The Council of Library Directors (CLD) manages the business and affairs of the Consortium. It consists of the current or interim director of each member library plus the following ex officio, non-voting members: a representative of the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Academic and Student Affairs of the University System of Maryland; the current director of the library of the Universities at Shady Grove; the current director of the library of USM-Hagerstown; and the current USMAI Executive Director.

The CLD delegates to the Executive Committee the governance over ordinary business needs and operations of the corporation, and other duties as the CLD may authorize from time to time. The membership requirements and role of the Executive Committee are described in sections 3 and 4 of Article V of USMAI's Bylaws.


Bowie State University
Thurgood Marshall Library

Sophia Sotilleo 

Coppin State University
Parlett L. Moore Library

LaTrice Curtis-Istance 

Frostburg State University
Lewis J. Ort Library

Randy Lowe 

Loyola Notre Dame Library

Katy O'Neill 

Morgan State University
Earl S. Richardson Library

Richard Bradberry

St. Mary's College of Maryland
St. Mary's College Library and Archives

Amanda VerMeulen 

Salisbury University
Salisbury University Libraries

Joan Ruelle 

Towson University
Albert S. Cook Library

Suzanna Yaukey

University of Baltimore
Robert L. Bogomolny Library

Michael Shochet 

University of Baltimore
Law Library

Charles Pipins 

University of Maryland, Baltimore
Health Sciences & Human Services Library 

Emily Hurst 

University of Maryland, Baltimore
Thurgood Marshall Law Library

Kristina Alayan 

University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Albin O. Kuhn Library & Gallery

Lynda Aldana and Zandra Campbell

University of Maryland, College Park
University of Maryland Libraries

Daniel Mack 

University of Maryland, Eastern Shore
Frederick Douglass Library

Sharon Brooks

University of Maryland Global Campus
UMGC Library

Julie Harding 

University of Maryland
Center for Environmental Science

Carys Mitchelmore 

USMAI Library Consortium

Erica Owusu

The Universities at Shady Grove

Irene Munster*

University System of Maryland at Hagerstown

Vacant*

*non-voting members

Executive Committee

Sophia Sotilleo (Chair)
Bowie State University

Katy O'Neill (Vice-chair/Chair-elect)
Loyola Notre Dame Library

Suzanna Yaukey (Immediate Past Chair) 
Towson University

Emily Hurst (Director-at-large)
UMB Health Sciences and Human Services Library
Term ends 6/30/2026

Kristina Alayan (Director-at-large)
UMB Law Library
Term ends 6/30/2026

Amanda VerMeulen (Director-at-large)
St. Mary's College of Maryland
Term ends 6/30/2026

Daniel Mack (UMD Interim Dean of Libraries)

Erica Owusu (Ex-officio Member)
Executive Director of USMAI

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