Speakers

Our line up of speakers will be sharing their knowledge, skills and expertise in the field of librarianship and beyond. 

Nichelle M. Hayes

Vice President, BCALA

Shauntee Burns-Simpson

President, BCALA

Tony Zanders

Founder & CEO, Skilltype

Valerie Hawkins

Manager, Content and Community, Skilltype

Edward Caldwell

Health Professions Coordinator, Network of the National Library of Medicine (NNLM), Region 3

Wole Soyinka

Emily Knox

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Jarrett Dapier

Young Adult Librarian, Skokie Public Library

Ashley Oliver

Shannon Bland

Jamia Williams

Health Sciences Librarian, SUNY Brockport

Richard E. Ashby Jr.

Director, Sto-Roc=x Public Library

Nicollette Davis

Adult Services and Circulation Librarian, East Baton Rouge Parish Library

Twanna Hodge

Emily Dowie

Teen Librarian, Greenburgh Public Library

Sylvester Nnaso

Founder, Seat of Wisdom Library

Eunice Trotter

Trotter Communications

Dr. Grace Jackson-Brown

Research and Instruction Librarian, Missouri State University

Susen Shi

Senior Librarian - Young Adult Services, Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library / NYPL

Porcha Grigsby

Executive Director, Black Girl Health

Demetrice Smith

Black Maternal Health, Melanated Midwife

Dr. Carenado Davis

Dean of Library Services, Wake Technical Community College

Tristan R. Ebron

Clifton Taulbert

Renate Chancellor

Catholic University of America, Catholic University of America