Meet the Newly Elected 2024 FAME Board of Directors and Officers

President Elect
Carrie Friday
Carrie Friday- Region 3, Brevard County
Carrie Friday is the Media Specialist at Melbourne High School in Melbourne, Florida, a 2018-2019 Teacher of the Year Finalist for Brevard Public Schools, a 2019-2020 Space Coast Public Service Heavy Lifter award winner, and was named a 2022 Woman Who Rocks for her community. She isn't afraid to take risks and will do just about anything to encourage the love of literacy and learning in students and teachers. 
She is a co-founder of the #swms20bookchallenge. Carrie is a Follett Community contributor and has presented best practices at the district level,  FAME,  AASL, FETC, and the Future Ready Librarian Summit. She’s hosted webinars on maker space, the #swms20bookchallenge, Library Love, book clubs, summer reading, and advocacy. She’s led professional development for several Florida counties, other state organizations, and Jacksonville State University’s Library Day of Learning. She’s interviewed authors such as Kwame Alexander and Jerry Craft. She has written educator’s guides for Christina Diaz Gonzalez, Jarrett Lerner, and Alyson Gerber’s books. She also wrote a blurb for Jarred Amato’s book, Just Read It. Mrs. Friday’s library program was awarded the designation of a Florida Power Library School by the Florida Department of Education and she has appeared on the Librarian Influencers podcast and School Librarians United podcast. She’s written and been awarded over $75,000 in grants. She has served on the Florida SSYRA Award committee, FAME Conference committee as Author Chair, the FAME Board of Directors, and currently serves on the Florida Teens Read Committee and the FAME Legislative Committee. She has revamped two school libraries that were in really bad shape and turned them into thriving programs for students. She believes in innovation, collaboration and the power of really good books. 
She is also a wife to a rocket scientist and mom to the sweetest two girls you'll ever meet. She loves Gilmore Girls, Pinterest, coffee, and porch swings. She is a proud graduate of Auburn University. War Eagle!
Treasurer 
Kathleen Malloy
Kathleen Malloy- Region 1, Leon County
Kathleen Malloy came to Leon County Schools from Kathleen, Florida, in Polk County and even graduated from Kathleen High School (Go Red Devils!). With a Bachelor’s Degree from Florida Southern College, a Master’s in Information Studies from Florida State University, and a Master’s in Curriculum and Instruction from American College of Education, it is easy to see that Kathleen likes to learn.  Since arriving in Leon County twenty-five years ago, Kathleen taught at Belleview Middle and Godby High School. She is certified in English, Reading, Journalism, Social Studies, Media, Ed. Leadership and a former NBCT in Early Adolescent Language Arts. Kathleen has written curriculum for school districts and professional services and been an adjunct professor. She is currently Coordinator of Instructional Materials and Media for Leon County Schools. She is responsible for district textbook selection/ordering and supervising all media specialists. In service of her profession, Kathleen currently serves as a board member of FAME (Region 1), LeRoy Collins Library System (Leon County), and Friends of the State Library and Archives (Florida).​
Board of Directors: 
Region 3
Missy Slack
Missy Slack- Brevard County
Missy Slack followed in her mother’s footsteps and became an educator over twenty-five years ago. Missy began her teaching profession in her home state of Louisiana but has spent most of her teaching career in Brevard County. Missy has over fifteen years serving her schools’ communities as the school librarian and the past three years at the district office where she currently is serving as one of Brevard Public Schools Library Media Content Specialist, K-12. Missy was one of the first-year applicants to receive the Florida Power Library School Award, she maintained this status until opening a new elementary choice school in 2019. Before Missy could apply for the FPLs at her new school, the pandemic interrupted her plans. Missy then transferred to the district office. Missy also held the National Boards Certification in media for seven years and been recognized and honored as teacher of the year. Missy is an active member of FAME; she has presented multiple times and has not missed a conference! Missy is currently serving on FAME’s Award and Scholarship team. Missy is a member of ALA and AASL and Brevard Association of Media Educators where she has served as second chair. If you were to ask Missy about her ‘job’, she would tell you she has the best job in the building! Why? collaborating with librarians, teachers, other educators, administrators and community members, incorporating the newest technologies, reading celebrations, author visits, books, books, and more books just to name a few reasons. When Missy is not serving schools or in her cubicle, you find her in her pool reading or in her garden harvesting for the zombie apocalypse, if it is football season, she’s not available if LSU tigers or SAINTS are playing, but most likely you will find Missy with her family, which includes eight grandchildren. Missy is a believer in the work the school librarian media specialist does, building a program that creates exciting lessons to support the standards, putting books in the hands of students and providing a safe place for all its patrons.
Region 4
Tamara Martinez Gramlich
Tamara Martinez Gramlich- Pinellas County
Tamara Martinez Gramlich graduated from the University of South Florida with her Bachelor’s of Science in Elementary Education in December of 1990. She started her career in first grade for Pinellas County Schools.  Tamara went on to get her Master’s of Education degree in December 2001, after which she became the Instructional Technology coach for two schools before deciding the library was where she wanted to be.
In 2002, she started her career as a Library Media Technology Specialist for Pinellas County Schools.  She served on the Pinellas Association of Library Media Specialists (PALMS) board in every position and served on the FAME Awards Committee for three years.
