Mentors

Consultants:
Becky Schreiber and John Shannon
Partners, Schreiber Shannon Associates
P O Box 2524 Corrales, NM 87048
PHONE: 505-792-5173
E-MAIL: jonbeck@flash.net

Ms. Barbara B. Alexander
Semi-retired; Adjunct Professor, English Composition I
Northwest Arkansas Community College
Bentonville, AR 72712
10104 Fabius Dr.
Lake Saint Louis, MO 63367-1976
HOME: 636-887-0029
MOBILE: 479-586-2565
E-MAIL: bjatma@yahoo.com balexander@nwacc.edu
ADMIN & MENTOR: 2002, 2003, 2004

Ms. Carolyn Anthony
Director
Skokie Public Library
5215 Oakton Street
Skokie, IL 60077
PHONE: 847-673-7774
FAX: 847-673-7797
E-MAIL: canthony@skokielibrary.info
MENTOR: 2003

Mr. Bradley Baker
Northeastern Illinois University
Ronald Williams Library
5500 North St. Louis Avenue
Chicago, IL 60625
PHONE: 773-442-4470
FAX: 773-794-2715
E-MAIL: b-baker@neiu.edu
MENTOR: 2004

Ms. Vandella Brown
Illinois State Library Diversity
Program Manager
Illinois State Library
Gwendolyn Brooks Building
300 S. 2nd Street
Springfield, Il 62701
PHONE: 217-785-9075
E-MAIL: vbrown@ilsos.net
ADMIN & MENTOR: 2002-2007

Ms. Greta Bever
Chicago Public Library
400 S. State Street
Chicago, IL. 60605
PHONE: 312-747-4070
FAX: 312-747-4077
E-MAIL: gbever@chipublib.org
MENTOR: 2008

Ms. Alice Calabrese
Executive Director
Metropolitan Library System
125 Tower Drive
Burr Ridge, IL 60527
PHONE: 630-734-5146
E-MAIL: calabresea@mls.lib.il.us
MENTOR: 2003

Ms. Jane E. Chamberlain
Bloomington Public Library
205 East Olive Street
Bloomington, Illinois 61701
PHONE: 309-828-6091
FAX: 309-828-7312
E-MAIL: janec@bloomingtonlibrary.org
MENTOR: 2003

Ms. Tracy Ducksworth, Director
Grande Prairie Public Library
3479 West 183rd Street
Hazel Crest, IL 60429
PHONE: 708-798-5563
FAX: 708-798-5874
E-MAIL: tducks40@aim.com
MENTOR: 2008 & 2009

Ms. Jane Ehrenhart
Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum
112 N. 6th Street
Springfield, Illinois 62701-1877
PHONE: 217-785-7945
FAX: 217-785-6250
E-MAIL: jane.ehrenhart@illinois.gov
MENTOR: 2009

Ms. Barbara Ford
Director, Mortenson Center
University of Illinois at Urbana/Champaign
142a Undergraduate School, MC-522
1402 West Gregory Drive
Urbana, Illinois 61801
PHONE: 217-244-1898
FAX: 217-265-0990
E-MAIL: bjford@uiuc.edu
MENTOR: 2005

Mr. Joe Harris
Executive Director Shawnee Library System
607 S. Greenbriar Road
Carterville, IL 62918
PHONE: 618-985-3711 ext 2006
FAX: 618-985-4211
E-MAIL: joe@shawls.lib.il.us
MENTOR: 2005, 2006 & 2009

Ms. Kathryn M. Harris
Library Services Director
Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library
112 North Sixth Street
Springfield, IL 62701
PHONE: 217-524-7219
E-MAIL: Kathryn.Harris@illinois.gov
MENTOR: 2005, 2006, 2007

Mr. Kenneth Hawley
Central A & M CUSD #21
404 East Colegrove
Assumption, Illinois 62510
PHONE: 217-266-4441
FAX: 217-266-4442
E-MAIL: khawley@cam.k12.il.us
MENTOR: 2003

Ms. Deanne Holshouser
Librarian-Director
Edwardsville Public Library
112 South Kansas Street
Edwardsville, Illinois 62025-1708
PHONE: 618-692-7556
FAX: 618-692-9566
E-MAIL: deanneh@lcls.org
MENTOR: 2002, 2005

Ms. Jan Ison
Executive Director
Lincoln Trail Libraries System
1704 West Interstate Dr.
Champaign, Illinois 61801
PHONE: 217-352-0047
MOBILE: 217-202-1639
E-MAIL: jison@lincolntrail.info
MENTOR: 2004

Ms. Lou Ann Jacobs
Library Administrator (retired)
Pontiac Tonwship HSD #90 1705
Sunrise Point
Normal, IL 61761
PHONE: 309-452-5363
E-MAIL: ljacobs363@aol.com
MENTOR: 2006

Ms. Paula Kaufman
UofI at Urbana/Champaign
230 Library, MC522
1408 West Gregory Drive
Urbana, IL 61801
PHONE: 217-333-4456
FAX: 217-244-4358
E-MAIL: ptk@uiuc.edu
MENTOR: 2002

Ms. Kay Langston
(retired)
530 S. Kenilworth Avenue
Oak Park, IL 60304
PHONE: 708-383-073
E-MAIL: klangston24@Hotmail.com
MENTOR: 2006, 2007

Mr. Allen Lanham
Dean of Library Services
Booth Library
Eastern Illinois University
600 Lincoln Avenue
Charleston, IL 61920
PHONE: 217-581-6061
FAX: 217-581-7534
E-MAIL: aklanham@eiu.edu
MENTOR: 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009

