Board of Directors 2018 - 2019

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. Linda Morgan Davis
Assistant Director for Collections and Community Engagement
The Public Library of Albuquerque and Bernalillo County, 501 Copper NW, Albuquerque, NM 87102
505-768-5152 | Fax: 505-768-5191 | ldavis@cabq.gov
Term Expires 2019

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

Ms. Chris LeBeau
1221 Romany Rd, Kansas City, MO 64113
816-878-1092 | lebeauc@umkc.edu
Term Expires 2019

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

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

Dr. Barbara Lovato
Library Director
University of New Mexico-Valencia Campus, 280 La Entrada Rd, Los Lunas, NM 87031
505-925-8991 | bllovato@unm.edu
Term Expires 2021

Ms. Gretchen McCord
Attorney and Consultant
Digital Information Law, 3016 C.R. 322, Rockdale, TX 76567
512-470-8932 | gretchen@digitalinfolaw.com
Term Expires 2019

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

Mr. Steve Potter
Director of Library and C.E.O.
Mid-Continent Public Library, 15616 E. US Hwy 24, Independence, MO 64050
816-836-6200 | Fax: 816-521-7253 | spotter@mymcpl.org
Term Expires 2019

Ms. Jennifer Strayhorn (Vice Chair)
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

Ms. Jean Waldrop
Library Director
Harding University, Brackett Library, Box 12267, Searcy, AR 72149
501-279-4011 | Fax: 501-279-4268 | jwaldrop@harding.edu
Term Expires 2019

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

Mr. Alan Kornblau
Ex Officio
President and Chief Executive Officer
Amigos Library Services, 4901 LBJ Freeway, Ste. 150, Dallas, TX 75244-6179
972-851-8000 | Fax: 972-991-6061 | kornblau@amigos.org