Mission Statement


New Jersey Academic Librarians (NJAL) advances the role of librarians in higher education, advocates
for our profession, and supports the evolving needs of the diverse communities we serve.

NJAL is the Academic Libraries section of the New Jersey Library Association (NJLA) and
the NJ Chapter of the Association of College & Research Libraries (ACRL-NJ).

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Executive Board



Megan Dempsey

President


Evelyn S. Field Library
Raritan Valley Community College


118 Lamington Road
North Branch, NJ 07786

  908-526-1200 ext. 8412

megan.dempsey@raritanval.edu


Caitlin Connelly

Vice President/President-Elect


Sister Mary Joseph Cunningham Library
Georgian Court University


900 Lakewood Avenue
Lakewood NJ 08701

  732-987-2418

cconnelly@georgian.edu


Maria Deptula

Past President


George F. Smith Library of the Health Sciences
Rutgers University


30 12th Ave.
Newark, NJ 07101

  973-972-4360

maria.deptula@rutgers.edu


Kate Hossain

Secretary


Sidney Silverman Library
Bergen Community College 


400 Paramus Road
Paramus, NJ 07652

  201-493-4083

khossain@bergen.edu


Nicole Potdevin 

Member-at-Large, 2024-2026


Associate University Librarian for User  Services
Fairleigh Dickinson University


285 Madison Avenue
Madison, NJ 07940

  973-443-8627

nicole_potdevin@fdu.edu


Cheyenne Riehl

Member-at-Large, 2024-2026


Richard E. Bjork Library
Stockton University


 101 Vera King Farris Drive
Galloway, NJ 08205

 609-652-4297

 cheyenne.riehl@stockton.edu

Appointed Positions


Legislative Representative Benjamin Saracco Rowan University
Library LinkNJ Liaison Mickey Dicamillo Atlantic Cape Community College
NJASL Liaison Ewa Dziedzic-Elliot The College of New Jersey
NJLA Executive Board Liaison Nicole Potdevin Fairleigh Dickinson University
NJLA Honors & Awards Liaison Adriana Mamay Middlesex College
Rapid Response Liaison Lisa Bogart Hudson County Community College
Social Media Coordinator Joyce Destasio Stockton University
Website Liaison Joe Louderback DeVry University