Ms. Jeanné Lohfink
Beach Park Middle School
40667 North Green Bay Road
Beach Park, IL 60099
PHONE: 847-596-5880
FAX: 847-731-2402
E-MAIL: jlohfink@bpd3.org
MENTOR: 2009

Ms. Sarah Ann Long
Executive Director
North Suburban Library System
200 W. Dundee Road
Wheeling, IL 60090
PHONE: 847-459-1300 x7125
E-MAIL: slong@nsls.info
MENTOR: 2007

Ms. Karen Danczak Lyons
First Deputy Commissioner
Chicago Public Library
400 South State Street 10th Floor
Chicago, IL 60605
PHONE: 312-747-4018
E-MAIL: kdlyons@chipublib.org
MENTOR: 2004, 2005

Mr. Michael Madden
Director
Schaumburg Township District Library
130 S Roselle Road
Schaumburg, IL 60193
PHONE: 847-985-4000
FAX: 847-923-3207
E-MAIL: mmadden@stdl.org
MENTOR: 2005, 2006

Ms. Ruth A. Martin
(retired)
P.O. Box 89447
Tucson, AZ 85752-9447
PHONE: 520-682-3846
E-MAIL: jrmartin6370@msn.com
MENTOR: 2002, 2003

Ms. Regina McBride, Associate Dean
Library and Information Services
Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville
Edwardsville, Illinois 62026-1063
PHONE: 618-650-2711
FAX: 618-650-2717
E-MAIL: rmcbrid@siue.edu
MENTOR: 2003

Ms. Brenda McGlohon
Assistant Commissioner
Chicago Public Library
400 South State Street
Chicago, Illinois 60605
PHONE: 312-747-4212
E-MAIL: mcglohon@chipublib.org
MENTOR: 2006, 2007

Ms. Tamiye Meehan
4714 North Dover Street
Chicago, IL 60640
PHONE: 773-784-6444
E-MAIL: tamimee@aol.com
MENTOR: 2008, 2009

Ms. Laurel Minott
Assistant University Librarian
Northwestern University Library
1970 Campus Drive
Evanston, Illinois 60208-2300
PHONE: 847-467-1158
FAX: 847-491-8306
E-MAIL: minott@northwestern.edu
MENTOR: 2004

Ms. Patricia A. Norris
Associate Director
Library Development Group
Illinois State Library
300 South Second Street
Springfield, Illinois 62701
PHONE: 217-524-5867
FAX: 217-782-1877
E-MAIL: pnorris@ilsos.net
ADMIN & MENTOR: 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006

Ms. Anne O’Keefe
MENTOR: 2008

Ms. Miriam Pollack
1066 Shermer Rd
Northbrook, IL 60062
PHONE: 847-272-5011
E-MAIL: miriampollack@comcast.net
MENTOR: 2009

Ms. Ellen Popit
Youth Services Consultant
Shawnee Library System
607 South Greenbriar Road
Carterville, IL 62918
PHONE: 618-985-3711 x2024
FAX: 618-985-4211
E-MAIL: epopit@shawls.lib.il.us
MENTOR: 2007, 2008

Mr. Chadwick (Chad) Raymond
Executive Director
Northbrook Public Library
1201 Cedar Lane
Northbrook, Illinois 60062-4581
PHONE: (847) 272-6224
FAX: (847) 272-5362
E-MAIL: cray@nsls.info
MENTOR: 2002

Mr. Roberto Sarmiento
Head, Transportation Library
Northwestern University
19070 Campus Drive
Evanston, IL 60208
PHONE: 847-491-2913
E-MAIL r-sarmiento@northwestern.edu
MENTOR: 2006, 2007

Mr. Ted Schwitzner, MLIS, MS
Coordinator, Bibliographic Services Division, Milner Library
Illinois State University
Campus Box 8900
Normal, IL 61790-8900
PHONE: 309-438-3449
E-MAIL: tcschwi@ilstu.edu
MENTOR: 2008, 2009

Ms. Janice Sherman
Director
Morton Public Library District
315 West Pershing Street
Morton, IL 61550
PHONE: 309-263-2200
FAX: 309-266-9604
E-MAIL: mortonlibrary@hotmail.com
MENTOR: 2004, 2005

Ms. Susan Singleton
Executive Director
CARLI
616 E. Green St., Ste 213
Champaign, IL 61820
PHONE: 217-244-5167
E-MAIL: ssingle@uillinois.edu
MENTOR: 2007

Ms. Sue Stroyan
University Librarian
Illinois Wesleyan University
Ames Library
P.O. Box 2899
Bloomington, IL 61702-2899
PHONE: 309-556-3172
FAX: 309-556-3261 fax
E-MAIL: sstroyan@iwu.edu
MENTOR: 2002, 2003

Ms. Jean Wilkins
Developed Synergy as the Illinois State Library Director
E-MAIL: jswilkins42@gmail.com
ADMIN & MENTOR: 2002-2004

Mr. Paul K. Whitsitt
Department of Libraries & Info Services
Chicago Public Schools
Medill Professional Training Center
1326 West 14th Place, Room 218
Chicago, Illinois 60608
PHONE: 773-553-6215
FAX: 773-553-6211
E-MAIL: pkwhitsitt@cps.k12.il.us
MENTOR: 2007, 2008

Mr. Arthur P. Young
Retired
9 Sandy Brook Drive
Durham, NH 03824
HOME: 603-868-1609
MOBILE: 603-479-4910
E-MAIL: ayoung@niu.edu
MENTOR: 2002