Administration
Under the direction of the Dean of Library Services, Robert E. Kennedy Library is divided into several organizational units including Access Services, Collection Management, Special Collections and Archives, Library Information Technology, and Reference and Instructional Services.
Phone Number: 805-756-2345
Fax Number: 805-756-2346
Administrative Staff
Michael D. Miller
Dean of Library Services
Anna Gold
Associate Dean for Public Services
Lynda Alamo
Administrative Analyst/Specialist
Denise Wessels
Administrative Support Assistant
Wynette Winkler
Accounting Technician
Leadership Team
The Leadership Team's major responsibility is the development and articulation of the Kennedy Library’s mission and strategic priorities.
The LT serves as the principal decision-making and advisory body to the Dean of Library Services on major policies and planning. The LT consists of the following members:
- Michael Miller, Dean of Library Services
- Anna Gold, Associate Dean for Public Services
- Johanna Brown, Head of Collection Management
- Dale Kohler, Interim Director of Library Information Technology
- Nancy Loe, Head of Special Collections and University Archivist
The LT serves as the principal decision-making and advisory body to the Dean of Library Services on major policies and planning. The LT also:
- provides a forum for communication between Library administrators and Library faculty and staff;
- identifies and defines problems and policy issues requiring attention, and
- recommends appropriate strategies to address them; and functions as the forum for discussions, evaluation, and refinement of new and/or revised polices and procedures.
The Dean of Library Services reports to the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs and is a member of the Academic Deans' Council.


