The Minnesota Digital Library (MDL) Governance Committee guides and oversees MDL, including policy; mission and vision; fiscal oversight; planning; advocacy and advancement; partnership strategies and development; and communication with key constituencies and complementary organizations.
The MDL Governance Committee is comprised of leaders representing a variety of cultural heritage organizations and libraries. Committee membership consists of four standing members and seven rotating members from organizations that have partnered with MDL.
Standing Members
Shawn Rounds
Minnesota Historical Society Representative
Director of Library & Archives
Jason Roy
University of Minnesota Representative
Director of Cataloging, Metadata, & Digitization Services
Maggie Snow
Minitex Representative
Director
Tami Lee
State Library Services Representative
Director of Libraries and Expanded Learning
Rotating Members
Term expiration dates are listed in parentheses.
Keith Cich
Tribal College Libraries and Cultural Institutions Representative (2024)
Ruth A. Myers Library, Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College
Heidi Simons
K-12 Schools Representative (2024)
Bloomington Public Schools
Rebecca Ebnet-Desens
Cultural Heritage Society Representative (2023)
Executive Director, Anoka County Historical Society
Elizabeth Lincoln—Treasurer
Governmental Library Representative (2023)
Director & Reference Librarian, Minnesota Legislative Reference Library
Carla Lydon
Public Library Representative (2024)
Executive Director, East Central Regional Library
Laura Probst
Academic Institution Representative (2024)
Director, Carl B. Ylvisaker Library, Concordia College
Coventry Royster Cowens
Cultural Heritage Society Representative (2024)
Director, Minnesota African American Heritage Museum and Gallery
Jill Smith
Minnesota Public Library Representative (2024)
Executive Director, Bayport Public Library
Tom Steman
Academic Institution Representative (2025)
University Archivist & Professor, St. Cloud State University
Ex-Officio Staff Liaison
Zach Miller
Committee Secretary
Head of Communications, Minitex
