Officers & Board of Directors

Last updated: July 28th, 2026

TLA is currently operating under an interim Board for 2025-2026

Officers (2025-2026)

President	Diana King	University of California, Los Angeles
Vice President	Megan Reichelt	George Mason University
Executive Secretaries	Kathy Essmiller Caelin Ross	Oklahoma State University University of Chicago
Treasurer	Sophie Glidden-Lyon	La MaMa

Board of Directors (2025-2026)

Drew Barker	University of Maryland, College Park
Rye Gentleman	New York University
Stephanie Bonjack	University of Colorado, Boulder
David Vess	James Madison University

Ex Officio

Immediate Past President	Francesca Marini
Website Administrator	David Vess
Listserv Coordinators	Kirstin Dougan and Matthew Roberts
Volunteer Coordinator	Francesca Marini
Legal Counsel	Vacant

Honorary Members

Honorary Member/TLA Historian

Louis Rachow

Liaisons to Other Organizations

American Library Association (ALA)	Diana King
American Society for Theatre Research (ASTR)	Rye Gentleman
Association of College Research Libraries-Arts Section (ACRL-Arts)	Diana King
Dance/USA-Dance Heritage Coalition (DHC)	Vacant
International Association of Libraries and Museums of the Performing Arts (SIBMAS)	A.M. LaVey
Library History Round Table of the American Library Association (LHRT)	David Nochimson
Literary Managers and Dramaturgs of the Americas (LMDA)	Matt DiCintio
Music Library Association	Stephanie Bonjack
Society of American Archivists (SAA)	Helice Koffler

Additional contact information can be found at Officers & Board of Directors, Committees, and Get Involved.