VALL Spring Meeting, April 20, 2018

Thirty-eight people attended the VALL Spring Meeting at the University of Virginia Law School Library on Friday April 20. 

On the agenda that beautiful spring day were three programs; a business meeting where VALL said goodbye to outgoing president, Lara Dresser; secretary, Dana Deseck-Piazzon; director, Doris Morgan; and welcomed incoming president, Andrew Winston; vice president/president elect, Chris Vassey; director, Liz Schiller; and secretary, Megan Scanlon; at the end of the meeting attendees were given the opportunity to tour the library.

Thank you to Micheal Klepper for the photos.

Registration Table

 

An opportunity to catch up L-R: Chris Vassey, Wendy Maines, Lara Dresser and Amy Wharton. 

Attendees getting ready for the meeting progams.

Gail Zwiner presenting Serving On a Public Library Board a/k/a How to Stay Busy in Retirement.

 

Wendy Maines speaking to VALL members about Mindfulness for Law Libraries

 

 Cathy Palombi from UVA Law Library and Gail Zwirner.

 Outgoing VALL president, Lara Dresser, and incoming president, Andrew Winston.

Greg Stoner, Joyce Janto and Suzanne Corriell on the panel of Metrics in Law Libraries.

Candidates for Executive Board: 2018/2019

Vice President/President Elect: Christina Vassey

Chris Vassey

Chris is the client services manager for Thomson Reuters.

Since joining the company in 1995, Chris has served in a number of roles, including law firm account manager, regional manager and director of academic account management.   

She received her J.D. from the University of Kansas School of Law (1994) and her bachelor's degree in political science from the University of Kansas (1990).  

Chris has served as VALL membership chair since 2012 and was secretary 2014-2016.  She is also a member of the board of trustees and chair of the development committee for ART 180.  

Chris lives in Richmond, Virginia, with her husband, Brett, and 18-year-old son, Hayden, who is headed for Wake Forest in Fall 2018.  

Director: Elizabeth Schiller
 

Liz Schiller

Liz Schiller recently joined the University of Richmond School of Law as a Reference and Research Services Librarian in the Muse Law Library and teaches legal research in the first-year program.

Prior to coming to the University of Richmond, Liz served as a Reference Librarian and Law Librarian in the Congressional Research Service at the Library of Congress. 

Liz is an active member of the American Association of Law Libraries and served as the President of the Law Librarians’ Society of Washington, DC.

 

Secretary: Megan Scanlon