Amigos Board Announces Election Results, Selects Officers for 2025-26

Amigos Library Services is pleased to announce the following individuals have been elected to three-year terms (2024-2027) on the Amigos Board of Directors: 

  • Ms. L. Renee Gorrell, Library Director, Goldfarb School of Nursing at Barnes-Jewish College (Mo.) 
  • Mr. Rodney Lippard, Director, Torreyson Library, University of Central Arkansas 
  • Ms. Danitza Lopez, Director, Nogales - Santa Cruz County Public Library (N.M.) 
  • Mr. Mark Smith, Director and Librarian (Retired), Texas State Library and Archives Commission  

They join returning Board members: 

  • Mr. Jeffry Archer, Dean of Libraries Museums and the Press, Baylor University (Texas) 
  • Ms. Jennifer Eldridge, Library Director, Longview (Texas) Public Library 
  • Dr. Brent Mai, Dean of Libraries, Wichita State University (Kan.) 
  • Ms. Tracey E. Mendoza, Dean of Libraries, University of the Incarnate Word (Texas) 
  • Ms. Cynthia Shetter, Director of the Los Lunas Public Library and Museum of Heritage and Arts (N.M.) 
  • Mr. Brent Schondelmeyer, Deputy Director (Retired), Local Investments Commission (Mo.) 
  • Ms. Paula Settoon, Dean of Libraries and Knowledge Management, Tulsa Community College (Okla.) 
  • Mr. Ronnie Williams, Vice President for Student Services and Institutional Diversity (Retired), University of Central Arkansas 
  • Mr. Miguel Figueroa, President & Chief Executive Officer, Amigos Library Services, Ex Officio 

Board Officers for 2025-26 are: 

  • Ms. Paula Settoon, Chair 
  • Ms. Cynthia Shetter, Vice Chair 
  • Ms. Jennifer Eldridge, Secretary 
  • Ms. Tracey Mendoza, Treasurer