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MELSA Staff

To contact a staff member via email please use their first name with @melsa.org

Chris D. Olson, Executive Director
Voice 651-645-5731 x105
Email chris (first name with @melsa.org)

Kathleen James, Youth Services Coordinator and Minnesota Summer Library Program Coordinator
Voice 651-645-5731 x 108
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Judy Todd, Office Manager
Voice 651-645-5731 x 103
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Sally Lederer, Community Relations Manager
Voice 651-645-5731 x 102
Email sally (first name with @melsa.org)

Mona Scott, Business Manager
Voice 651-645-5731 x 107
Email mona (first name with @melsa.org)

Cynthia Breslauer, Administrative Assistant
Voice 651-645-5731 x 104
Email cynthia (first name with @melsa.org)

Contact a staff member via email please use their first name with @melsa.org

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MELSA Board of Trustees

County	Board Member
Anoka County Library	Jim Kordiak
Carver County Library	Gayle Degler
Dakota County Library	Nancy Schouweiler
Hennepin County Library	Linda Koblick
Ramsey County Library	David Norrgard
Saint Paul Public Library	Peter Pearson
Scott County Library	Barbara Marschall
Washington County Library	Myra Peterson

Officers

President:	Peter Pearson
Vice-President:	Barbara Marschall
Secretary:	Jim Kordiak
Treasurer:	Jim Kordiak

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MELSA Advisory Board

The MELSA Advisory Board is composed of the directors of the seven county library systems and the director of the Saint Paul Public Library. Current Chair's name will appear in Bold.

County	Board Member
Anoka County Library	Marlene Moulton Janssen
Carver County Library	Melissa Brechon
Dakota County Library	Ken Behringer
Hennepin County Library	Amy Ryan
Ramsey County Library	Susan Nemitz
Saint Paul Public Library	Melanie Huggins
Scott County Library	Vanessa Birdsey
Washington County Library	Pat Conley

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MELSA staff also work with teams/interest groups composed of member libraries staffers.