The Council is the governing body of 5CLIR, with authority to manage all educational, organizational, and budget matters of 5CLIR.
The Council consists of the six officers plus nine additional elected members. The nine members are elected to staggered three-year terms.
The Executive Committee is comprised of the officers and Past President.
The Historian is appointed by the President, with approval of Council, for a three-year term, reappointed on a year-to-year basis.
The Liaison to Five Colleges, Inc. is appointed by the Executive Committee for a three-year term, reappointed on a year-to-year basis.
The Ombudsman is appointed by the President, with approval of Council, for a one-year term, reappointed on a year-to-year basis.
| 2018-2019 | |||
| 5CLIR Council Members | * Executive Committee | ||
| President* | Ellen Kosmer | kosmer@aya.yale.edu | 6/30/2021 |
| Treasurer* | Katherine Campbell | ksmithcamp@post.harvard.edu | 6/30/2019 |
| Asst. Treasurer* | Chuck Aulino | chucknettie@gmail.com | 6/30/2019 |
| Vice President* | Jake Greenburg | jaglagreen@comcast.net | 6/30/2021 |
| Secretary* | Cynthia Barker | cynthiabar@aol.com | 6/30/2019 |
| Past President* | Gordon Wyse | gwyse@bio.umass.edu | 6/30/2019 |
| At Large | Pam Daniels | harper227@comcast.net | 6/30/2020 |
| Jay Russell | j7m4russell@gmail.com | 6/30/2020 | |
| Terry Rosenfeld | tmrosenfeld@yahoo.com | 6/30/2020 | |
| Joanne Creighton | jcreight@mtholyoke.edu | 6/30/2019 | |
| Jonathan Jay | jonathanjay8@gmail.com | 6/30/2019 | |
| Christopher Hurn | hurncj@yahoo.com | 6/30/2019 | |
| Robert Cohen | racprint@comcast.net | 6/30/2021 | |
| Margaret Russell | j7m4russell@gmail.com | 6/30/2021 | |
| Shirlee Williams | williams.shirlee@gmail.com | 6/30/2021 | |
| 5C Liason | Larry Ambs | ambs@umass.edu | |
| Ombudsperson | Anne Lombard | aslombard@comcast.net | |
| Historian | Sara Wright | wright.sara@comcast.net | |
