Who We Are

We are library workers, educators, lawyers, activists, technologists, and researchers who believe that libraries must lend, preserve, and acquire knowledge in the service of the public good.

Staff

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Jennie Rose Halperin
Executive Director
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Michelle Reed
Director of Programs
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Laura Crossett
Communications

Interns

Arianna Alcaraz

Intern

Hilena Demelie

Intern

Tova Gaster

Intern

Mia Jakobsen

Intern

Mary Needham

Intern

Rebecca Regan

Intern

Braden Schmidt

Intern

Jenn Sutcliffe

Intern

Fellows

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Becky Chambers
Legal Fellow
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Camille Thomas
Research Fellow
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Emily Finch
Former Community Fellow
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Juliya Ziskina
Policy Fellow
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Kyle K. Courtney
Engelberg Fellow/Policy Fellow/Chair and Founder

Nate Hill
Community Fellow
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Sarah Lamdan
Legal Fellow

Engleberg Center Staff

Michael Weinberg
Executive Director

Jason Schultz
Professor of Clinical Law

Katrina Southerland
Program Manager

Former Student Fellows

Joshua Driscol

Spencer Izen

Wendyliz Martinez

Milo Santamaria

Bella Wetherington

Founding Board Members

Heather Joseph

Jill Hurst-Wahl

Kyle K. Courtney

Meikle Syme Hall

Tucker Taylor

Coalition Partners

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Research and advocacy for the future of libraries.

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