Joined SUNY Upstate Medical University in 2019 and is the Senior Employee & Organizational Development Strategist. In her role, MaryAnn customizes many learning opportunities and experiences that teach, motivate, and inspire growth in individuals and teams. MaryAnn is the creator and facilitator of a wide variety of training programs specializing in retreats, leadership development, strategic planning, teambuilding, culture analysis, organizational change, and succession planning.

Prior to joining Upstate, MaryAnn worked in Higher Education Administration primarily directing departments within Student Affairs at colleges and universities in NY, PA and MD and in Non-Profit Management serving as President & CEO for 12 years for a local organization. In addition, MaryAnn has served as a Leadership Strategist and Consultant for the SUNY SAIL Institute for several years.

MaryAnn received her Bachelor of Arts from SUNY Oswego, a Masters of Education from St. Lawrence University, and a Certificate of Advanced Studies in Executive Human Resources Leadership from Cornell University. In addition, MaryAnn holds several advanced professional certifications and designations.  She is a Certified Organizational Development Professional, EQ-I and EQ360 Emotional Intelligence Practitioner, Professional Coach, Workplace Mediator, Conflict Dynamics Profile Practitioner, and an Accredited Facilitator for the DiSC personality profile assessment, and for the Five Behaviors of a Cohesive Team curriculum.

Terra B. Jacobson (Chicago, IL) has been the dean of the Learning Resource Center at Moraine Valley Community College (Palos Hills, IL) https://lib.morainevalley.edu/main/home since 2016 and has worked in community college libraries since 2009. She has an M.S. in Information Science (Indiana University, Bloomington) and an M.S. in Library Science (Indiana University, Bloomington). Terra is pursuing her Ph.D. in Information Studies (Dominican University, IL). Her current research examines the value of community college libraries. 

Terra is the 2021 recipient of the Illinois Library Association’s Valerie J. Wilford Scholarship Grant for Library Education. She also received the ALA College Libraries Section Innovation in College Librarianship award in 2014. Terra participates locally with the Consortium of Academic and Research Libraries in Illinois (CARLI) DEI Taskforce and works extensively with the Network of Illinois Learning Resources in Community Colleges (NILRC). Additionally, she works nationally on the ACRL Standards Committee and the CJCLS Scholarly Research Committee. She is passionate about aligning the library with cross-campus initiatives, implementing high-impact practices in libraries, and how campus libraries can play a valuable role in achieving the broader campus mission and vision. 

Alana Nuth is the Head of Collection Management at SUNY Geneseo Milne Library. She is responsible for the management of the print and electronic collection, acquisitions and collection development, and the collections budget. Prior to her position at SUNY Geneseo, Alana was the Collection Development Librarian at the University of Vermont Libraries.

In the past two years, Alana has taught multiple iterations of the The Electronic Resources Life Cycle in Alma/Primo VE course to support SUNY librarians in selecting, acquiring, and managing electronic resources. Alana is currently serving as the SUNYLA Secretary.

Is an associate professor and the Head of Research & Instructional Services at the Gladys Marcus Library at SUNY's Fashion Institute of Technology. Previously, she was the Head Librarian, Assessment and Outreach at the Boston College Libraries. Carli holds a J.D., an MLIS, and an M.Ed. She has extensive experience working on user experience, web design, and technology projects as well as serving as a coordinator for services to patrons with disabilities. She just completed a term on the leadership team for Core's Access & Equity Section. She was also the inaugural chair of LITA's Diversity and Inclusion Committee and the leader of the ASCLA Library Services to People with Visual or Physical Disabilities that Prevent Them from Reading Standard Print Interest Group. She teaches classes and workshops for librarians, academic staff, and students on a range of topics, including accessibility and Universal Design. 

Is currently the Interim Director of the Office of Library and Information Services at SUNY. Shannon has been involved in many SUNY-wide initiatives and projects, including the transition of all SUNY to a shared library system in 2019. He has worked in a variety of roles as a librarian and administrator in SUNY. Shannon was instrumental in creating SUNY Library Services, which provides technology and other support services to SUNY libraries. 

 Shannon is a 4-time alumni of SUNY, earning a Bachelor’s in Politics and Writing from Potsdam, an MA in English from Oswego, an MS in Information and Design and Technology from SUNY Poly, and a Graduate Certificate in Project Management from Empire State College. Shannon also has an MLIS from Syracuse University, and is working on an MBA at Empire State College.