TexShare Advisory Board
The TexShare Advisory Board is appointed by the State Library Commission and is charged by statute to advise the Commission on matters relating to the TexShare consortium. The Advisory Board includes representatives from community colleges, private universities, publicly-funded academic institutions, medical libraries, and public libraries, as well as two representatives of the general public.
Advisory Board Roster
September 1, 2020 through August 31, 2021
Mikail McIntosh-Doty (2021) - Chair
Director of Library Services
Concordia University Texas
11400 Concordia University Drive
Austin, TX 78726
Karen M. Blankenship (2021) - Vice-chair
Library Director
San Jacinto College
Lee Davis Library
8060 Spencer Hwy
Pasadena, TX 77505
Daniel E. Burgard (2022)
Executive Director, Library and Information Services
Director, National Network of Libraries of Medicine, South Central Region
University of North Texas Health Science Center
3500 Camp Bowie Boulevard
Fort Worth, TX 76107
Debbie Garza (2023)
Library Director
Midland County Public Library
301 W. Missouri Ave.
Midland, TX 78701
Cody Gregg (2023)
Dean of Learning Resources
Del Mar College
101 Baldwin
Corpus Christi, TX 78404-3897
Kate P. Horan (2022)
Library Director
McAllen Public Library
4001 N 23rd St
McAllen, TX 78504-4104
Shawna Kennedy-Witthar (2022)
Director of Information and Library Resources
West Texas A&M University
WTAMU Box 60748
Canyon, TX 79016-0001
Edward Melton (2023)
Library Director
Harris County Public Library
5749 S Loop East
Houston, TX 77033-1604
Jennifer Rike (2021)
Teacher and Librarian (Retired)
Federico Salas-Isnardi (2021)
Director, Mayor's Office for Adult Literacy
500 McKinney Street
Houston, Texas 77002
Sharon Strover, Ph.D. (2023)
Philip G. Warner Regents Professor in Communication
Department of Radio-Television-Film
The University of Texas at Austin
Mark Smith
(TSLAC Liaison)
Director and Librarian
Texas State Library & Archives Commission
1201 Brazos
P O Box 12927
Austin, TX 78711-2927
512-463-5460
director.librarian@tsl.texas.gov
Strategic Planning Links
- 2016 Texas e-Resources Strategic Planning Discussion - Report
- 2015 Texas Statewide Resource Sharing Summit - Rose Hayden and Ara Merjanian, RAH Consulting, Inc., facilitator - Report
- 2012 Texas Statewide Resource Sharing Summit - Joseph Matthews, JRM Consulting, Inc., facilitator - Report (DOC)
- 2008 TexShare Statewide Resource Sharing Summit - Maureen Sullivan, facilitator - Report
- 2004 Texas Statewide Resource Sharing Strategic Planning Session - Ann Joslin, facilitator - Report
- 2000 Strategic Planning for Resource Sharing in Texas - Nancy M. Bolt, facilitator - Report