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Convention and Expo Committee

Convention and Expo Committee members are responsible for planning different aspects of the event, from professional development programs to the exhibits and evening activities.

  • Program Committee (responsible for determining learning tracks and choosing programs)
  • Expo Committee (responsible for the exhibits and exhibit hall events)
  • Local Arrangements Committee (responsible for local flair and social events in Cleveland)
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Joel Mantey

Findlay Hancock County Public Library
Convention Chair (2026)

Jennifer Buch

Huron Public Library
Program Committee Chair (2026)
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Jennifer Farrell

Huron County Community Library
Assistant Program Committee Chair (2026)

Erica Cherup

Columbus Metropolitan Library
Program Committee (2026)
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Jennifer Eyer

Worthington Libraries
Program Committee (2026)

Austin Gilbert

Athens County Public Libraries
Program Committee (2026)

Austin Gilbert (he/him) is an Adult Services Librarian with Athens County Public Libraries and currently serves as the Assistant Coordinator for the Adult & Reference Services Division. He holds a BA in Sociology from West Virginia University, and an MLIS from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.

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Rachel Henck Bentley

Clyde Public Library
Program Committee (2026)
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Susan Jeffery

Greene County Public Library
Program Committee (2026)
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Maggie Killman

Cincinnati & Hamilton County Public Library
Program Committee (2026)
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Ada Myers

Guernsey County District Public Library
Program Committee (2026)
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Abby O'Neill

Euclid Public Library
Program Committee (2026)
  • Currently, Circulation Services Manager, Euclid Public Library
  • Experience in public agencies and libraries managing supervisors, managers and staff, (Contra Costa County Library)
  •  Two decades of reference and public service (Cuyahoga County Public Library)
  • • Experience leading teams through challenging times and changes, (City of Cleveland, General Manager)
  • • Project management experience in a deadline driven environment including capital projects (branches and renovations)
  • • Experience working with both large and limited budgets 
  • • Experience with procedure and policy writing or implementation
  • • Experience Mentoring, Training, Communications and working with Boards and Commissions

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Amanda Toth

Lane Public Library
Program Committee (2026)
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Sybil Wendling

Avon Lake Public Library
Program Committee (2026)
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Caitlin Wissler

Dayton Metro Library
Program Committee (2026)
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William Rutger

Sandusky Library
Board Liaison (2026)
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