Akasl president - Jill Gann
Jill is currently the librarian at Kenai Central High School and Kenai Middle School in the KPBSD school district. Prior to this she spent 14 years working as an elementary librarian and PE teacher, a middle school librarian and a high school librarian in the Anchorage School District. She has a passion for teaching, a love of reading and share that excitement with anyone who will listen. Living on the Kenai Peninsula provides many opportunities for adventures in the outdoors. She loves to fish, hike and bike if she is not curled up with a good book.
akasl past president - Karla Barkman
Karla currently works as the District Librarian/Technology Integration Coach for the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District. Her duties include providing support and professional development to school library staff as well as providing technology support and professional development for KPBSD teachers. Karla has worked as a Teacher/Librarian for the KBPSD for more than 20 years. She has experience working in elementary, middle and high school libraries.  Karla completed a Masters in Library and Information Technology in 2010. She lives with her husband, daughter, 3 cats and a horse in Soldotna.
AKASL president-elect - Janet Madsen
I spent my entire career in Alaska as a public and school librarian in Kotzebue, Sitka and Fairbanks. After 30 years I  retired but still can’t quite extract myself from all things school library. Serving on the eBoard challenges me to stay in touch and keep current with school library trends and issues. I now volunteer as a GED literacy tutor, National Board mentor and otherwise am busy with my three Newfoundland dogs. I love to hike, kayak and spend time with friends.
akasl secretary -deborah rinio
Deborah Rinio is the librarian at Hutchison High School. She moved to Alaska in 2003 after finishing her MA from the University of Arizona. Since she began pursuit of her masters, she has worked in elementary, middle, and high school libraries as well as governmental, academic, and public libraries. She is currently pursuing her doctorate from the University of Alaska Fairbanks.
akasl treasurer - laura guest
Laura Guest is the librarian at Eagle River Elementary School in the Anchorage School District. She worked as a high school librarian and as a library/media adjunct professor at Indiana State University. Prior to becoming a library teacher she was a high school vocational business teacher and adjunct professor for several community colleges. Guest holds a Masters of Business Education, Library Certification from Indiana State University and is a National Board Certified Library Teacher K-12. She lives in Wasilla and enjoys camping, fishing and exploring Alaska by ATV.
Region 1 Rep (northern) -  deb tice
Deborah has been a librarian in the state for eight years and served on the AkASL executive board as a region representative for two years. She is currently working as the librarian for North Pole Middle School in Fairbanks. Her Master’s degree in Library and Information Science was earned from University of Southern Mississippi. She currently is the editor for the school’s newsletter, and she feels that the skills she employs in pushing out the school’s newsletter will transfer to a method of communication between districts in the northern region and between the region and the E-board of AkASL. She is also doggedly tired-less when it comes to getting in communication with membership. It has been a goal of hers to become more active in advocacy and professional endeavors and appreciates the opportunity to serve as the Northern region rep.
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region 2 rep (South central) -  Julie doepken
Julie is the Librarian at Seward Elementary in the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District. This is her 4th year working there and prior to that she worked as a Librarian in the Anchorage School District. She lives with her family in Seward, Alaska.
region 3 rep(Anchorage) - Michelle Carton
Michelle is the librarian at Tudor Elementary in the Anchorage School District.
region 4 rep (southeast) - Pamela verfaille      
Pam is the library associate at the Valdez High School Library.
membership coordinator - Katie conover
Over the past 19 years Katie has taught children in grades K-8, serving as a physical education teacher, classroom teacher, Title I teacher, reading specialist, technology specialist, and middle school math and science teacher. Then, nine years ago, she discovered school library and fell in love. She completed a Masters in Arts in Information and Communication Technology in 2002 (University of Otago, New Zealand) and a School Library Professional Certificate in 2008 (University of Washington). In 2011, Katie completed her National Board Certification in Library Media. She is currently the librarian at Mat-Su Central School.
Grants administrator -  caitlin jacobson
Caitlin is the librarian at Ketchikan High School.  She has been with Ketchikan school libraries since 2004, after 10 years in public libraries in the Lower '48.  She is a graduate of Whitworth College in Spokane, WA and received her MLS from Catholic University, in DC.  Caitlin has served as Secretary in AkLA, and as both chair and member of various ALA committees, including Notable Books for Children, Program Coordinating, Newbery (The Graveyard Book), and Caldecott (My Friend Rabbit).  Caitlin is a Ketchikan HS graduate, and is glad to be back home after 20 years "off the rock".  She lives with her husband, Al, and dogs Rosco and Sadie.
Awards chair - Janet Madsen - (see president-Elect Bio)
Battle of the books chairs - shelly logsdon & erika drain
slogsdon@mtaonline
erikad@mehs.us
Shelly is the librarian at Wasilla High School and Erika is librarian at Mount Edgecumbe High School in Sitka
puffin blog - karina reyes
akaslpuffin@gmail.com
Karina is the librarian at Juneau Douglas High School in Juneau.
webmaster - Raandi miller
akasl.webmaster@gmail.com
Raandi has been the librarian at Thunder Mountain High School in Juneau.  She has worked as a school librarian in Juneau for 20 years. Prior education experience includes teaching 1st grade in Bishop, CA. She has a B.S. in Elementary Education from Montana State University , and a School Library Endorsement from University of Montana.
AK State library, school library consultant - jared sucha 
Jared Shucha has worked in libraries of all types, including five years in school libraries in Wisconsin and Alaska.  He has also worked in the non-profit education world for more than ten years.  He’s currently the school library coordinator for the Alaska Division of Libraries, Archives, and Museums.  Jared has a Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education from the University of Wisconsin – Eau Claire and MA in Information and Learning Technologies from University of Colorado – Denver.  He lives in Juneau.