Meet our 2023 Digipalooza Speakers
Digipalooza 2023 is OverDrive’s international user group conference, bringing a unique blend of education, networking and fun! Join these industry leaders to learn best practices that will help shape the next chapter of digital content for readers everywhere.
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Kacie Armstrong (she/her)
Director
Euclid Public Library (OH)
Moderator
Whit Arnold (he/him)
Manager, Library Product Support
OverDrive
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Katie Blachman (she/her)
Product Liaison
OverDrive
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Kaitlin Booth (she/her)
Collection Development Specialist
Cuyahoga County Public Library (OH)
Moderator
Michele Cobb (she/her)
Publisher
AudioFile Magazine
Moderator
Kate Connell
Account Manager II
OverDrive
Moderator
David Cooksey (he/him)
Digital Library Advisor
OverDrive
Moderator
Janet Cox
Library Technical Services Manager
Plano Public Library (TX)
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Kenny Cruse (he/they)
Digital Content Librarian I
OverDrive
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Wendy Crutcher (she/her)
Library Administrator, Technical Services
LA County Library (CA)
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Amanda D’Acierno (she/her)
President
Penguin Random House Audio
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Emily Drabinski (she/her)
Critical Pedagogy Librarian, ALA President (2023-24)
City University of New York
Moderator
Emma Dwyer
Product Trainer II
OverDrive
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Kady Ferris (she/her)
Electronic Content Librarian
Multnomah County library (OR)
Moderator
Maria Fesz (she/her)
Team Lead, Public Library Collection Development
OverDrive
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Ryan Fish (he/him)
Executive Vice President, Product Management & UI/UX
OverDrive
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Scarlett Fisher-Herreman
Technical Services Manager
Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library (KS)
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Jennifer Fleck (she/her)
Selection Librarian
King County Library System (WA)
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Nick Glass (he/him)
Founder & Head
TeachingBooks
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Anthony Goff
President
Blackstone Publishing
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Sara Gold (she/her)
Consortia Manager
Wisconsin Public Library Consortium & Wisconsin Schools Digital Library Consortium (WI)
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Karyn Goodwillie (she/her)
Collections Librarian
Parkland Regional Library System (Alberta, Canada)
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Susan Gross (she/her)
Data Analyst II
OverDrive
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Alicia Gunther (she/her)
Member Services Librarian
Monroe County Library System (NY)
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Hope Harms (she/her)
Digital Access & Cataloging Specialist
Johnson County Library (KS)
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Anne Kennedy (she/her)
Library Consultant
State Library of Ohio
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Alison Kuchta (she/her)
Collection Development Librarian
Kent District Library (MI)
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Frederick L. Jones (he/him)
Publisher
Saturday AM
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Troy Juliar
Chief Content Officer
RB Media, Inc.
Keynote
Eriq La Salle (he/him)
Actor, Director, Producer and Author
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Jennifer Lawson (she/her)
Collection Development Manager
San Diego County Library (CA)
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Hilary Lewis (she/her)
Coordinator, eResources
Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh (PA)
Moderator
Rachel Mayfield (she/her)
Marketing Manager, Public Library Marketing
OverDrive
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Kate Mutch
Assistant Director
Natrona County Public Library (WY)
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Janette Noe’ (she/her)
Collection and Digital Services Manager
Martin County Library System (FL)
Moderator
Abbey Patton (she/her)
Team Lead, Public Library West Region
OverDrive
Keynote
Sarah Penner (she/her)
New York Times and International Best-Selling Author
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Diana Platt (she/her)
Virtual Resources Librarian
Kansas City Public Library (MO)
Moderator
Brian Potash (he/him)
Regional Manager, Education Sales
OverDrive
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Steve Potash (he/him)
Chief Executive Officer
OverDrive
Moderator
Kristin Preyss (she/her)
Account Manager III
OverDrive
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Catherine Royalty (she/her)
Collection Services Manager
Los Angeles Public Library (CA)
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Amber Seely (she/her)
Account Manager IIDivision Director, Collections & Technical Services
Harris County Public Library (TX)
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Danielle Stanley (she/her)
Electronic Resources Manager
Phoenix Public Library (AZ)
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Eden Julia Sugay (they/them)
Publishing Sales Manager
VIZ Media
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Joy Testa Cinquino
Assistant Deputy Director, Development & Communications
Buffalo & Erie County Public Library (NY)
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Elizabeth Thomsen (she/her)
Member Services Manager
NOBLE Consortium (MA)
Moderator
Jason Tyrrell
General Manager
Kanopy
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Heather Valentine-Gold (she/her)
Team Lead, Product Management
OverDrive
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Lisa Varga (she/her)
Executive Director
Virginia Library Association
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Kelvin Watson (he/him)
Executive Director
Las Vegas-Clark County Library District (NV)
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Lisa Wells (she/her)
Executive Director
Pioneer Library System (OK)
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Valentino Zullo (he/him)
Anisfield-Wolf Fellow in English and Public Humanities
Ursuline College (OH)