GREAT LAKES INDEPENDENT BOOKSELLERS ASSOCIATION
Directory
Past Board of Directors, Staff & Committee Assignments
Updated January, 2025
Directory
Past Board of Directors, Staff & Committee Assignments
Updated January, 2025
Shay Carroll
Microcosm Publishing Cleveland, OH Committees: Education, Nominating First Term: 2023-2025 Second Term: 2025-2027 SHAY CARROLL BIO
Shay Carroll earned a BFA in creative writing and linguistics, and has been working their way into the world of publishing ever since. After moving to Cleveland right after college, they worked for the Cleveland Public Library before moving into contract and proposal writing. They now work for Microcosm Publishing in their Cleveland location, where they are responsible for both receiving and data for new titles. |
President
Past Vice President Tim Smith Schuler Books 2660 28th St. SE Grand Rapids, MI 49512 (616) 942-2561 Committees: Executive, Education, Evaluation, Voice of the Heartland, Heartland Steering Committee, HPI President 2022-2024 Vice President 2020-2022 Treasurer 2018-2020 First Term 2018-2020 Second Term 2020-2022 Third Term 2022-2024 |
Past Treasurer
Melissa D. Weisberg Macmillan Grand Blanc, MI Committees: Executive, Evaluation, HPI, Finance, Education Treasurer 2020-2023 First Term 2019-2021 Second Term 2021-2024 |
Chris Conti
Buyer at MASS MoCA Columbus, OH Committees: Education, Publisher Outreach First Term: 2021-2024 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. |
Brett gregory bio
Brett Gregory has worked with independent publisher Two Dollar Radio since 2016, doing everything from mailing ARCs, to reading submissions, to managing social media, to running publicity campaigns. He is a co-founder and co-owner of bookstore/café Two Dollar Radio Headquarters in Columbus, OH, where he operated the business until 2021. In 2017 he helped launch a music/literature festival called Flyover Fest in Columbus, OH. Flyover has hosted national artists such as Danez Smith, BRONCHO, Open Mic Eagle, Erika Sanchez, and many others. Before Two Dollar Radio, Brett studied English at the Ohio State University, completed an AmeriCorps stint in upstate New York with Habitat for Humanity, worked as a bartender, and went on several unsuccessful (but fun) DIY-tours in a rock band. He now lives with his family in Cincinnati, most recently working for the Public Library. |
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 2022-2023 |
Past President
Past Vice 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 |
Past Secretary
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 Secretary 2018-2020 |
Johanna Hynes
IPS/PGW/Two Rivers Distribution 2717 Shippen Ave. Louisville, KY 40206 (502) 264-1969 (502) 526-4211 Committees: Education, HPI, New York Trip, Voice of the Heartland First Term Ending 2019 Second Term Ending 2021 |
Sue Boucher
The Cottage Book Shop 5989 Lake Street Glen Arbor, MI 49636 (231) 334-4223 (S) Committees: New York Trip, Evaluation First Term Ending 2019 Second Term Ending 2021 |
Jenny Clines
Seminary Co-op Bookstore 5751 S Woodlawn Ave Chicago, IL 60637 (773) 752-4381 Committees: Education First Term Ending 2021 |
Past President
Past Vice President Susan Thomas Coffeetree Books 159 E. Main St. Morehead, KY 40351 (606) 784-8364 Committees: Executive, HPI, Nominating, Evaluation Second Term Ending 2020 |
Past President
Past Vice President Kate Schlademan The Learned Owl 204 N Main Street Hudson, OH 44236 (330) 653-2252 (S) (330) 653-5049 Committees: Executive, ex officio on all, HPI, NY Trip, Nominating Second Term Ending 2020 |
Nathan Montoya
Village Lights 110 East Main Street Madison, IN 47250 (812) 265-1800 (S) Committees: HPI, Nominating Second Term Ending 2020 |
Jeff Deutsch
Seminary Co-op Bookstore 5751 S Woodlawn Ave Chicago, IL 60637 (773) 752-4381 57th Street Books 1301 E 57th St, Chicago, IL 60637 (773) 684-1300 Committees: Education, Evaluation First Term Ending 2020 |
Nancy Rohlen
Ingram Content Group 3840 N. Francisco Ave. Chicago, IL 60618 (773) 506-2587 (O) (773) 754-8979 (F) Committees: Education, Nominating Second Term Ending 2019 |
Past President
Past Vice President Kelly Estep Carmichael’s Bookstore1295 Bardstown Rd. Louisville, KY 40204 (502) 456-6950 (S) (502) 456-6951 (F) Committees: Executive, HPI Second Term Ending 2018 |
Past Secretary
Jessilynn Norcross (18) McLean & Eakin Booksellers 307 E. Lake St. Petoskey, MI 49770 (231) 347-1180 (S) Committees: Executive, Education, Second Term Ending 2018 |