Board Members

UELMA Board Members

VIEW ALL
President
2022-2025
Canyons School District
Over the course of her career, Gretchen Zaitzeff has worked in elementary, high school and K-12 school libraries in Illinois…
Erica Owens
President Elect
2023-2026
Granite School School District
Erica is the Library Technology Coach at Bonneville Jr High School in Granite District. Prior to being an LTC, she…
Past-President
2021-2024
Salt Lake City School District
Conference Chair
Born in the wild and raised by librarians, Michele has been part of the cabal of evil librarians menacing Alcatraz…
Executive Director
USBE Liaison
Davina Sauthoff is the Library Media Specialist for the Utah State Board of Education where she provides support, collaboration and…
Secretary
2023-2024
Canyons School District 
Bridget is the teacher librarian at Albion Middle School in Canyons District. Bridget has been in education for 13 years,…
Para Representative
2021-2024
Provo District
Stephanie Dudley works at Dixon Middle School as the Media Center Specialist. Her love of reading has carried her through…
Board Member
2021-2024
Ascent Academies
Cymberly Erni started her pursuit as an educator before graduating high school.  She earned her undergrad from Southern Utah University. …
Board Member
2021-2024
Uintah School District
Machelle has spent the last 10 of her 34-year career in the Uintah School District and currently serves as the…
SHANNA LEWIS
Board Member
2022-2025
Salt Lake City
Shanna currently works at Clayton Middle School as a Library Technology Teacher (LTT) in the Salt Lake City School District.…
Board Member
2023-2026
Wasgington County School District
Even before accepting the role of School Librarian, Derek has always had a passion for promoting reading by helping students…
Board Member
2023-2026
Canyons School District
Reading is my passion and my work over the past twenty-four years is a reflection of that. I taught English…
ULMS Representative
2021-2024
Jordan School District
Norm Emerson is the Fine Arts/Instructional Support Services Consultant for the Jordan School District. Prior to that, he was an…
Dave Brown
Partner Liaison
2021-2024
Follett
Dave Brown has worked with Follett for over 13 years.  During that time, he has worked closely with librarians, teachers,…
Chris Haught
UCET Liaison
Southwest Educational Development Center
Chris Haught is the Technology/Media Mentor at Southwest Educational Service Center (SEDC), a regional Service Center that serves six district…
Utah State Library Liaison
Karen Liu, Utah State Library Youth Services Coordinator, has worked for Orem Public Library, Santa Monica College Library, Concordia International…
ULA Liason
Utah Library Association Liaison
Beth Tanner is an elementary school teacher librarian in Salt Lake City School District. She enjoys learning from her incredible…
SUU Liason
Southern Utah University
Caitlin is an Associate Professor and Director of the School Library Endorsement Program at Southern Utah University, which prepares teacher…
USU Liason
Utah State University
I am a passionate educator who believes all can learn and should have access to the best educational experiences. I…