Conference Planning Advisory Committees

Committee Charge

To identify and develop the conference program, including the selection of speakers, tours, workshops, and other programmatic elements, for the assigned conference year. Ensures the society’s annual conference addresses the needs of ARLIS/NA, its members, and the art information profession. A committee is formed for each conference year; multiple CPACs may concurrently exist, each for their assigned conference year.

2026 Conference Planning Advisory Committee

Liv Valmestad, BFA, MLIS, MA

Art Librarian

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(204)779-2577

2025-2026 President, ARLIS/NA
Gwen Mayhew

Head of Collection Access

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Program Co-Chair
Helene Brousseau

Digital Media and Visual Resources Librarian

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5149666107

Program Co-Chair
Pamela Caussy

Visual Collections Repository

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(514)848-2424 x3906

Local Arrangements Co-Chair
Adele Flannery

Design and visual arts librarian

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(514)804-4725

Local Arrangements Co-Chair
Melanie E. Emerson

Dean of the Library + Special Collections

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(312)629-9379

Local Conference Development Coordinator
Jennifer Garland

Rare Books & Special Collections Librarian

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Local Conference Development Coordinator
Valerie Rioux

Art History, Film & Media Studies, Museology Reference Librarian

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Local Conference Development Coordinator
Andrew Wang

Head Librarian

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(215)275-9921

Executive Board Representative – Treasurer
Samantha Deutch

Digital Art History Lead

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(164)673-2971 x7

Executive Board Representative – President-Elect
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)939-7001x1373

Sched Manager/Conference Materials Editor
Tellina Liu

Assistant Archivist/Liaison Librarian for the Moshe Safdie Archive

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4383702755

Workshop Coordinator
Sara Ellis, MLIS, MA, BA

Art & Visual Literacy Librarian

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(604)827-3549

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

Art Librarian

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Registration and Volunteer Coordinator
Jessica Hebert

Head of Collections Documentation

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(514)464-1952

Local Guide Co-Editor
Jenna L Dufour

Visual Arts Librarian

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19498246672

Local Guide Co-Editor
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, BFA, MScIMP

Director, Library Services

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(902)444-7212

Exhibitor Co-Coordinator
Ann B. Whiteside, BA, MLS

Assistant Dean for Information Services

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(617)495-4010

Exhibitor/Sponsor Liaison