Professional Recruitment
& Retention Committee

Officers

Ronald Pollock  CHAIR

Yunfei Du  VICE-CHAIR

Joan Heath  BOARD LIAISON

MEMBERS

J. Carter Cook
Claudia BeShay
Martha Edmundson
Lori Hughes
Mary Long
Victoria Packard
Steven Ring
LeRoy Robinson
Elizabeth Ryker Steiner

Committee Charge

1. Develops and disseminates information about the profession to prospective librarians, and provides information about opportunities for library and information science professional education available to Texans.
    
2. Develops, identifies, and disseminates information about recruitment issues and the best practices for recruiting librarians into Texas libraries.
    
3. Develops, identifies, and disseminates information about effective practices for retaining librarians in our organizations and in the profession.
    
4. Supports efforts to increase diversity within the profession and to foster recognition of the value of workforce diversity in Texas libraries.