Library Leadership Team

Sonia Alcántara-Antoine

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Sonia Alcántara-Antoine is the CEO of Baltimore County Public Library, overseeing 19 branches, 550 staff, and a $51 million budget. Named one of Maryland's Top 100 Women and a 2023 Leader in Diversity by the Baltimore Business Journal, she serves as past president of the Public Library Association.

Sonia is an advocate for intellectual freedom and was critical to the passage of Maryland's Freedom to Read Act in 2024. Previously, she directed Newport News Public Library and held leadership roles at Virginia Beach Public Library and Enoch Pratt Free Library. An ALA Spectrum Scholar, Sonia holds master's degrees in library science from Florida State University and Public Administration from Old Dominion University.

She is a renowned speaker and thought leader of the art and science of library leadership, actively shaping the profession for today and tomorrow.

Library Headquarters

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James Cooke
Chief Operations Officer
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Ann Beegle
Chief of External Affairs Officer
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Chief of Public Services Officer
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Cassandra Miller
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
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Helen Rowe
Fiscal Services
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Human Resources
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Emanuel Figueroa
Philanthropy
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Julie Brophy
Adult and Community Engagement
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Jamie Watson
Collection Development
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Deb Brothers
Customer Support Services
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Digital Equity and Virtual Services
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Linda Frederick
Marketing and Communications
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Emily Gamertsfelder
Planning, Projects and Data
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Jody Sharp
Cataloging and Processing
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Conni Strittmatter
Youth and Family Engagement
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Justin Hartzell
Capital Projects
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Brian Wickman
Programs and Partnerships

Library Branch Management

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Laurie Carl
Central Region
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Zeke White
Eastern Region
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Tyler Wolfe
Western Region
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Megan Crews
Arbutus Branch
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Sarah Jane Brunson
Catonsville Branch
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Lisa Allgeier
Cockeysville Branch
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Michael Jackson
Essex Branch
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Samantha O'Heren
Hereford Branch
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Cynthia Swanson
Lansdowne Branch
Kinshasa Vargas-Pile, Loch Raven Branch
Kinshasa Vargas-Pile
Loch Raven Branch
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Elizabeth Storms
North Point Branch
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Anna White
Owings Mills Branch
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Sarah Smith
Parkville-Carney Branch
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Cynthia Kleback
Perry Hall Branch
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Melissa Gotsch
Pikesville Branch
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Jarrett Farmer
Randallstown Branch
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Jessica Faulkner
Reisterstown Branch
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Laura George
Rosedale Branch
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Elizabeth Slack
Sollers Point Branch
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Towson Branch
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White Marsh Branch
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Nay Keppler
Woodlawn Branch