MLGSCA Nominating Committee Candidate Bios
Posted on October 19, 2022 by Angela Murrell | No Comments
Here are the bios for our 3 candidates for the special election for the 2022 Nominating Committee members. One candidate will be elected to fill the vacant position through 2023, and two candidates will hold positions for 2022-2024.
Adele Dobry
I have been the Health Sciences Librarian at Cal State LA since 2017. Prior to working at Cal State LA, I worked as a Nursing Informationist at UCLA and Public Health/Animal Alternatives librarian at UCD.
Education: MLIS UCLA 2010.
Most recent library and university committee service at CSULA Library:
- Library Faculty Council (LFC) and Library Faculty Affairs Committee (LFAC), Secretary: 2019-2021
- Library Climate Improvement Team, Secretary: 2019-2022
- Library Collection Strategies Committee, Chair Elect and Secretary: 2022-2024
University:
- Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC), Co-Chair: 2021-2026
- External Awards Nominating Committee: 2021-2022
- Strategic Planning Coordinating Committee: 2021-2023
- Academic Senate, Senator: 2019-2022
- University Student Union Board of Directors, Faculty Appointee: 2021-
- Fiscal Policy Committee (FIPC): 2022-2025
Medical Library Association (MLA):
- Continuing Education Committee (CEC), 2014-2017
- NAHRS Nursing and Allied Health Resources Section, Bylaws committee: 2012- 2014
Chapter: MLGSCA Medical Library Group of Southern California and Arizona: 2010- present
- Awards Committee Member, 2013-2014
- Membership Committee Member, 2014-2015
- Membership Chair, 2015-2016
- Journal Exchange Committee, Chair, 2018-present
- Government Relations Committee, Member, 2018-2020
- Professional Issues Committee, Co-Chair, 2022-2023.
Andrea Harrow
Andrea Harrow, MLS, AHIP-D has spent much of her career as a solo, clinical librarian, most recently at PIH Health Good Samaritan Hospital, Los Angeles. She is an expert librarian providing evidence-based references, resources and training to hospital, medical, teaching staff and patients. Andrea served MLGSCA as Co-chair of the 2018 MLGSCA/NCNMLG Joint Meeting, and was Chair of the Professional Issues committee 2015-18. She has continually served MLGSCA in some capacity as an active committee member or chair since 2006. Andrea is lead author of a collaborative special paper published in the April issue of the Journal of the Medical Library Association entitled, “Hospital library closures and consolidations: a case series,” which was generated out of a special session at the MLGSCA/NCNMLG Joint Meeting in Scottsdale, AZ in 2018.
Statement of Aims: I am passionate about engagement, collaboration and communication in libraries and across healthcare. We need to be strong advocates for our libraries and our profession and strategize on how best help each other and ourselves in a changing research, education and patient care environment
Lisa Marks
Education
California State University Northridge, Northridge, California – BA, Liberal Studies 05/1989
San Jose State University, San Jose, California – Masters, Library Science 05/1991
Professional Memberships and Services
Medical Library Association
- Member 1998-Present
- Academy of Health Information Professionals, Distinguished Member 2010-Present
- Fellows and Honorary Members Jury, Member 2017-2018 & 2019-2020
Hospital Libraries Caucus
- Finding Work-Life Balance: Strategies for You and Your Institution Webcast, Participant 2009
- Professional Development Committee, Member 2011-2013
- Professional Issues Committee, Member 2007-2008
- Leadership and Management Caucus, Member 2014-Present
- Medical Informatics Caucus, Member 2016-Present
- National Program Committee , Member 2015-2019
- 2022 Annual Meeting, Co-Chair 2021-2022
- Nominating Committee, Member 2020-2021
- Professionalism and Leadership Domain Hub, Chair 2020-2022
- Research Caucus, Member 2016-Present
Medical Library Group of Southern California and Arizona
- Treasurer Elect 2004-2005, Treasurer 2005-2007
- President Elect 2008-2009
- President 2009-2010
- Awards Committee
- Member 2011-Present
- Continuing Education Committee, Member 1999-2000, Chair 2008-2009
- Co-Chair 2010-2011
- Joint Meeting Planning Committee, Continuing Education, Co-Chair 2012-2013, Plenary Sessions Co-Chair 2015-2016
- Newsletter Committee Member 2001-2002
- Nominating Committee, Chair 2010-2011, Member 2014-2016
- Professional Issues Committee: Chair 2011-2013
- Public Relations Committee
- Chair 2002-2004
- Symposium Committee (Spring), Chair 2012
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