She views the library as the candy store of the school and loves seeing the students come in and pick the book they want to read.  Tamara fosters the love of reading by building relationships with the students, listening to their interests, and making sure the books they want to check out are always available on the shelf.
Region 5
Angela Williams
Angela Williams- Palm Beach County
A migrant from Georgia to Florida, I am a proud graduate of the Irwin County School System. As resident of the Sunshine State, I am a proud graduate of Florida Atlantic University, Nova Southeastern University and Barry University. Before I became an educator for seven years, I worked as a dental assistant, for both the private and public sector in Palm Beach County. Later, I made a career change to join the education system as a behavior interventionist. Three years later, I became employed as an educator at Roosevelt Community Middle School, where I served for twenty years. At Roosevelt Middle School (RMS), I worked in several capacities and held multiple leadership roles. As a teacher, I was an inclusion teacher, social studies teacher, an Exceptional Student Educator teacher, as well as a Teaching Student of Other Languages (TSOL) teacher. My leadership roles included a Clinical Educator, Department Instructional Leader, Team Leader, Afterschool Program Director, Athletic Director, and Athletic Coach. Most recently, during my last three years at RMS, I initiated an after school Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) Program known as DREAM Girls. 
In the Fall of SY21, l transitioned to Northmore Elementary School where I served as the Media Specialist for three years. Now, I have taken my talent to U.B. Kinsey/Palmview Elementary School of the Arts. My goal outside the classroom is the same as it was in the classroom: to empower and educate students at different levels keeping student engagement and teacher development needs in mind. My commitment to education is evident by my many years of service to the School District of Palm Beach County.
It is a daily charge to make a difference in every students’ life that I come in contact with, but by making sure the students are equipped with the right knowledge, tools, and support to be successful beyond the classroom, I, in effect, develop a life- long love for reading and the ability to compete in the global economy. 
Beyond the classroom, I feel that is also my duty to be actively involved in my community. I am a member of the American Business Women Association, Education Media Association, Florida Association in Media for Educators, Women Foundation of Florida, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., and National Coalition of 100 Black Women where I have served on several committees that have had a profound effect on all stakeholders of the Palm Beach County area. I have shared my experience, knowledge, and resources to assist with the Nominating Committee for FAME. As member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, I have chair the Enhance of Environment for the past three years. In addition, I have served as the treasurer for the Educational Media Association of PBC.
Board of Directors, At-Large
Erik Fassel
Erik Fassel- Region 4, Hillsborough County
My name is Erik Fassel; I am a Media Specialist in Tampa. I have been a guybrarian for 11 years which has followed a 12-year career teaching in the classroom. Those of you who are good at math can figure out how old I am! I have served on the Awards Committee and SSYRA Committee and look forward to FAME every year. I am married to an elementary school teacher and have a middle school daughter. My two favorite hobbies are eating and playing video games. I mean, reading
Nominations Committee
Jennifer Kemp
Jennifer Kemp- Region 1, Escambia County
Jennifer Kemp has been teaching for 23 years. For the first nine years of her career she was a classroom teacher. In 2010, she began working as a media specialist at C.A. Weis Elementary. She has served as Team Leader, Leadership Team Member, After School Tutor, Battle of the Books Coach, Vice President and President of Escambia County School Librarian Association. From 2019-2022, Jen enjoyed being on the SSYRA 3-5 Committee. She has been honored with the Teacher of the Year Award twice during her career. In 2017, she was Escambia County’s Media Specialist of the Year. Since joining the staff at C.A. Weis Elementary School, Jen has procured nearly $30,000 in grants to enhance the library experience for students. This May, Jen will be graduating from FSU with a Master of Science in Information.
Mitzi Mack
Mitzi Mack- Region 4, Hillsborough County
Mitzi Mack serves as a media specialist for a local magnet middle school in the School District of Hillsborough County. In this role, Mitzi collaborates, leads, coordinates and develops a plan for successful integration of technology, curriculum and literature.
Mitzi is an accomplished teacher/curriculum specialist for 29 years and currently serves on several American Library Association committees in support of ‘FREADOM’, the right to read banned books.
Writing has always been a secret passion, so, whether writing grants, poems or book reviews, Mitzi enjoys putting pen to paper to inform and transform.
Though often buried in a book, Mitzi is also a community conscious volunteer that feeds her passion and drive by helping others and participating in continuing education courses at the local university.
Nominations Committee - Alternate
Dione Mila
Dione Mila- Region 5, Broward County
Media Specialist, Dione Mila, runs a thriving Media Center that is the hub of her elementary school. Her elementary students help with book checkout, set up the daily Makerspace area, shelve books, and run the daily morning announcement broadcast.  Mila was the first in Broward County to earn the coveted Florida-Power Library School Award, paving the way for other schools to earn the accolade. Former President of the Broward County Association of Media Specialists, BCAMS, Region 5 chair for Florida Association for Media in Education, FAME, Former Chair for the Sunshine State Young Readers Award Grades 3-5, SSYRA 3-5, and a frequent speaker at FAME Conferences on student leadership, you can follow her on Twitter @dmmila.