Committees

Archives Committee

The Archives Committee is charged with storing and maintaining the archives of the Association of Law Libraries of Upstate New York. The Chair of the Archives Committee will be the Archivist.

Chair
Robert D. Cunningham
Reference Librarian
Appellate Division Fourth Department Law Library
M. Dolores Denman Courthouse
50 East Avenue, Suite 100
Rochester, NY 14604-2214
Contact Robert Cunningham

Communications Committee

The Communications Committee is charged with publicizing the activities of ALLUNY members and the profession of Law Librarianship. This shall be done through the Association newsletter, website, listservs and social media presence. The Committee shall assist with print materials for ALLUNY and AALL events, and any other promotional opportunities that arise.

Listserv
Sidney Sinclair
Catalog & Archives Librarian
Syracuse University College of Law Library
Dineen Hall, Suite 228
950 Irving Avenue
Syracuse, NY 13244
Contact Sidney Sinclair

Newsletter
Lisa Worhacz
Manager of Information Services
Harter Secrest & Emery LLP
1600 Bausch & Lomb Place
Rochester, NY 14604
Contact Lisa Worhacz

Public Relations
Sue Ludington
Chief Law Librarian
NYS Unified Court System, Office of Court Administration
25 Beaver Street, Room 751
New York, NY 10004
Contact Sue Ludington

Social Media
Laura Suttell
Senior Research Analyst
Harris Beach PLLC
726 Exchange Street, Suite 1000
Buffalo, NY 14210
Contact Laura Suttell

Website
Melissa Sievers
Law Librarian
Harter Secrest & Emery LLP
1600 Bausch & Lomb Place
Rochester, NY 14604
Contact Melissa Sievers

Continuing Education Committee

The Continuing Education Committee acts as a clearinghouse for program ideas for the Association. This Committee is responsible for planning the Spring Institute and the Annual Meeting, as well as pursuing workshop and webinar ideas as they arise. As part of planning such events, this Committee will solicit vendor sponsorships and work with the venue to organize the Exhibits area at the Annual Meeting.

Chair (Vice President)
Kristin Neri
Law Librarian
New York State Unified Court System, 5th JD – Onondaga
401 Montgomery Street, 5th Floor
Syracuse, NY 13202
Contact Kristin Neri

Vendors & Corporate Sponsors
Jessica Petitto
Technical Services Librarian
Syracuse University College of Law Library
Dineen Hall, Suite 228
950 Irving Avenue
Syracuse, NY 13244
Contact Jessica Petitto

Government Relations/Advocacy Committee

The Government Relations/Advocacy Committee is to monitor legislative, regulatory and judicial developments that affect the membership of the Association of Law Libraries of Upstate New York (ALLUNY) and/or the practice of law. This includes, but is not limited to the following areas: freedom of information, privacy/confidentiality, dissemination of government information, the New York Depository Library Program, telecommunications, intellectual property, funding for law libraries located within New York State, and censorship. The Committee shall work in conjunction with the AALL Government Relations Representative.

Chair
Will Krueger
Law Reference Librarian
Syracuse University College of Law Library
Dineen Hall, Suite 228
950 Irving Avenue
Syracuse, NY 13244
Contact Will Krueger

Members & Elections Committee

The Members & Elections Committee will solicit and process new member applications and maintain current records of ALLUNY members in the Association’s online directory. The Committee will solicit members to fill Executive and Committee positions within the Association.  The Committee will solicit nominations for and administer all grants and awards presented by the Association.

Membership
Tom Hemstock
Research, Acquisitions, Instructional Librarian
Albany Law School
80 New Scotland Avenue
Albany, NY 12208
Contact Tom Hemstock

Elections
Nina Scholtz
Director for Research & Instruction
Cornell Law Library
353 Myron Taylor Hall
Ithaca, NY 14853
Contact Nina Scholtz

Grants & Awards
Karen Oesterle
Associate Director, Legal Research Development
Practising Law Institute
1177 Avenue of the Americas, 3rd Floor
New York, NY 10036
Contact Karen Oesterle

Nominations (Past President)
Jessica Petitto
Technical Services Librarian
Syracuse University College of Law Library
Dineen Hall, Suite 228
950 Irving Avenue
Syracuse, NY 13244
Contact Jessica Petitto

Parliamentarian Committee

The Parliamentarian Committee is charged with maintaining the ALLUNY Bylaws so that they conform to those of the American Association of Law Libraries (AALL). The Parliamentarian Committee shall also ensure that actions of the Executive Board are consistent with the written Bylaw and Operating Manual of the Association.

Chair
Nichole McCarthy
Director of Student Research and Content Development
Legal Information Institute – Cornell Law School
477 Myron Taylor Hall
Ithaca, NY 14853
Contact Nichole McCarthy