REFORMA National Conference VIII

The REFORMA National Conference is the premier training and networking event for anyone interested in library services to Latinos and the Spanish-Speaking. Its eighth edition will be held on September 18-21, 2025, at the Long Beach Hyatt Regency in Long Beach, California.

RNC VIII Steering Committee

Conference Chairs

Cynthia Bautista
Long Beach Public Library
Branch Library Services Manager,
Los Angeles Chapter

Madeline Peña
Los Angeles Public Library
Associate Director for Community Engagement and Outreach,
Los Angeles Chapter

Finance Chairs

Beatriz Sarmiento
Consultant and Former Public Library Director,
Los Angeles Chapter

Mario Ascencio
Art Center College of Design
College Librarian & Managing Director,
Los Angeles Chapter

Logistics Chairs

Sheridan Jay Cazarez
Los Angeles Public Library
Librarian,
Los Angeles Chapter

Edwin Rodarte
Los Angeles Public Library
Emerging Technologies Manager,
Los Angeles Chapter

Programming Chairs

Silvia Cisneros
City of Commerce Public Library
Senior Librarian,
Orange County Chapter

Mónica López
Cerritos College Library
Associate Professor/Librarian,
Orange County Chapter

Diana Antaño, Washington Chapter

Kenny Garcia, Bibliotecas para la Gente Chapter

Lucia Gonzalez, Florida Chapter

Lynda Infante Huerta, Member At-Large

Alicia K. Long, Florida Chapter

Irma Morales, Central Coast

Ana Ruiz Morillo, Oregon Chapter

Committee Members

Public Information Chairs

Celia Avila de Santiago
Los Angeles Public Library
Senior Librarian,
Los Angeles Chapter

Erin Castillo-Swaika
Long Beach Public Library
General Librarian,
Los Angeles Chapter

Committee Members

Laura Ishizaka, Los Angeles Chapter

Gissel Rios, Los Angeles Chapter

Heather VanDyne, Corazón de la Nación

Special Events Chairs

Sonia Bautista
City of Commerce Public Library
Director of Library Services,
Los Angeles Chapter

Patricia Valdovinos
Los Angeles Public Library
Adult Librarian III,
Los Angeles Chapter

REFORMA National Conference Coordinating Committee

RNC-CC is the committee that oversees the site selection, conference steering committees, and develops the process and manuals for the REFORMA national conferences. The chairs ensure the conference committees adhere to the timeline for successful coordination of bi-annual conferences every odd year.

RNC-CC Chairs

Abigail Morales & Star Khan