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GREAT LAKES INDEPENDENT BOOKSELLERS ASSOCIATION
Directory
Past Board of Directors, Staff & Committee Assignments
Updated November, 2025
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Joanna Englert
Sarabande Books
​Louisville, KY
​Committees: Education, Great Lakes Bookstore of the Year, Nominating
First Term: 2024-2026
Second Term: 2026-2028
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Shay Carroll
Microcosm Publishing
Cleveland, OH
​Committees: Education, Nominating
First Term: 2023-2025
Second Term: 2025-2027
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President
Past Vice President
Past Treasurer

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
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Past Treasurer
Melissa D. Weisberg
Macmillan
​Grand Blanc, MI
Committees: Executive, Evaluation, HPI, Finance, Education
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Treasurer 2020-2023
First Term 2019-2021
​Second Term 2021-2024
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Chris Conti
Buyer at 
MASS MoCA
Columbus, OH
Committees: Education,
Publisher Outreach
First Term: 2021-2024
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Past Executive Coordinator
Brett Gregory
Cincinnati, OH
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Past 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
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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 2022-2023
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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
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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
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​Secretary 2018-2020

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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
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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
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Jenny Clines
Seminary Co-op Bookstore
5751 S Woodlawn Ave
​Chicago, IL 60637
(773) 752-4381
Committees: Education
First Term Ending 2021
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​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
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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

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Nathan Montoya
Village Lights
110 East Main Street
Madison, IN 47250
(812) 265-1800 (S)
Committees: HPI, Nominating​
Second Term Ending 2020
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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
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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
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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
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​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

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    • Join GLIBA
    • Bookstore Members
    • Board of Directors >
      • Past Board Members
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  • Catalogs
    • Summer Catalog Resources
  • Events
    • Black Lit Weekend
    • Past Events >
      • Profitability Education
      • Indie Bookstore Day >
        • Chicago Bookstore Crawl
        • MI Book Hop
      • Spring Forum 2025 >
        • Spring Forum 2025 Publisher Guidelines
      • Indie Press Social with SIBA & GLIBA
      • Spring Forum 2024 >
        • Spring Forum 2024 Publisher Guidelines
      • Hanif Abdurraqib at Downbound Books
      • Jack White and Hanif Abdurraqib
      • Rep Night 2023
      • Spring Forum >
        • Spring Forum 2023
        • Spring Forum 2022
        • Spring Forum 2021
        • Spring Forum 2020
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      • George Saunders
      • The Lit Show >
        • The Lit Show: Chapter 3
        • The Lit Show: Chapter 2
        • The Lit Show: Chapter 1
      • Heartland
      • Chicagoland IBD Bookstore Crawl
      • Group Bookstore Events
      • Rep Night >
        • Rep Night 2019
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  • Bestsellers
  • Heartland
    • Heartland Education
  • Awards
    • Great Lakes Bookstore of the Year >
      • GLBY 2025 Winner
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    • Heartland Booksellers Award >
      • Nominations
    • Voice of the Heartland >
      • Past Winners
  • News
    • Bookseller Resources >
      • Tim Smith Educational Travel Scholarship
      • ABA Resources
      • Amazon Instructions Poster
      • Bookstore Map Artwork and Shirts
      • Publisher Promotions
      • Publisher Imprint Graphics
      • Rep List
      • Publisher Social Media
      • Reporting Your Sales
      • New York Trip
      • CHILOVEBOOKS
      • Tools of the Trade
      • The Independent Bookseller
      • Associations and Organizations
      • Advocacy
      • Anti-Racism Resources
      • Covid-19 Resources
  • Publishers, Authors and Industry Affiliates Info
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