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Ms. Roberta L. Brooker
Director and State Librarian
Indiana State Library
Indianapolis, IN

Roberta L. Brooker has spent nearly two decades at the State Library in a variety of positions. She was appointed Indiana State Librarian by the Indiana Library and Historical Board on June 1, 2007, a position she held in interim since December 2005. Ms. Brooker is responsible for overseeing the daily affairs of the State Library, which include developing and providing library services to Indiana citizens and the state government, encouraging and supporting the development of the library profession, strengthening the services of publicly and privately supported libraries in the state and maintaining a complete collection of Indiana documents. Under Ms. Brooker’s direction, the State Library has succeeded in making its collections more accessible to the public, while preserving them for future generations. The State Library, once one of the best kept secrets in Indiana, is now being promoted more aggressively. The State Library is also actively pursuing new opportunities and partnerships that will benefit not only the State Library, but Indiana’s entire statewide library community.

Ms. Brooker received a Bachelor’s of Arts degree in English from the University of Indianapolis and her Master’s Degree in Library Science from Indiana University.

Ms. Tracy Haddad
Board Member
Indianapolis-Marion County Public Library Foundation
Indianapolis, IN

Tracy Haddad is an avid reader, and has served as a civic volunteer in the Indianapolis area for 20 years. Her involvement includes St. Mary’s Child Care Center, University High School Parent Association (President), University High School Capital Campaign Committee, Kids’ Voice and the Skyline Club Membership Committee. Ms. Haddad’s board involvement includes Impact 100 Greater Indianapolis (Director of Grants), IUPUI Alumni Association, Indianapolis Museum of Contemporary Art (iMOCA) and the Haddad Foundation.

Ms. Sharon Kibbe
Executive Director
Eugene and Marilyn Glick Family Foundation
Indianapolis, IN

Sharon Kibbe is a Donor Representative for The Glick Fund, a fund of the Central Indiana Community Foundation. She is also the Executive Director of the Eugene & Marilyn Glick Family Foundation and the Executive Assistant to the President and CEO of the Gene B. Glick Company. She works with the Children’s Bureau in the planning, organization and implementation of the PRO-100 summer youth training program. She is a graduate of the Indiana University School of Business. She is a member of the Carmel Fountain Square Committee. In her spare time, she enjoys reading and is a member of a City of Carmel book club.

Ms. Elsa F. Kramer
Adjunct Faculty, School of Library and Information Science
Indiana University
Indianapolis, IN

Elsa Kramer reads for a living. A self-employed researcher, writer, and editor of books and magazines, she also is an adjunct lecturer in management for the IU School of Library and Information Science in Indianapolis. Elsa was educated in Indianapolis public schools and earned a bachelor’s degree in writing and a master’s degree in library and information science from Indiana University. She has held editorial and marketing management positions in banking, legal services, and higher education as well as with Bobbs-Merrill and Macmillan publishers. She is a Purdue-trained Advanced Master Gardener and a member of the Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries. She has served as an IMCPL trustee and as a judge for National History Day in Indiana, the Intel International Science & Engineering Fair, and the College Fraternity Editors Association. Elsa and her husband, Thomas Healy, own Apple Press, Inc., a Broad Ripple printing and publishing services company established in 1983.

Mr. John Krull
Director, Pulliam School of Journalism
Franklin College
Franklin, IN

John Krull is director of Franklin College’s Pulliam School of Journalism. Before that, he served as the executive director of the then Indiana Civil Liberties Union and was an award-winning reporter and columnist for The Indianapolis News and Star. He also is the author of the book, Emily’s Walk. Born in Cleveland, Ohio, Krull grew up in Central Indiana. He graduated from Franklin College, where he studied in the same journalism program he now directs. He also has a master’s degree in American Studies from St. Louis University. Krull lives in Indianapolis with his wife, fellow journalist Jenny Labalme, and their two children, Erin and Ian.

Ms. MacKenzie Ledley
Executive Director
Pulaski County Public Library
Winamac, IN

MacKenzie Inez Ledley is the Executive Director of the Pulaski County Public Library in Winamac, Indiana. Mrs. Ledley is a member of the American Library Association, Pulaski County Community Development Commission, Pulaski County Chamber of Commerce, and serves as an officer for the Pulaski County Historical Society. She has also performed provenance research for the Indiana State Museum on their Porter-Griffin collection. Mrs. Ledley holds degrees from Holy Cross College, Saint Mary’s College, Notre Dame, Indiana, and a degree in Library and Information Science from Indiana University.

Dr. Janet Rabinowitch
Director
Indiana University Press
Bloomington, IN

Janet Rabinowitch is Director of Indiana University Press, where she has been an editor since 1975. Rabinowitch graduated with honors in French from Wellesley College and holds a Ph.D. in Russian Studies from Georgetown University. During her tenure at Indiana University Press she has acquired and sponsored the publication of more than 600 books, principally in the fields of Slavic studies, Jewish and Holocaust studies, philosophy, and Middle East and African studies. Many of her books have received prestigious awards. Dr. Rabinowitch serves on the Executive Committee of the Indiana University Russian and East European Institute and was a member of the Association of American University Presses Board of Directors, 2003-2006. She received a Distinguished Service Award from the Indiana University Russian and East European Institute in 1997 and an Outstanding Lifetime Achievement Award from the Association for Women in Slavic Studies in 2000.

Dr. Thomas Wilhelmus
Professor of English
University of Southern Indiana
Evansville, IN

Tom Wilhelmus is a native of Evansville and has been an English professor at the University of Southern Indiana for more than 37 years, and was Chair of the English Department, Associate Dean and Dean for the College of Liberal Arts for many years. He co-founded the RopeWalk Writers Retreat, a summer writing workshop in New Harmony now in its 21st year, as well as the Southern Indiana Review, a small literary magazine featuring fiction, nonfiction, poetry and art. Dr. Wilhelmus writes annual fiction chronicles for The Hudson Review in New York. He has also served as the Chair of the Indiana Humanities Council, two-term director for the Evansville Philharmonic Board, producer of the equity New Harmony Theatre, and president of the Arts Council of Southwestern Indiana. Tom was the 2000 Evansville Mayor’s Arts Award recipient for his lifetime of dedication to the arts.