NNYLN Board of Trustees 2025-2026

Updated: July 2025

CHESSIE MONKS-KELLY

Archivist/Curator
Historic Saranac Lake
The Saranac Laboratory Museum
Term expires June 30, 2030

AMY BEDARD

Library Director
James A. Fitzpatrick Library
William H. Miner Agricultural Research Institute
596 Ridge Rd, Chazy, NY 12921
Term expires June 30, 2029

JESSICA CLEMONS

JSTOR/ITHAKA
Lowville, NY 13367
Term expires June 30, 2029

JUSTIN CREE

Executive Director
Akwesasne Cultural Center
321 NY-37, Akwesasne, NY 13655
Term expires June 30, 2028

EMILY OWEN HASTINGS, Treasurer

Director
Canton Free Library
8 Park St., Canton, NY 13617
Term expires June 30, 2027

CORI WILHELM

Libraries Program Manager
SUNY Office of Library and Information Services
Potsdam, NY
Term expires June 30, 2028

EDWARD KOMARA

Music Librarian
Julia E. Crane Memorial Library
8 College Park Rd, Potsdam, NY 13676
Term expires June 30, 2029

SARAH WEISMAN

Library Director
Penfield Library, SUNY Oswego
7060 Route 104, Oswego, NY 13126
Term expires June 30, 2028

JACQUELINE MADISON

Trustee President
North Country Underground Historical Association
1131 Mace Chasm Rd
Ausable Chasm, NY 12911
Term expires June 30, 2026

PAULETTE ROES

Executive Director
North Country Library System
22072 County Route 190, Watertown, NY 13601
Term expires June 30, 2027

JOHN PAYNE

Library Director
St Lawrence University
23 Romoda Drive, Canton, NY 13617
Term expires June 30, 2029

SARAH JENNETTE

Systems and Electronic Services Librarian
Clinton Community College
136 Clinton Point Dr. Plattsburgh, NY 12901
Term expires June 30, 2030

ALLISON COMES

School Library System Coordinator
Oswego-Onondaga-Cortland-Madison School Library System
110 Elwood Davis Rd, Liverpool, NY 13088
Term expires June 30, 2028

MICHAEL SPOFFORD

Finance Manager
Clinton-Essex-Franklin Library System
33 Oak Street, Plattsburgh, NY 12901
Term expires June 30, 2029

COMMITTEES OF THE BOARD

Personnel Committee

TBD

Finance/Budget Committee

Emily Hastings
Treasurer

TBD

TBD

Grants Committee

Sarah Weisman

Justin Cree

Edward Komara