Board of Directors 2019 - 2020

Amigos is governed by a 12-member Board of Directors elected by representatives of member institutions at the annual Amigos Member Meeting. The President and Chief Executive Officer serves as a non-voting ex-officio member of the Board. The Board, which meets quarterly, consists of nine Librarians and three Independent Directors, each of whom is elected to three-year terms and can serve a maximum of two consecutive terms.

Ms. Beth Farwell (Treasurer)
Director of Central Libraries Special Collections
Baylor University, One Bear Place #97148, Waco, TX 76798
254-710-3679 | Fax: 254-710-3116 | beth_farwell@baylor.edu
Term Expires 2020

Ms. Barbara Glackin
Dean, Kent Library
Southeast Missouri State University, One University Place, MS 4600, Cape Girardeau, MO 63701
573-651-2235 | Fax: 573-651-2666 | bglackin@semo.edu
Term Expires 2022

Mr. Dean Hendrix (Chair)
Dean of Libraries, John Peace Library
University of Texas at San Antonio, One UTSA Circle, San Antonio, TX 78260
210-458-4889 | dean.hendrix@utsa.edu
Term Expires 2020

Ms. Sheila Johnson
Dean of Libraries, Edmon Low Library
Oklahoma State University, 216 Library, Stillwater, OK 74078
405-744-6321 | Fax: 405-744-7579 | sheila.johnson@okstate.edu
Term Expires 2021

Dr. Louis Lafrado
President
L&D Associates Consulting Group, Inc., 589 Renaissance Loop, SE, Rio Rancho, NM 87125
505-238-0122 | lafrado@landd.net
Term Expires 2022

Ms. Chris LeBeau (Vice Chair)
Emerita IV Librarian
University of Missouri-Kansas City, 1221 Romany Rd, Kansas City, MO 64113
816-878-1092 | lebeauc@umkc.edu
Term Expires 2021

Ms. Britt Anne Murphy
Director of Library and Librarian, Bailey Library
Hendrix College, 1600 Washington Ave., Conway, AR 72032
501-450-1288 | murphyb@hendrix.edu
Term Expires 2022

Ms. Valerie Nye (Secretary)
Library Director, SFCC Library
Santa Fe Community College, 6401 Richards Ave., Santa Fe, NM 87508
505-428-1506 | valerie.nye@sfcc.edu
Term Expires 2021

Ms. Mary Blankenship Pointer
Senior Vice President
Republic Bank & Trust, 11671 S Western Avenue, Oklahoma City, OK 73170
405-253-8641 | mpointer@rbt.com
Term Expires 2020

Ms. Jennifer Strayhorn
Director
Texarkana Public Library, 600 W. 3rd Street, Texarkana, TX 75501
903-794-2149 ext. 104 | Fax: 903-794-2140 | jstrayhorn@txar-publib.org
Term Expires 2021

Dr. John Walsh
Director of Library Services
Cochise College Libraries, 901 N. Colombo Ave., Sierra Vista, AZ 85635
520-515-5420 | walshj@cochise.edu
Term Expires 2022

Ms. Lisa Wells
Executive Director
Pioneer Library System, 300 Norman Center Court, Norman, OK 73072
405-801-4503 | Fax: 405-801-4516 | lwells@pioneerlibrarysystem.org
Term Expires 2020

Ms. Tracy Byerly
Ex Officio
Chief Programs Officer (Currently serving as Interim President and Chief Executive Officer)
Amigos Library Services, 4901 LBJ Freeway, Ste. 150, Dallas, TX 75244-6179
972-851-8000 | Fax: 972-991-6061 | byerly@amigos.org