{"id":219,"date":"2013-02-04T20:27:53","date_gmt":"2013-02-05T00:27:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/slis.simmons.edu\/blogs\/lissa\/?page_id=219"},"modified":"2021-04-12T17:04:24","modified_gmt":"2021-04-12T21:04:24","slug":"student-officers","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/slis.simmons.edu\/blogs\/lissa\/?page_id=219","title":{"rendered":"LISSA Student Officers: 2020-2021"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Here is a list of current LISSA student officers, including contact information when applicable. Feel free to reach out to us with any questions you might have!<\/p>\n<div class=\"profile\">\n<h2>Ben Cushing, <em>President Secretary\u00a0<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<\/em><strong><a href=\"mailto:lissapres@simmons.edu\">lissapres@simmons.edu<\/a><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/slis.simmons.edu\/blogs\/lissa\/files\/2013\/02\/Cushing_Photo.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1700\" src=\"http:\/\/slis.simmons.edu\/blogs\/lissa\/files\/2013\/02\/Cushing_Photo.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"291\" height=\"391\" \/><\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Ben grew up in Cincinnati, Ohio. He received a B.A. in History and a B.S. in education from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. While at Miami, Ben spent three years working at King Library before moving to Boston to get his LIS degree with a concentration in archives. He is interested in reference librarianship at an academic library or archives.\u00a0 In his free time, Ben spends time playing tennis, reading, and watching Manchester United FC play in the Premier League.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/slis.simmons.edu\/blogs\/lissa\/about\/student-officers\/lindsay\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1349\"><br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"s1\">Katie Meyers,\u00a0<em>Secretary\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/em><a href=\"mailto:lissasecretary@simmons.edu\">lissasecretary@simmons.edu<\/a><br \/>\n<\/span><\/h2>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/slis.simmons.edu\/blogs\/lissa\/files\/2013\/02\/meyers-e1594776585245.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1701\" src=\"http:\/\/slis.simmons.edu\/blogs\/lissa\/files\/2013\/02\/meyers-e1594776585245.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"285\" height=\"284\" \/><\/a><\/h2>\n<p>Katie was born and raised in Boise, Idaho. She received her B.A. in English Literature at Southern Utah University, and is now pursuing her LIS degree with a concentration in archives. Her goal is to work in corporate archives, doing the things that most people would find boring. Outside of school she enjoys reading, playing bass clarinet, and investing too much time playing Animal Crossing.<\/p>\n<h2>Abby Clinger, <em>Vice President for Events\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/em><a href=\"mailto:gsevents@simmons.edu\">gsevents@simmons.edu<\/a><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/slis.simmons.edu\/blogs\/lissa\/files\/2013\/02\/Abby_Clinger_Image_01.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1678\" src=\"http:\/\/slis.simmons.edu\/blogs\/lissa\/files\/2013\/02\/Abby_Clinger_Image_01.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"331\" height=\"397\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Abby is originally from Southeast Idaho. She received her B.S. in English Education with a minor in School Library Media Administration from Utah State University, and then taught English in China and Spain before coming here to\u00a0Simmons University. She is interested in reference librarianship, particularly in public libraries. When she isn&#8217;t working or doing homework, you can usually find her playing with her dog Cleo or rewatching episodes of The Great British Baking Show.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Mikayla Wendt,\u00a0<em>Secretary\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/em> <a href=\"mailto:lissasecretary@simmons.edu\">lissasecretary@simmons.edu<\/a><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/slis.simmons.edu\/blogs\/lissa\/files\/2013\/02\/Mikayla-e1594777788472.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1702\" src=\"http:\/\/slis.simmons.edu\/blogs\/lissa\/files\/2013\/02\/Mikayla-e1594777788472.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"399\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Though Mikayla grew up in a ski town in Utah, she has always loved Boston and is thrilled to be at Simmons and call Boston home. She earned a bachelor\u2019s in Marketing from the University of Utah, but her passion has always been children\u2019s and young adult literature. Upon graduating, she hopes to be a children\u2019s or teen librarian in a public library. Outside of school, she enjoys writing, taking barre3 classes, and hosting a book club. <\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Madison Schallhorn,\u00a0<em>Student-Faculty Representative<\/em><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Past Officers<\/h2>\n<p><strong>2019-2020<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Alejandro Paz, <em>President<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Sierra Marklevitz,\u00a0<em>Vice President of Events<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Clementine Choi,\u00a0<em>Student-Faculty Representative<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Erin Clauss,\u00a0<em>Student-Faculty Representative<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>2018-2019<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Lindsay Olson, <em>President<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"profile\">\n<p>Megan Piemonte,<em> Vice President of Events<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Rachael Allen, <em>Vice President of Finance<br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Elise Riley,\u00a0<em>Secretary<br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Peggy Hogan-Rao, <em>Student-Faculty Representative<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Catherine Adam, <em>Student-Faculty Representative<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"profile\">\n<p>Katy Purington,\u00a0<em>Student-Faculty Representative\/Acting Webmaster<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>2018<\/strong><br \/>\nCaroline Turner, <em>Student-Faculty Representative<\/em><br \/>\nMaria Rolsal, <em>Webmaster<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>2017-2018<\/strong><br \/>\nBridgett Pride, <em>President<\/em><br \/>\nSaffana Anwar, <em>VP of Finance<\/em><br \/>\nDes Alaniz, <em>VP of Events<\/em><br \/>\nAnais Alvarez \/ Lena Gluck, <em>Webmaster<\/em><br \/>\nLindsay Olson,<em> Secretary<\/em><br \/>\nGigi Gilbert-Iglesrud, <em>Student-Faculty Representative<\/em><br \/>\nSamantha Small \/ Katy Purington, <em>Student-Faculty Representative<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>2016-2017<\/strong><br \/>\nNancy Loi \/ Christine Abram, <em>President<\/em><br \/>\nTisha Carver, <em>VP of Finance<\/em><br \/>\nGayle Schechter, <em>VP of Events<\/em><br \/>\nAnna Wada \/ Saffana Anwar, <em>Treasurer<\/em><br \/>\nJill Silverberg \/ Tara Pealer, <em>Secretary<\/em><br \/>\nLee Carter, <em>Archivist<\/em><br \/>\nDaniel Laikko, <em>Faculty Committee Representative<\/em><br \/>\nMegan Mizuta \/ Katelyn Bennett, <em>Faculty Committee Representative<\/em><br \/>\nKaren Bailor \/ Robin Weintraub \/ Anais Alvarez, <em>Webmaster<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here is a list of current LISSA student officers, including contact information when applicable. Feel free to reach out to us with any questions you might have! Ben Cushing, President Secretary\u00a0\u00a0 lissapres@simmons.edu \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/slis.simmons.edu\/blogs\/lissa\/?page_id=219\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":19,"featured_media":0,"parent":217,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"sidebar-page.php","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-219","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/slis.simmons.edu\/blogs\/lissa\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/219","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/slis.simmons.edu\/blogs\/lissa\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/slis.simmons.edu\/blogs\/lissa\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/slis.simmons.edu\/blogs\/lissa\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/19"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/slis.simmons.edu\/blogs\/lissa\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=219"}],"version-history":[{"count":73,"href":"https:\/\/slis.simmons.edu\/blogs\/lissa\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/219\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1710,"href":"https:\/\/slis.simmons.edu\/blogs\/lissa\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/219\/revisions\/1710"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/slis.simmons.edu\/blogs\/lissa\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/217"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/slis.simmons.edu\/blogs\/lissa\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=219"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}