ACRL Candidates for 2026: A Look at Who’s Running

Abstract

Russell Michalak is the Director of Library & Archives at Goldey-Beacom College, a position he has held since 2011. Prior to his current role, Michalak served as the Western Americana Manuscripts Librarian at The Claremont University Consortium Library (2008–2010) and as a Librarian Fellow at Duke University (2005–2007).

Yasmeen Shorish is the Director of Data & Scholarly Communications at James Madison University, a position she has held since 2020. Shorish has held several other positions at James Madison University, including Data Services Coordinator (2016–2020) and Physical and Life Sciences Liaison Librarian (2011–2016). Prior to this, Shorish served as a Production Manager at Frost Lighting Co. of Illinois (2000–2009).