Past PLA Executive Directors
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Below is a list of past PLA Executive Directors (titled Executive Secretary prior to 1981) since 1944. For the current Executive Director and other staff, please visit the Contact Us page.
- Barb Macikas (2009–2020)
- Joseph Potaczek (acting 2009)
- Greta K. Southard (1996–2009)
- George M. Needham (1993–1996)
- Bridget Bradley (interim 1992)
- Eleanor J. "Joey" Rodger (1986–1992)
- Shirley Mills-Fischer (as Shirley C. Mills 1978–1979; 1980–1986)
- Andrew M. Hansen (1976–1978)
- Gerald M. Born (1970–1976)
- Eleanor A. Ferguson (1957–1969)
- Dorothy K. Smith (interim 1956–1957)
- S. Janice Kee (1952–1956)
- Helen A. Ridgway (acting 1951–1952)
- Eleanor Pain (1948–1951)
- Ruth W. Gregory (1946–1948)
- Nordica Fenneman (acting 1946)
- Julia Wright Merrill (1944–1946)
Some tenure dates are approximate, based on archival documents such as Board minutes, conference proceedings, etc.