The PALCI Board of Directors guides the work of the PALCI organization in collaboration with Members, business partners, and staff. Board Members serve 3 calendar year terms with the possibility of serving a maximum of two consecutive three-year terms.

The current Board Members are below with their term expiration dates:

DaVonne Armstrong, 2026 Vice President / President-Elect (1st term expiring Dec 2027)
Library Director
Jefferson University

Elliot Brandow (1st term expiring Dec 2028)
Library Director
Rowan University

Faye Chadwell (1st term expiring Dec 2027)
Dean of University Libraries and Scholarly Communications
Pennsylvania State University
[appointed to complete the remainder of John Buschman’s second term]

[VACANT effective 5/1/26]
Karen Diaz (2nd term expiring Dec 2026)
Dean of Libraries
West Virginia University

Adam Hess, 2026 President (2nd term expiring Dec 2027)
Library Director
Arcadia University

Anne Houston (1st term expiring Dec 2026)
Director of Libraries and College Librarian
Swarthmore College[appointed to complete the remainder of Scott Vine’s second term]

Joe Lucia, Secretary (1st term expiring Dec 2026)
Dean of University Libraries
Temple University

Alexis Macklin, Treasurer (2nd term expiring Dec 2028)
Director, Center for Digital Learning & Innovation
Carlow University

Ed Scarcelle (2nd term expiring December 2028)
Associate Provost for Libraries, Collections & Academic Services
The New School

Please contact PALCI Board Members at any time for information about PALCI or with questions and issues our consortium needs to address.

PALCI Board members have access to the Basecamp Board Portal.