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GREAT LAKES INDEPENDENT BOOKSELLERS ASSOCIATION
Directory
Board of Directors & Committees
Updated November, 2021
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Executive Director
Larry Law
​3123 Andrea Ct,

Woodridge, IL 60517
larry@gliba.org
(630) 841-8129
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President
Lynn Mooney

Women & Children First
5233 N. Clark St.
Chicago, IL 60640
(773) 769-9299
Committees: Executive, Education, Membership, Heartland
​President 2020-2022
​Vice President 2018-2020
​First Term 2018-2020
Second Term 2022-2022
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Vice President
Tim Smith

Schuler Books 
2660 28th St. SE
Grand Rapids, MI 49512
(616) 942-2561
Committees: Education, Voice of the Heartland, Heartland

​Vice President 2020-2022
Treasurer 2018-2020
​First Term 2018-2020
​Second Term 2020-2022

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Treasurer
Melissa D. Weisberg
Macmillan
​Grand Blanc, MI
Committees: Executive, HPI, Finance, Education
First Term 2019-2021
​Second Term 2021-2023

Treasurer 2020-2022
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Secretary 
David Underwood

Penguin Random House
Bloomington, IN​
Committees: Executive, HPI, New York Trip
First Term 2019-2021
​Second Term 2021-2023

Secretary 2020-2022
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​Joanna Parzakonis
This is a Bookstore & Bookbug
3019 Oakland Dr, Kalamazoo, MI 49008
(269) 385-2847
Committees: Executive, Education, New York Trip​
First Term 2018-2020
​Second Term 2022-2022
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​Secretary 2018-2020

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Alyson Turner
Source Booksellers
4240 Cass Ave UNIT 105
Detroit, MI 48201
(313) 832-1155
Committees: Education, HPI
First Term 2020-2022
Second Term 2022-2024
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​Kathy Burnette
Brain Lair Books
714 E Jefferson Blvd
South Bend, IN 46617
(574) 400-5572
Committees: Education, Voice of the Heartland
First Term 2022-2022
Second Term 2022-2024
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​Melia Wolf
Cover to Cover Children's Books
2116 Arlington Ave
Columbus, OH 43221
(614) 263-1624
Committees: Education, Finance, HPI 
First Term 2020-2022
Second Term 2022-2024

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CHRIS CONTI BIO
Chris Conti earned an MFA in Photography and then immediately fell into a long career as book buyer for 2 contemporary art museums in the Midwest. He spent 7+ years representing Phaidon Press to 20 states in the middle of our country. In early 2021, Chris built the first in-house Trade Sales team in Independent Publishers Group's 50 year history where he sells to Indie Bookstores in (mostly) the no-coast states of the Midwest. He also oversees the sales efforts of the 3-person IPG Indie Trade Sales Team. Chris hosts John Cage Bubblegum, a weekly radio show streaming at radio614.org and is based in Columbus, Ohio.
Chris Conti
Independent Publishers Group
Columbus, OH
Committees: Education, New York Trip, Heartland
First Term: 2021-2023
Second Term: 2023-2025
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GARY LOVELY BIO
​Gary Lovely is the publisher of Harpoon Books, an indie publishing company based in Columbus, OH, a veteran bookseller with over 10 years experience, and a huge fan of Wendell Berry. His writing has appeared in The New York Times, Buzzfeed Books, Literary Hub, and more. Gary is the Store Manager of Prologue Bookshop.
Gary Lovely
Prologue Bookshop
​841 N High St
Columbus, Ohio 43215
(614) 745-1395
​Committees: Voice of the Heartland, New York Trip, Education
First Term: 2021-2023
Second Term: 2023-2025

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Woodridge, IL 60517

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  • About
    • Join GLIBA
    • Bookstore Members
    • Board of Directors >
      • Past Board Members
    • Our By-Laws
    • Publisher Members
  • Catalogs
    • Summer Catalog >
      • Summer Catalog for Publishers
    • Holiday Catalog >
      • Holiday Catalog for Publishers
  • Events
    • Past Events >
      • George Saunders
      • Spring Forum >
        • Spring Forum 2022 >
          • Spring Forum 2022 Publisher Guidelines
        • Spring Forum 2021
        • Spring Forum 2020
        • Spring Forum 2019
        • Spring Forum 2018
      • The Lit Show >
        • The Lit Show: Chapter 3
        • The Lit Show: Chapter 2
        • The Lit Show: Chapter 1
      • Heartland
      • Group Bookstore Events
      • Rep Night >
        • Rep Night 2019
        • Rep Night 2018
      • Chicagoland Bookstore Crawl >
        • Chicagoland Bookstore Crawl 2022
        • Chicagoland Bookstore Crawl 2018
  • Bestsellers
  • Heartland
  • Awards
    • Heartland Booksellers Award
    • Voice of the Heartland >
      • Past Winners
  • News
  • Publishers, Authors and Industry Affiliates
    • Advertise with GLIBA
    • MIPA
    • Bookseller ARC Requests and Preferred Reading Genres
    • Publisher Promotions
    • For Authors
    • Rep List
    • Publisher Social Media
  • YouTube Channel
  • Past Holiday Catalogs
    • Holiday Catalog 2021
    • Holiday Catalog 2020
    • Holiday Catalog 2019
  • GLIBA Bookseller Feature
  • Bookseller Resources
    • New York Trip
    • CHILOVEBOOKS
    • Tools of the Trade
    • Anti-Racism Resources
    • Covid-19 Resources
    • The Independent Bookseller
    • On-Line Links
    • Advocacy
    • Reporting Your Sales
  • Board Information