Leadership and Staff

SWAN is represented by seven elected board members, all of whom are distinguished members of the Illinois community and directors of SWAN-member libraries:

Jennifer Cottrill, President
Director of the Midlothian Public Library

Zack Musil, Vice-President
Director of the Tinley Park Public Library

Jesse Blazek, Secretary
Director of the Palos Heights Public Library

Dawn Bussey
Director of the Glen Ellyn Public Library

Colleen Waltman
Director of Homewood Public Library District

Anna Wassenaar
Director of Blue Island Public Library

Samantha Johnson
Director of the Roselle Public Library District

SWAN services are operated by a team of staff that support the unique and varied needs of our member libraries. Offering IT, bibliographic services, user experience, and a host of administrative support, the SWAN staff proudly includes:

Ginny Blake, Business Manager

Scott Brandwein, Assistant Director

Mary Alice Buckley, Support Clerk, Bibliographic Services

Jenny Cuevas, Support Clerk, Bibliographic Services

Samantha Dietel, Consultant, Bibliographic Services

Lucas McKeever, Consultant, Bibliographic Services

Olivia Montolin, Consultant, Electronic Resources

Diane Nickolaou, Support Specialist, Bibliographic Services

Ian Nosek, Information Technology & Systems Support Manager

Dave Pacin, Systems Administrator, Information Technology & Systems Support

Helen Pinder, Consultant, Resource Sharing

Angela Puckett, Support Specialist, Bibliographic Services

Cynthia Romanowski, Bibliographic Services Manager

Tina Saenz, Support Clerk, Bibliographic Services

Ahren Sievers, Systems Administrator, Information Technology & Systems Support

Aaron Skog, Executive Director 

Michael Szarmach, Systems Administrator, Information Technology & Systems Support

Vickie Totton, Consultant, Information Technology Systems & Support

Crystal Vela, Consultant, Training & Development

Tara Wood, User Experience Manager