NRC 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
    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

Committee Members

Alonso Ávila, Member At Large

Concepción Flores, REFORMA Los Angeles

Laura Tadena, Member At Large

Lorena Lopez, Bibliotecas Para La Gente

Ruby L. Nugent, REFORMA Colorado

Susan Luévano, REFORMA Orange County

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

Committee Members

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

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

National REFORMA Conference Coordinating Committee

NRC-CC is a standing committee of REFORMA that oversees site selection and conference steering committees and develops the process and manuals for national REFORMA conferences. The chairs ensure the conference committees adhere to the timeline for successful coordination of biannual conferences every odd year. Abigail Morales and Star Khan are the NRC-CC chairs.