Maureen Sullivan is a widely recognized leader and educator in the library and information professions. Her career has included positions as the human resources administrator at two major research libraries - the University of Maryland and Yale University. She was a consultant and trainer with the Association of Research Libraries has served as a consultant to numerous organizations on the development of their strategic plans and their programs to redesign work and create organizational systems and cultures which support people at work and ensure organizational effectiveness. She has designed and led numerous leadership development programs, including ALA’s Leading to the Future Institute, the New England Library Leadership Symposium (NELLS), and the Leadership Institute for Academic Librarians (LIAL) at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. Maureen served as the 1998-1999 president of the Association of College and Research Libraries and as the 2012-2013 president of the American Library Association. During her presidency she helped to launch a partnership with the Harwood Institute for Public Innovation to provide resources and learning experiences to position libraries and their leaders for effective community engagement. She served as a consultant to The Aspen Institute on their major work to Rising to the Challenge: Re-Envisioning Public Libraries.
Embracing Change:
Resilience Strategies for Tumultuous Times
Tuesday, April 22nd
9 am to 1 pm
Virtual Meeting
Attendance free to all MAHSLIN members: please register to receive meeting link
Discussion of the future of the organization, with facilitator Maureen Sullivan. Details coming soon.
Anna Dorste, MLIS