About me
Rachel Shankles served as President of AAIM twice and her high school library won the Outstanding Media Program Award twice while she was LMS at Lakeside High in Hot Springs. She is currently Immediate Past President of Arkansas Library Association. Rachel worked as the Practicum Coordinator and adjunct for UCA in the Leadership Studies Dept. for several years. As an International Vice President for Alpha Delta Kappa organization, she travels a lot. Her most recent awards were the 2021 Frances P Neal Award from ArLA, the AR Violet Award from AR ADK, and the Herb Lawrence Leadership Award from AAIM.