Board of Directors

President
Denise Nelson, Point Loma Nazarene University, 2016-2020
Denise has been a member of ACL since 2003 and began serving on the Board as a Director-at-large in 2010. "I look forward to collaborating with the home office and the Board of Directors to provide encouragement to ACL’s teams and its individual members, to craft and clarify the policies that guide us, and to promote the long-term vitality of the association."

A list of Past Presidents is available.

Vice-President
Nate Farley, University of Northwestern - St. Paul, 2017-2021
Nate has been a member of ACL since 2002 and began serving on the Board as a Director-at-large in 2010. "It is important to expand our
numbers but we also need to enrich our care for the member librarians at the heart of the organization.."

Secretary
Carol Reid, 2017-2020
Carol has been a member of ACL since 1989. "The Association of Christian Librarians has always provided professional development, fellowship, encouragement, and inspiration to its members. Collaboration and cooperation have underscored our belief that we can do more when we work together. I want to protect those basic purposes for our association and continue to see it grow into the future. I especially have a heart for small and very small institutions and want to make sure that they are represented in the decisions of the Association."

Treasurer
Rodney Birch, Northwest Nazarene University, 2019-2021
Rodney has been a member of ACL since 1997. He served as Vice President 2011-2017 and Member-at-Large from 2008-2011. "I will continue the work of ensuring the fiscal strength of the Association through collaboration with the Business Manager, Board of Directors, Executive Director, and Team Coordinators. I endeavor to oversee the activities of the office of the Business Manager and the activities and condition of ACL's finances with honesty, humility, and transparency."

Directors-at-large
It is the authority of a Director-at-large to serve as a voting member of the Board of Directors upon election by the general membership for a three-year term. A Director-at-large is responsible, along with other directors and officers, to further the mission, goals and strategies of the Association. They are accountable to the President and Officers of the Association as representatives of the general membership.


Mark Hanson Maranatha Baptist University 2017-2020	Leslie Starasta Lincoln Christian University 2017-2020	Robert Burgess Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary 2018-2021


Alison Johnson Indiana Wesleyan University 2018-2021	Andrea Abernathy George Fox University 2019-2022	Jeremy Labosier Biola University 2019-2022

Executive Director
Janelle Mazelin
Janelle has filled many roles within ACL since 2000. As Executive Director, she serves as the chief executive officer and official representative for the organization. Her tenure in this role began in 2008. She enjoys partnering with the many volunteers to fulfill the mission of ACL.