Board of Trustees
2020-2021 BOARD OFFICERS:
William Rutger, President
Director, Avon Lake Public Library
wrutger@avonlake.lib.oh.us
Zone 2 Public Library
Term ends 2021
CJ Lynce, Vice President/President-Elect,
Assistant Director, Westlake Porter Public Library
cj.lynce@westlakelibrary.org
At-Large Library
Term ends 2022
Laura Leonard, Secretary
Director, Twinsburg Public Library
leonardla@twinsburglibrary.org
At-Large Library
Term ends 2022
2020-2021 BOARD MEMBERS:
Michelle Alleman, Director
McKinley Memorial Library
malleman@mcklib.org
Zone 3 Public Library
Term ends 2023
Leslie Cade, Director of Museum Archives
Cleveland Museum of Art, Ingalls Library and Museum
lcade@clevelandart.org
Special Library
Term ends 2023
Kris Carroll, Assistant Director
Geauga County Public Library
kcarroll@geaugalibrary.net
Zone 1 Public Library
Term ends 2023
Kimberly Garrett, Director
Kinsman Free Public Library
kimg@kinsmanlibrary.org
Zone 4 Public Library
Term ends 2021
Valerie Kocin, Director
Cuyahoga Falls Library
vkocin@cuyahogafallslibrary.org
Zone 2 Public Library
Term ends 2021
Andrea Legg, Director
North Canton Public Library
alegg@northcantonlibrary.org
Geographic Member Library
Term ends 2023
Melissa Mallinak, Director
Loudonville Public Library
director@loudonvillelibrary.org
Zone 4 Public Library
Term ends 2023
Melanie McGurr
Head of Electronic Services
University Libraries,
The University of Akron
mmcgurr1@uakron.edu
Academic Library
Term ends 2021
Trent Ross, Assistant Director
Rocky River Public Library
t.ross@rrpl.org
Zone 1 Library
Term ends 2023
Amy Switzer, Director
Shaker Heights Public Library
amy.switzer@shakerlibrary.org
At-Large Library
Term ends 2022
Charles Vesei, Director
Baldwin Wallace University Library
CVesei@bw.edu
Zone 3 Library
Term ends 2021
Teanna Weeks, Library Services Support Specialist
Shaker Heights City School District
weeks_t@shaker.org
School Library
Term ends 2022
2020-2021 Annual Board Calendar
The NEO-RLS Board meets on the third Tuesday of July, September, October, January, March, May and June at 11:00 a.m. at different locations. Call the NEO-RLS office at 330-655-0531 for additional information and to obtain a link to attend meetings being held virtually due to COVID-19 restrictions.