President

Junia Ziblay

The Marin School

jziblay@themarinschool.org

Junia credits her love of reading to being read to incessantly as a child. Her devotion to literature and fervor for learning have culminated in a deep desire to share her passion with the next generation. After studying abroad in England and receiving her BA with honors in English Literature, she returned to the U.S. and became a tutor and library assistant. She soon heeded her true calling and completed a Master's in Library and Information Sciences at San José State University. With a strong foundation of project management in fields as diverse as event organization, photography, technology conferences, and live theatre, Junia combined her tools and talents and became an Information Professional. After ten years of being a pre-K through 8th grade Librarian at Marin Primary & Middle School, supporting students with a variety of learning styles, it became evident that she was drawn to working with high school students. She joined The Marin School in 2018 and is grateful for the opportunity to support an exemplary faculty and staff as well as an extraordinary student body. She has been an active member and presenter at BAISL meetings and highly values being a part of such a vibrant community.

Vice-President (president elect)

Jole Seroff

Castilleja School, Palo Alto

jseroff@castilleja.org

Jole has been a member of BAISL and Director of Library Services at Castilleja School since 2009. Jole believes the library is a natural home for the critical, culture-changing work of diversity, equity, inclusion and justice, and, further, that DEIJ work must be integrated with social and emotional skill building, both for students and adults. Highlighting intellectual freedom, her instructional program promotes active reflection on the role of information and technology in our lives. With a focus on community and belonging, her library is known for irresistible events, including an Edible Book Festival, a celebration of student writers, and an annual author-in-residence program. In her free time, Jole loves reading poetry and graphic novels, birding, vintage shopping, and concocting natural dyes from organic materials. Jole has served on the BAISL Overdrive Consortium High School Selection Committee since its inception in 2017, and is the recipient of the 2020 BAISL Founders’ Award for Distinguished Service.

Treasurer

Theo Dumothier

tdumothier@sfschool.org

Secretary

Brooke Heskett

De La Salle High School, Danville

heskett@dlshs.org

Brooke is the Associate Librarian at De La Salle High School, where she works with grades 9-12. She also has experience in both acadmic and public libraries and has been a member of BAISL since 2017. Prior to her work in libraries, Brooke was a legal secretary for 8 years. She is passionate about building a warm, welcoming, inclusive and respectful environment, as well as helping students to navigate the vast information landscape. She loves reading, research, and even doing citations!

Communications Director

Patrick Vallez-Kelly

Junípero Serra High School, San Mateo

pvallezkelly@serrahs.com