New Standing Advisory Committee
by Janice Kelly, executive director
In January the Regional Advisory Oversight Committee voted to add a new standing committee to the SE/A regional advisory structure. The RAC Emergency Preparedness Committee is charged to provide leadership in promoting emergency preparedness, continuity of service and follow-up reporting for emergencies. The committee is comprised of representatives from each state in the region with Dan Wilson from the University of Virginia serving as chair.
To fulfill its charge, committee members will:
- Assist the SE/A with developing and implementing a regional emergency preparedness plan to ensure continuity of service for Network members.
- Recommend improvements and new avenues for the SE/A to promote and deliver emergency preparedness/disaster recovery support to Network members.
- Serve as regional coordinators for emergency preparedness activities in the state:
- Promote emergency preparedness in individual libraries and the state
- When necessary, work as part of the regional emergency team to ensure continuation of services and recovery to affected Network member(s) in the state
- Provide the SE/A office with follow-up and reporting of events following a disaster to include a description of the incident, the response, follow-up activities, and lessons learned.
Appointed to the new committee are:
AL: Jie Li, Senior Librarian
University of South Alabama Biomedical Library
DC: Leah Pellegrino, Librarian
George Washington University Himmelfarb Library
FL: Nadine Dexter, Associate University Librarian
Florida State University Medical Library
Allison Howard, Catalog/Reference Librarian
University of South Florida Shimberg Health Sciences Library
Gediminas (Geddy) Paulaitis, Director for Access and Biomedical Communications
University of Miami Calder Medical Library
GA: Kevin Bradford, Instructor/Clinical Information Librarian
Medical College of Georgia Greenblatt Library
MD: Teresa Knott, Deputy Director
University of Maryland, Baltimore Health Sciences and Human Services Library
MS: Susan Clark, Head, Reference
University of Mississippi Medical Center Rowland Medical Library
NC: Robert James, Associate Director of Access Services
Duke University Medical Center Library
PR: Charles Sequi Caballero, Assistant Librarian III
University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus Library
SC: Felicia Yeh, Assistant Director for Collections Management
University of South Carolina Library
TN: Marcia Epelbaum, Assistant Director
Vanderbilt University Eskind Biomedical Library
Richard Nollan, Associate Professor
University of Tennessee, Memphis Library
Sandra Oelschlegel, Director
University of Tennessee Graduate School of Medicine Preston Medical Library
VA: Daniel T. Wilson, Assistant Director for Collection Management & Access
University of Virginia Claude Moore Health Sciences Library
WV: Jean L. Siebert, Learning Services Coordinator
West Virginia University Health Sciences Library
NN/LM: Beth M. Wescott, ex-officio
Network Access Coordinator
We thank them all for agreeing to serve.
Soon you will be learning more about the national emergency plan and may be asked to respond to a short questionnaire on your library’s emergency preparedness activities. Your participation will greatly enhance our ability to assist you in an emergency. Thanks for your cooperation.
