Leadership

Committees 2024-2025

Access to Justice

Purpose: To develop, update, maintain, publish, and create awareness of the Guide to Virginia Legal Resources.

• Latia Ward, Chair 
• Alexis Fetzer Sharp, Vice-Chair
• Victoria Levy, Board Liaison

Bylaws

Purpose: To review and revise the VALL Bylaws and Constitution as directed by the Executive Board or as needed.

• Fred Dingledy, Chair 
• Jeanine Cali, Board Liaison

Communications/Public Relations

Purpose: To explore ways to highlight the contributions of law libraries and librarians to the legal and library communities and to promote law librarianship as a profession.

• Chris Vassey, Chair
• Andrew Christensen, Board Liaison

Grants

Purpose: To publicize, award, and administer grants. 

• Joyce Manna Janto, Chair
• Jocelyn Mitchell Manion, Board Liaison

Legislative Awareness

Purpose: To monitor and inform members of pending federal and state legislation, citizen referendums, executive and administrative action, and judicial review of laws affecting law libraries.

• David Knight, Chair
• Pete Vay, Board Liaison

Membership

Purpose: To promote chapter membership, maintain a current membership database, and publish an annual membership directory.

• Tricia Hollomon, Chair
• Jocelyn Mitchell Manion, Board Liaison

Nominations

Purpose: Prepare annual slate of candidates for Chapter offices.

• Roger Skalbeck, Chair
• Alison Mallonee, Board Liaison

Programs

Purpose: To design, plan, and implement educational programming for the Chapter.

• Devan Orr, Chair and Board Liaison

Publications

Purpose: Explore opportunities for VALL to publish in professional sources.

• Marie Hamm, Co-Chair
• Greg Stoner, Co-Chair
• Andrew Christensen, Board Liaison

Website

Purpose: To create a VALL website, keep it current, develop web content and re-design ideas, and to work with VALL committees and the VALL Executive Board to determine new information that should be on the website.

• Sam Cabo, Chair
• Alison Mallonee, Board Liaison