Su Kim Chung

Su Kim Chung, President (2023-Present) is a double alumni of UCLA’s GSEIS, earning her MLIS in 1998, and her PhD in 2015. She has worked in the Special Collections & Archives Division of the University Libraries at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas since 1999, and is currently the Head of Public Services where she manages reference, outreach, and instruction. 

As an expert in the history of Las Vegas Su Kim actively works to preserve the cultural heritage of the Southern Nevada region by serving as a curator for UNLV SCA, and on  a number of local community advisory boards.

Maxwell Holland

Maxwell (he/they) graduated from UCLA’s MLIS program in 2023. He serves as a Librarian II in the City of Beverly Hills. Previously, Maxwell worked in the City of Inglewood and the UCLA American Indian Studies Center Library. He is interested in professional ethics, digital literacy and equity, historical research, and storytelling. Maxwell is excited to serve LISAA and build relationships within the UCLA Information Studies community that welcomed him as a student.

Ashley Kagan

Ashley Kagan, a community-focused Branch Manager with the Los Angeles Public Library, has dedicated nearly two decades to the advancement of California’s libraries. Since earning her MLIS from UCLA in 2008, Ashley has held a variety of leadership roles spanning state-wide program coordination, outreach, and branch management. A mainstay of the LISAA Board since 2015, she served as Board President from 2017 to 2018, demonstrating a long-term commitment to the Bruin LIS alumni community.

On the LISAA Board, Ashley’s primary goal is to give back to the UCLA Information Studies Department by bridging the gap between academic study and professional practice. She is
dedicated to cultivating a robust network that prioritizes mentorship, professional development, and equity, ensuring that students have the tools and connections necessary to thrive in an evolving information landscape. By leveraging her current seat on the California Library Association (CLA) Board of Directors, Ashley works to align local student needs with statewide opportunities, ensuring that LISAA remains a vital and sustainable “professional home” for both students and alumni. Ashley lives in the Los Angeles area and enjoys attending cultural events and exploring the outdoors with her husband, Oleg, and their children.

Andrew Magpantay

Andrew Magpantay (MLS ’86) is a web product management professional who has developed web sites at both Fortune 500 and start-up companies.  He was also founding director of the American Library Association’s Office for Information Technology Policy in Washington D.C. and has worked in the academic library world as a computer systems manager and technologist.  In addition to his MLS he holds an MBA from the Walter A. Haas School of Business at the University of California, Berkeley.  His website can be found at www.magpantay.com.

Emily Meehan

Emily Meehan, Past President (2018-2020), (MLIS ‘16) is currently the Young Adult Librarian at the Palms-Rancho Park Branch of the Los Angeles Public Library system. After graduating from UC Berkeley with a B.A. in History (emphasis in Eastern Europe) and focusing on archives, she decided to switch it up and turn towards public librarianship during her time at UCLA. She has a passion for discovering ways in which public libraries and their local schools can collaborate for student success. After graduating, she moved up north to Redding, CA to become the Shasta Public Libraries’ Educational Services Librarian, providing outreach to K-12 schools and heading their Student Library Card Initiative. In summer 2017, she was lured back down to Los Angeles to coordinate for the Pacific Library Partnership’s Student Success Initiative, a LSTA-funded grant project that seeks to create a community of practice amongst California public libraries who are forging partnerships with local schools to provide public library cards to every student. She joined LISAA shortly after her return and is excited to give back to the department that helped her discover her professional love of serving youth

Liza Mardoyan

Liza Mardoyan (PhD in progress, MLIS 2020) is currently working with an Armenian non-profit organization building a special community library from ground up processing over 3000+ books (including 200 rare books) artifacts, and ephemera donated by a prominent member of the Armenian Community in Pasadena. Liza specializes in Rare Books, Print, and Visual Culture, and Manuscripts with an emphasis on Special Collection Librarianship and Teaching with Primary Source materials. She was the President of the ALA at UCLA Chapter 2018-2020, and the President of the Student Governing Board (2019-2020), during which she organized many events and acted as the liaison between the student body,  the faculty, and the larger student representative committees at UCLA. She is passionate about advocating for and mentoring the incoming MLIS students and believes in paying it forward. She continues this passion by serving as a board member at the LISAA.

Hope Su 

Hope Su received her MLIS with a specialization in Informatics from UCLA in 2023. She currently works as a data analyst in the aerospace and defense industry. Prior to this role, she worked in the animation and franchise archives of Disney and Lightstorm Entertainment. As a new LISAA board member, she enjoys supporting new graduates as they prepare to transition into full time careers and hopes to assist in creating more new events such as resume and career workshops. Prior to her time at UCLA, she studied Linguistics and Japanese at UCSB.

Eileen Ybarra

Eileen Ybarra graduated from UCLA’s MLIS program in 2002. She is currently the Electronic Resources Librarian, Librarian III at the Los Angeles Public Library.  Soon after graduating, Eileen began an intentional career in public librarianship focused on community service. She has also served at the Los Angeles County Public Library. Over the years, she has also been a children’s librarian, a young adult librarian, and an adult reference librarian. She is currently interested in digital literacy, bridging the digital divide, and creating safe and equitable spaces for all public library users.