MnPALS Consortium Board
2-year
Sara Carman, Librarian
Pine Technical & Community College
Member (2026*)
jh5550vl@minnstate.edu
Deanna Munson, Librarian
Anoka Technical College
Member (2026*)
deanna.munson@anokatech.edu
Michael Kirby, Head Librarian
Dakota County Technical College
Member (2025*)
michael.kirby@dctc.edu
Sonia Krinke, Librarian
Century College
Member (2025*)
sonia.krinke@century.edu
4-year
Carmen Aslesen, Digital Metadata Librarian
University of St. Thomas
Member (2026*)
caslesen@stthomas.edu
Christina Koss, Digital Services Librarian
Concordia University
Member (2026*)
koss@csp.edu
Joseph Holtermann, Collections Librarian
Minnesota State University, Mankato
Member (2025*)
joseph.holtermann@mnsu.edu
Amy Sheehan, Associate University Librarian
Hamline University
Member (2025*)
asheehan@hamline.edu
Cataloging Policy Group
Elizabeth Tuckwood, Technical Services Librarian
Minnesota State Law Library
Member (Policy Group determines*)
651-215-0030
elizabeth.tuckwood@courts.state.mn.us
Circulation Policy Group
Erin Balerud, Circulation Technician
Minnesota State University Moorhead
Member (Policy Group determines*)
218-477-2354
erin.balerud@mnstate.edu
Ex Officio
Gretchen Cords, Administrative Assistant
PALS
Ex Officio
gretchen.cords@mnsu.edu
Johnna Horton, Executive Director
PALS
Ex Officio
johnna.horton@mnsu.edu
Dani Kroon, Support and Training Specialist
PALS
Ex Officio
daniela.kroon@mnsu.edu
Etta Thornburg, Support and Training Librarian
PALS
Ex Officio
etta.thornburg@mnsu.edu
ILL Policy Group
Barb Bergman, ILL Coordinator
Minnesota State University, Mankato
Member (Policy Group determines*)
507-389-5945
barbara.bergman@mnsu.edu
State Agency
Christopher True, Reference Librarian
Minnesota Historical Society
Member (2026*)
chris.true@mnhs.org
Laura Bell, Cataloging Librarian
Minnesota Legislative Reference Library
Chair (2025*)
laurab@lrl.mn.gov
Carmen Aslesen, Digital Metadata Librarian
University of St. Thomas
Member (2026*)
caslesen@stthomas.edu
Erin Balerud, Circulation Technician
Minnesota State University Moorhead
Member (Policy Group determines*)
erin.balerud@mnstate.edu
Laura Bell, Cataloging Librarian
Minnesota Legislative Reference Library
Chair (2025*)
laurab@lrl.mn.gov
Barb Bergman, ILL Coordinator
Minnesota State University, Mankato
Member (Policy Group determines*)
barbara.bergman@mnsu.edu
Sara Carman, Librarian
Pine Technical & Community College
Member (2026*)
jh5550vl@minnstate.edu
Gretchen Cords, Administrative Assistant
PALS
Ex Officio
gretchen.cords@mnsu.edu
Joseph Holtermann, Collections Librarian
Minnesota State University, Mankato
Member (2025*)
joseph.holtermann@mnsu.edu
Johnna Horton, Executive Director
PALS
Ex Officio
johnna.horton@mnsu.edu
Michael Kirby, Head Librarian
Dakota County Technical College
Member (2025*)
michael.kirby@dctc.edu
Christina Koss, Digital Services Librarian
Concordia University
Member (2026*)
koss@csp.edu
Sonia Krinke, Librarian
Century College
Member (2025*)
sonia.krinke@century.edu
Dani Kroon, Support and Training Specialist
PALS
Ex Officio
daniela.kroon@mnsu.edu
Deanna Munson, Librarian
Anoka Technical College
Member (2026*)
deanna.munson@anokatech.edu
Amy Sheehan, Associate University Librarian
Hamline University
Member (2025*)
asheehan@hamline.edu
Etta Thornburg, Support and Training Librarian
PALS
Ex Officio
etta.thornburg@mnsu.edu
Christopher True, Reference Librarian
Minnesota Historical Society
Member (2026*)
chris.true@mnhs.org
Elizabeth Tuckwood, Technical Services Librarian
Minnesota State Law Library
Member (Policy Group determines*)
elizabeth.tuckwood@courts.state.mn.us
Term Ends in 2025
Laura Bell, Cataloging Librarian
Minnesota Legislative Reference Library
Chair
laurab@lrl.mn.gov
Joseph Holtermann, Collections Librarian
Minnesota State University, Mankato
Member
joseph.holtermann@mnsu.edu
Michael Kirby, Head Librarian
Dakota County Technical College
Member
michael.kirby@dctc.edu
Sonia Krinke, Librarian
Century College
Member
sonia.krinke@century.edu
Amy Sheehan, Associate University Librarian
Hamline University
Member
asheehan@hamline.edu
Term Ends in 2026
Carmen Aslesen, Digital Metadata Librarian
University of St. Thomas
Member
caslesen@stthomas.edu
Sara Carman, Librarian
Pine Technical & Community College
Member
jh5550vl@minnstate.edu
Christina Koss, Digital Services Librarian
Concordia University
Member
koss@csp.edu
Deanna Munson, Librarian
Anoka Technical College
Member
deanna.munson@anokatech.edu
Christopher True, Reference Librarian
Minnesota Historical Society
Member
chris.true@mnhs.org
Term Ends – Policy Group Determines
Erin Balerud, Circulation Technician
Minnesota State University Moorhead
Member
erin.balerud@mnstate.edu
Barb Bergman, ILL Coordinator
Minnesota State University, Mankato
Member
barbara.bergman@mnsu.edu
Elizabeth Tuckwood, Technical Services Librarian
Minnesota State Law Library
Member
elizabeth.tuckwood@courts.state.mn.us