2026 Conference Planning Advisory Committee

  • Liv Valmestad

    Liv Valmestad, BFA, MLIS, MA

    Art Librarian

    2025-2026 President, ARLIS/NA

  • Gwen Mayhew

    Gwen Mayhew

    Head of Collection Access

    Program Co-Chair

  • Helene Brousseau

    Helene Brousseau

    Digital Media and Visual Resources Librarian

    Program Co-Chair

  • Pamela Caussy

    Pamela Caussy

    Visual Collections Repository

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    (514)848-2424 x3906

    Local Arrangements Co-Chair

  • Adele Flannery

    Adele Flannery

    Design and visual arts librarian

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    (514)804-4725

    Local Arrangements Co-Chair

  • Melanie E. Emerson

    Melanie E. Emerson

    Dean of the Library + Special Collections

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    (312)629-9379

    Local Conference Development Coordinator

  • Jennifer Garland

    Jennifer Garland

    Rare Books & Special Collections Librarian

    Local Conference Development Coordinator

  • Valerie Rioux

    Valerie Rioux

    Art History, Film & Media Studies, Museology Reference Librarian

    Local Conference Development Coordinator

  • Andrew Wang

    Andrew Wang

    Head Librarian

    Executive Board Representative – Treasurer

  • Samantha Deutch

    Samantha Deutch

    Digital Art History Lead

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    (164)673-2971 x7

    Executive Board Representative – President-Elect

  • Cathryn Copper

    Cathryn Copper

    Head, Eberhard Zeidler Library

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    (161)920-0235 x 7

    Executive Board Representative – Canadian Liaison

  • Mary Gordon

    Cataloguer

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    (514)939-7001 x1373

    Sched Manager/Conference Materials Editor

  • Tellina Liu

    Assistant Archivist/Liaison Librarian for the Moshe Safdie Archive

    Workshop Coordinator

  • Sara Ellis

    Sara Ellis, MLIS, MA, BA

    Art & Visual Literacy Librarian

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    (604)827-3549

    Poster Coordinator

  • John Latour

    John Latour, MLIS (McGill University), MA in Art History (Concordia University)

    Art Librarian

    Registration and Volunteer Coordinator

  • Jessica Hebert

    Jessica Hebert

    Head of Collections Documentation

    Local Guide Co-Editor

  • Jenna L Dufour

    Jenna L Dufour

    Visual Arts Librarian

    Local Guide Co-Editor

  • Melissa Pipe

    Melissa Pipe

    Senior Documentation Technician

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    (514)962-7296

    Tours and Transportation Coordinator

  • David Greene

    Liaison Librarian

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    (514)398-5925

    Exhibitor Co-Coordinator

  • Rebecca J Young

    Rebecca J Young, BFA, MScIMP

    Director, Library Services

    Exhibitor Co-Coordinator

  • Ann B. Whiteside

    Ann B. Whiteside, BA, MLS

    Assistant Dean for Information Services

    Exhibitor/Sponsor Liaison