▁as ▁fac ulty ▁for ▁the ▁program . ▁ ▁S ull ivan ▁began ▁her ▁one - year ▁term ▁as ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁Library ▁Association ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁During ▁her ▁time ▁as ▁president ▁of ▁A LA , ▁one ▁of ▁S ull ivan ' s ▁main ▁focus es ▁was ▁developing ▁a ▁training ▁programs ▁for ▁community ▁eng agement ▁that ▁partner ed ▁with ▁the ▁Har wood ▁Institute ▁for ▁Public ▁In nov ation . ▁She ▁also ▁helped ▁launch ▁an ▁association - wide ▁effort ▁(" Re im ag ining ▁A LA ") ▁to ▁help ▁libraries ▁face ▁the ▁challeng es ▁of ▁the ▁digital ▁age . ▁ ▁S ull ivan ▁has ▁over ▁thirty ▁years ▁of ▁experience ▁as ▁a ▁consult ant ▁on ▁topics ▁such ▁as ▁organization ▁development , ▁strateg ic ▁planning , ▁and ▁leadership ▁development . ▁She ▁has ▁designed ▁and ▁facil itated ▁many ▁leadership ▁development ▁programs ▁for ▁individual ▁libraries ▁and ▁library ▁associations , ▁including ▁the ▁New ▁England ▁Library ▁Le ad ership ▁Sym pos ium ▁and ▁the ▁Maryland ▁Library ▁Le aders ▁Institute . ▁Al ong ▁with ▁her ▁husband ▁Jack ▁Spr ig gs , ▁S ull ivan ▁has ▁facil itated ▁the ▁T ALL ▁Texas ▁Le ad ership ▁Development ▁Institute ▁for ▁over ▁twenty ▁years . ▁ ▁Professional ▁recognition ▁ ▁S ull ivan ▁was ▁named ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁Academ ic / Res earch ▁L ibr arian ▁of ▁the ▁Year ▁by ▁the ▁Association ▁of ▁College ▁and ▁Research ▁L ibr aries . ▁The ▁University ▁of ▁Maryland ▁College ▁of ▁Information ▁Studies ▁named ▁her ▁their ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁al umn us