs including CHOICE, under the general di­ rection o f the ACRL Board of Di­ rectors. She also is responsible for the overall administration and control o f activities o f ACRL’s of­ fices and employees as autho­ rized by the ALA Executive Board through the ALA executive direc­ tor. P h o n e : (3 1 2 ) 2 8 0 -3 2 4 8 ; e-m ail: althea.jenkins@ala.org. GREGG OPELKA, editori­ al assistant for C&RL News‚ m anages a d atab ase o f m anuscript subm issions, provides support for day- to-day operations for seri­ al publications, and for the ACRL g o p h e r. P h o n e : (3 1 2 ) 2 8 0 -2 5 1 4 ; e -m a il: gregg.opelka@ala.org. PAM SPIEGEL, assistant ed­ itor of C&RL News and pro­ duction editor of R are B ooks a n d M anuscripts L ib rarian ­ ship (RBML), handles page layout, cop yed iting, and production of both publica­ tions, and also writes col­ umns for C&RL Neil's. Phone: (3 1 2 ) 2 8 0 -2 5 2 4 ; e -m a il: pam.spiegel@ala.org. CYNTHIA TAYLOR, admin­ istrative assistant, manages day-to-day operations o f the ACRL office; provides an ACRL presence at the Mid­ winter and Annual Confer­ ences; and performs secre­ tarial duties for the director of Special Programs and Ad­ vancement. Phone: (312) 280- 2521; e -m a il: c y n th ia . taylor@ala.org. HUGH THOMPSON, pro­ gram officer, manages pub­ lication o f ACRL’s books, section newsletters, and the ACRL G u ide to P olicies a n d P rocedures. He assists in de­ veloping National Confer­ e n c e p u b lic a tio n s , and writes a column for C&RL News. P h o n e : (3 1 2 ) 280- 2517; e-mail: hugh.thompson ©ala.org. MARY TAYLOR, d ire c to r o m e m b e r s e r v ic e s , m a n a g e ACRI.'s leadership calendar; pro vides support for chapters, sec tions, and discussion groups; co ordinates ACRL's Midwinter an Annual Conference programs; d rects ACRL’s official document program; implements the sec tions’ appointments and nomina tions process; and conducts th university library statistics surve P h o n e: (312) 280-2515: e-mai mary.taylor@ala.org. f s ­ ­ ­ d i­ s ­ ­ e y. L mailto:althea.jenkins@ala.org mailto:gregg.opelka@ala.org mailto:pam.spiegel@ala.org mailto:taylor@ala.org mailto:mary.taylor@ala.org Printed CA from CAS. 500,000 abstracts for about 3