GREAT LAKES INDEPENDENT BOOKSELLERS ASSOCIATION
Directory
Board of Directors & Committees
Updated November, 2021
Directory
Board of Directors & Committees
Updated November, 2021
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President
Lynn Mooney Women & Children First 5233 N. Clark St. Chicago, IL 60640 (773) 769-9299 Committees: Executive, Nominating, Evaluation President 2020-2022 Vice President 2018-2020 First Term Ending 2020 Second Term Ending 2022 |
Vice President
Tim Smith Schuler Books 2660 28th St. SE Grand Rapids, MI 49512 (616) 942-2561 Committees: Education, Voice of the Heartland Treasurer 2018-2020 First Term Ending 2020 Second Term Ending 2022 |
Treasurer
Melissa D. Weisberg Macmillan Grand Blanc, MI Committees: Nominating, Education First Term Ending 2021 Second Term Ending 2023 |
Secretary
David Underwood Penguin Random House Bloomington, IN Committees: Nominating, HPI First Term Ending 2021 Second Term Ending 2023 |
Joanna Parzakonis
This is a Bookstore & Bookbug 3019 Oakland Dr, Kalamazoo, MI 49008 (269) 385-2847 Committees: Executive, Education, New York Trip Secretary 2018-2020 First Term Ending 2020 Second Term Ending 2022 |
Alyson Turner
Source Booksellers 4240 Cass Ave UNIT 105 Detroit, MI 48201 (313) 832-1155 Committees: Nominating, HPI First Term Ending 2022 Second Term Ending 2024 |
Kathy Burnette
Brain Lair Books 714 E Jefferson Blvd South Bend, IN 46617 (574) 400-5572 Committees: Education, Nominating First Term Ending 2022 Second Term Ending 2024 |
Melia Wolf
Cover to Cover Children's Books 2116 Arlington Ave Columbus, OH 43221 (614) 263-1624 Committees: Education First Term Ending 2022 Second Term Ending 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: TBD First Term Ending: 2023 Second Term Ending: 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: TBD First Term Ending: 2023 Second Term Ending: 2025 |