GREAT LAKES INDEPENDENT BOOKSELLERS ASSOCIATION
Directory
Board of Directors & Committees
Updated October, 2022
Directory
Board of Directors & Committees
Updated October, 2022
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President
Past Vice President Tim Smith Schuler Books 2660 28th St. SE Grand Rapids, MI 49512 (616) 942-2561 Committees: Education, Evaluation, Voice of the Heartland, Heartland Vice President 2020-2022 Treasurer 2018-2020 First Term 2018-2020 Second Term 2020-2022 |
Vice President
Alyson Turner Source Booksellers 4240 Cass Ave UNIT 105 Detroit, MI 48201 (313) 832-1155 Committees: Education, Evaluation, HPI First Term 2020-2022 Second Term 2022-2024 |
Treasurer
Melissa D. Weisberg Macmillan Grand Blanc, MI Committees: Executive, Evaluation, HPI, Finance, Education First Term 2019-2021 Second Term 2021-2023 Treasurer 2020-2022 |
Secretary
David Underwood Penguin Random House Bloomington, IN Committees: Executive, Evaluation, HPI, New York Trip First Term 2019-2021 Second Term 2021-2023 Secretary 2020-2022 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
Nina Barrett
Bookends & Beginnings 1712 Sherman Ave, Evanston, IL 60201 (224) 999-7722 First Term: 2022-2024 Second Term: 2024-2026 NINA BARRETT BIO
Nina Barrett is the owner and founder of Bookends & Beginnings bookstore in Evanston, IL. She is also the author of four books, including most recently The Leopold and Loeb Files: An Intimate Look at One of America’s Most Infamous Crimes. Her articles, essays, and reviews have appeared in The New York Times Magazine, The Nation, the Chicago Tribune, and many other publications. She also trained as a professional chef, and her food reporting for Chicago’s NPR station WBEZ earned her the James Beard Award for Best Radio Show two years running, in 2012 and 2013. |