Speakers, Consultants and Subject Specialists
A listing in the groups below does not imply endorsement. It is recommended that you
ask for references and that you contact those references.
Ever miss out on hearing a national speaker? To view presentations by speakers on
various subjects check out TED.
Have you heard someone you’d like to see on this list? Email dmegdad@state.pa.us
BOARDS
Dan Cain
Cain Consulting Group, Inc
PO Box 272
Howardan, Iowa 51023
800-735-9471www.cain-consulting.com
Michael Kumer, BoardsMTO (Boards Made To Order)
michael@boardsmto.com
(412) 965-5791
BOYS AND READING
Michael Sullivan email - talestoldtall@yahoo.com
web page - www.geocities.com/talestoldtall/booksforboys
BUILDING CONSULTANTS
a list is available at http://pa.webjunction.org/pa-speakersandconsultants
CONFLICT MANAGEMENT
Pat Wagner, Pattern Research, Inc
PO Box 9100
Denver, CO 80209-0100
Ph 303-778-0880 Fax 303-722-2680
pat@pattern.com; www.pattern.com
Wagner presented to Institution Librarians 2008 and again in 2010.
She presented to DLC & Leadership at approx six sessions, 2004 PaLA Valley Forge and
Williamsport in 2006
COPYRIGHT
Carrie Russell, ALA Copyright Specialist
ALA Washington Office
800-941-8478
crussell@alawash.org
www.librarycopyright.net
author of Complete Copyright: An Everyday Guide for Libraries She presented to
Institution Librarians on Sept 20, 2005 and consistently at ALA Midwinter &
Conference.
Kenneth Crews, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis,
Laura N. Gasaway Dir & Professor of Law Kathrine R. Everett Law Library University
of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC
DISASTER PLANNING
Miriam B. Kahn of MBK Consulting in Columbus, Ohio. Contact info:
www.mbkcons.com mbkcons@netexp.net 614-239-8977. (presented “Disaster
Response & Continuous Operations Planning” at Wilkes Barre).
FUND RAISING
DeeJay Oshry, Certified Fund Raising Consultant
1532 Asbury Place, Pittsburgh, PA 15217
djoconsult@yahoo.com
FUTURES
Bob Treadway – Futures – Treadway & Associates http://trendtalk.com
GENERAL
Dan Cain
Cain Consulting Group, Inc
PO Box 272
Howardan, Iowa 51023
1-800735-9471
www.cain-consulting.com
Nancy Dering Mock
3 Creek Bank Drive
Mechanicsburg, PA 17050
(717) 766-5747 nancy@nancydering.com http://nancydering.com/about.htm
Pat Wagner, Pattern Research, Inc
PO Box 9100
Denver, CO 80209-0100
Ph 303-778-0880 Fax 303-722-2680
pat@pattern.com; www.pattern.com
Wagner presented to Institution Librarians in 2008 and again in 2010.
She presented to DLC & Leadership, 2004 PaLA Valley Forge, Williamsport 2006
INTELLECTUAL FREEDOM
Carrie Gardner
carrie.gardner@gmail.com
MOTIVATIONAL
Dana Lightman, Ph.D.
POWER Optimism, LLC
2464 Lafayette Ave
Abington, PA 19001
Ph Hm & W 215-885-2127
dana@danalightman.com http://www.danalightman.com/
Presented to Institution Librarians 2007. Presented to 2004 PaLA Valley Forge
OUTREACH
Older adults
Older Adults Advisory Committee
Charity Leonette—Leonette@einetwork.net
Kathi Kappel—Regional Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped,
Pittsburgh— http://www.carnegielibrary.org/lbph kappelk@carnegielibrary.org
Frank K. Kasprowicz—fwkapro@reading.lib.pa.us
Susan Purcell – s.purcell07@comcast.net
Jane Anne Hannigan & Kay E. Vandergrift – Socrates Café & Life of the Mind
Consortium kvander@scils.rutgers.edu http://lifeofthemindconsortium.info/
Nancy Henkin – Executive Director of Temple University’s Center for Intergenerational
Learning –http://www.templecil.org
Dick Goldberg – Director, Coming of Age Initiative – http://www.comingofage.org
Amy Goldman – PIAT (Pennsylvania Initiative on Assistive Technology); Universal
Design –http://www.temple.edu/instituteondisabilities/ piat@temple.edu
Allan Kleiman –Older Adults-Senior Spaces – kleiman@aol.com ; Blog libraryolderadults.blogspot.com ; Facebook: amkleiman
Sally Newman – Generations Together, University of Pittsburgh - Intergenerational
Programming –http://www.gt.pitt.edu
Paul Nussbaum, Ph. D – Clinical Neuropsychologist, University of Pittsburgh School of
Medicine http://www.paulnussbaum.com
Multi-Cultural
Susana Baumann – Director, LCS Worldwide Language & Cultural Service - Latino
Awareness, Spanish Language Instruction – http://www.lcsworldwide.comm
Ingrid Betancourt—Newark Public Library, NJ Hispanic and Information Center—
Multicultural programming (cultural awareness, collection development and vendors,
customer service)—ibetancourt@npl.org
Francenia Emery – Director, Multicultural Resource Center, Philadelphia – Diversity
Issues –http://www.tmrc.books.com
Kathi Kappel – Regional Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, Pittsburgh –
http://www.carnegielibrary.org/lbph kappelk@carnegielibrary.org
Frank Kasprowicz –Reading Public Library Director—Latino Culture—
fwkaspro@reading.lib.pa.us
TECHNOLOGY
Amy Goldman – PIAT (Pennsylvania Initiative on Assistive Technology);
Universal Design –http://www.temple.edu/instituteondisabilities/ piat@temple.edu
John Houser--HSLC houser@hslc.org
Stephanie Zimmerman – Technology – szimmerman@lancasterlibraries.org