WLA Board

To contact all board members, please email the WLA Office.

2025 Board Roster

Rickey Barnett
President 2025


Eryn Duffee
Vice President/President Elect 2025
Edmonds School District


Sarah Logan
Past President 2024

Rob Mead
Treasurer 2025-2026
Washington State Law Library
Washington Supreme Court


Lydia Bello
Board Director 2025-2026
Academic Library Division/ACRL-WA Representative
Seattle University


Shawn Schollmeyer
Board Director 2025-2026
Special Library Division Representative
Washington State Library

Carol Ellison
Board Director 2024-2025
Public Library Division Representative
Sno-Isle Libraries

Elizabeth Roberts
Board Director 2025-2026
School Library Division Representative
Bellevue School District


Gavin Downing
ALA Councilor 2025-2027
Kent School District

Ex-Officio Board Members

Ainsley Nobara
Executive Director
Washington Library Association

Ellen Perleberg
Student Representative 2025
University of North Carolina Student

Advisory Positions Reporting to the Board

Carolyn Logue
WLA Lobbyist
CA Logue Public Affairs


Kate Laughlin
Strategic Advisor
Washington Library Association