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 |