Greetings Colleagues, I trust you're well and in good spirits. See important messaging below regarding Board appointments and new HBCU Library Alliance staff. Sandra Changes in Board Leadership At the July 6 Board meeting in Hampton VA, the Board of Directors effected three Board appointments resulting from the departure of Board Chair Tiwanna Nevels from St. Augustine's University (NC). We thank Tiwanna for her service to the HBCU Library Alliance and congratulate her as she begins a new role as the Assistant State Librarian for North Carolina. Tiwanna will serve the Alliance in a non-voting role as a Board advisor. Adrienne Webber, formerly Board Secretary, was appointed to the Board Chair position. Kimberley Bugg was appointed to the Board Secretary position. Board members, Board advisors and Founding directors are listed below. An updated list is forthcoming. Adrienne Webber, Grambling State University (LA), Board Chair Blanche Sanders, Alcorn State University (MS), Vice Chair Tina Rollins, Hampton University (VA), Treasurer Kimberley Bugg, Atlanta University Center Woodruff Library (GA), Secretary Mantra Henderson, Mississippi Valley State University, Immediate Past Chair Melissa Tedone, University of Delaware, Member Founding Directors Janice Franklin, Alabama State University Loretta Parham, Atlanta University Center Woodruff Library (GA) Board Advisors Jon Parrish Peede, Visiting Professor, Mississippi Valley State University Tiwanna Nevels, Assistant State Librarian for North Carolina Congratulations to Tiwanna, Adrienne, and Kimberley in their new roles! A summary of the Board meeting and Deans/Directors Business meeting will be shared with the membership. New HBCU Library Alliance Staff We are pleased to welcome Shaneé Willis to the team as Program Manager! In her previous position as Director of Community Engagement for the Digital Public of America, Shaneé was PI for the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Sustaining Digital Public Library of America's Network and Platform $500,000 two-year project. She also identified new partnerships, navigated diverse stakeholder needs and implemented sub-granting programs. Shaneé was acknowledged as the 2021 Library Journal Mover and Shaker<https://www.libraryjournal.com/story/shanee-yvette-murrain-movers-shakers-2021%E2%80%93digital-developers> and recognized for building national partnerships to address the historical inequity in digital collections. As Program Manager, Shaneé is responsible for working with member institutions to identify new services and expand existing services by partnering with the membership to assess their needs. She will be responsible for developing program objectives and evaluation systems that align with the Alliance's mission and vision. We will work together to cultivate and nurture relationships to offer leveraged discounts for services to member libraries and identify non-HBCU institutions to join the HBCU Library Alliance as affiliate members. Shanee' will develop program communication for the Board, staff, and membership. Feel free to connect with Shanee at swillis@hbculibraries.org<mailto:swillis@hbculibraries.org>, 678-210-5801, ext. 103. Look to hear from her soon! Respectfully, Sandra Sandra Phoenix Executive Director at HBCU Library Alliance<http://hbculibraries.org/> Office: (678) 210-5801 ext. 101 Mobile: (404) 702-5854 Web: hbculibraries.org<http://hbculibraries.org/> Email: sphoenix@hbculibraries.org Seek justice, honor the ancestors, honor the children and those yet to come. [cid:image001.gif@01D9B3DD.B7780220]<https://www.facebook.com/hbculibraryalliance1/> [cid:image002.gif@01D9B3DD.B7780220] <https://twitter.com/HBCULibAlliance> [cid:image003.png@01D9B3DD.B7780220] <https://www.instagram.com/hbcu_library_alliance/> [cid:image004.gif@01D9B3DD.B7780220] <https://hbculibraryalliance.wordpress.com/>