2026 MLA BOARD
President
Shannon Midyett
Library Director, Poplar Bluff Municipal Library
President-Elect
Robin Westphal
Executive Director, Daniel Boone Regional Library
Past President
Rachelle Brandell
Director of Library Services, Missouri Baptist University
Secretary and Member-at-Large
Wendy Rigby
Daniel Boone Regional Library
Treasurer and Member-at-Large
Dr. Denise Atkins
Professor and Associate Director, School of Information Science & Learning Technologies
Co-Editor, Journal of Education for Library & Information Science
Assistant Treasurer and Member-at-Large
Jennifer France Thompson
Associate University Librarian, University of Missouri
Community of Interest Council Chair & Member-at-Large
Dr. Greg Carter
Library Director, West Plains Public Library
Community of Interest Council Vice Chair & Member-at-Large
Devon Smith
Adult Services and Programming Librarian, Daniel Boone Regional Library – Callaway County Public Library
Membership Chair & Member-at-Large
Rebecca Buckley
Director, Rolla Public Library
ALA Councilor through July 2028
Cindy Thompson
Dean of Libraries, University of Missouri-Kansas City