MnPALS Consortium Board

By Representation
By Member Name
By Term Expiration

2-year

Randi Madisen, Librarian
Century College
Member (2028*)
randi.madisen@century.edu

Michael Kirby, Librarian
Dakota County Technical College
Member (2028*)
michael.kirby@dctc.edu

T.J. Guiney, Library Technician
Anoka-Ramsey Community College
Member (2027*)
thomas.guiney@anokaramsey.edu

Heather Biedermann, Librarian
South Central College
Member (2027*)
heather.biedermann@southcentral.edu

4-year

Sara Fillbrandt, Library Director
Augsburg University
Member (2028*)
fillbran@augsburg.edu

Mary O’Dea, Head of Resource and Acquisition Management
Augsburg University
Member (2028*)
modea02@hamline.edu

Emily Asch, Director of Library and Archives
St. Catherine University
Chair (2027*)
ejasch@stkate.edu

Carmen Aslesen, Digital Metadata Librarian
University of St. Thomas
Member (2027*)
caslesen@stthomas.edu

Cataloging Policy Group

T.J. Guiney, Library Technician
Anoka-Ramsey Community College
Member (Policy Group determines*)
thomas.guiney@anokaramsey.edu

Circulation Policy Group

Erin Balerud, Circulation Technician
Minnesota State University Moorhead
Member (Policy Group determines*)
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

Amanda Bauer, Director of the Libraries
Saint Mary’s University
Ex Officio, Library Leadership Group
ambauer@smumn.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*)
barb.bergman@mnsu.edu

State Agency/Special

Laura Bell, Cataloging Librarian
Minnesota Legislative Reference Library
Member (2027*)
laurab@lrl.mn.gov

Stewart Van Cleve, Electronic Services Librarian
Minnesota Department of Transportation
Member (2028*)
stewart.vancleve@state.mn.us

Emily Asch, Director of Library and Archives
St. Catherine University
Chair (2027*)
ejasch@stkate.edu

Carmen Aslesen, Digital Metadata Librarian
University of St. Thomas
Member (2027*)
caslesen@stthomas.edu

Erin Balerud, Circulation Technician
Minnesota State University Moorhead
Member (Policy Group determines*)
erin.balerud@mnstate.edu

Amanda Bauer, Director of the Libraries
Saint Mary’s University
Ex Officio (Library Leadership Group*)
ambauer@smumn.edu

Laura Bell, Cataloging Librarian
Minnesota Legislative Reference Library
Member (2027*)
laurab@lrl.mn.gov

Barb Bergman, ILL Coordinator
Minnesota State University, Mankato
Member (Policy Group determines*)
barbara.bergman@mnsu.edu

Heather Biedermann, Librarian
South Central College
Member (2027*)
heather.biedermann@southcentral.edu

Gretchen Cords, Administrative Assistant
PALS
Ex Officio
gretchen.cords@mnsu.edu

Sara Fillbrandt, Library Director
Augsburg University
Member (2028*)
fillbran@augsburg.edu

T. J. Guiney, Library Technician
Anoka-Ramsey Community College
Member (2027* and Policy Group determines*)
thomas.guiney@anokaramsey.edu

Johnna Horton, Executive Director
PALS
Ex Officio
johnna.horton@mnsu.edu

Michael Kirby, Librarian
Dakota County Technical College
Member (2028*)
michael.kirby@dctc.edu

Dani Kroon, Support and Training Specialist
PALS
Ex Officio
daniela.kroon@mnsu.edu

Randi Madisen, Librarian
Century College
Member (2028*)
randi.madisen@century.edu

Mary O’Dea, Head of Resource and Acquisition Management
Hamline University
Member (2028*)
modea02@hamline.edu

Etta Thornburg, Support and Training Librarian
PALS
Ex Officio
etta.thornburg@mnsu.edu

Stewart Van Cleve, Electronic Services Librarian
Minnesota Department of Transportation
Member (2028*)
stewart.vancleve@state.mn.us

Term Ends in 2028

Mary O’Dea, Head of Resource and Acquisition Management
Hamline University
Member
modea02@hamline.edu

Michael Kirby, Librarian
Dakota County Technical College
Member
michael.kirby@dctc.edu

Randi Madisen, Librarian
Century College
Member
randi.madisen@century.edu

Sara Fillbrandt, Library Director
Augsburg University
Member
fillbran@augsburg.edu

Stewart Van Cleve, Electronic Services Librarian
MN Department of Transportation
Member
stewart.vancleve@state.mn.us

Term Ends in 2027

Emily Asch, Director
St. Catherine University
Chair
ejasch@stkate.edu

Laura Bell, Librarian
Legislative Reference Library
Member
laurab.lrl.mn.gov

Heather Biedermann, Librarian
South Central College
Member
heather.biedermann@southcentral.edu

T.J. Guiney
Anoka-Ramsey Community College
Member
thomas.guiney@anokaramsey.edu

Carmen Aslesen (for Ruth McGuire)
University of St. Thomas
caslesen@stthomas.edu

Term Ends – Group Determines

Erin Balerud, Circulation Technician
Minnesota State University Moorhead
Member
erin.balerud@mnstate.edu

Barb Bergman, ILL Coordinator
Minnesota State University, Mankato
Member
barb.bergman@mnsu.edu