Brian Shepard
Brian Shepard, the 2019 Illinois Librarian of the Year, is the executive director of the Indian Trails Public Library District and has shaped and evaluated innovative public services throughout his career at ITPLD and at the Arlington Heights Memorial Library (IL). Most recently, he led ITPLD through an extensive library renovation that added several new library services, including a makerspace. Brian is a member of the Illinois Library Association Executive Board and received his MSLIS from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Ryann Uden
Ryann Uden is the deputy director of the Indian Trails Public Library District and brings experience creating digital media labs and an active learning space at the Barrington Area Library (IL). Ryann participated in the IMLS funded 2019 National Forum for Research and Assessment in Library Makerspaces presented by the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Maker Ed. Ryann received her MSLIS from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Liz Poppenhouse
Liza Poppenhouse is Digital and Maker Services manager at the Indian Trails Public Library District.