Lisa Guedea Carre帽o, MS
Interim Director of Library Services
About Lisa
Most of Lisa鈥檚 career has been in libraries: corporate, legal, academic, and public. During her 14 years as director of the Harold and Wilma Good Library at Goshen (Indiana) College, she also led three Study-Service Term (SST) units in Nicaragua. Most recently, she was Executive Director at Elkhart Public Library for 10+ years. Her hobbies include creative writing, singing, gardening, hiking, and occasionally participating in theatrical productions.
Lisa served from March 3 to June 30, 2025, as Interim Coordinator for the Institute of Mennonite Studies, 香蕉影视’s research agency. She worked on managing the transition towards a collaborative open-access online Mennonite publishing hub embedded within IMS.
On July 1, 2025, she began a 15-month term as Interim Director of Library Services.
Awards
- Greater Elkhart Chamber of Commerce, Business Diversity Nonprofit Leader of the Year, 2022
- Elkhart City Bar Association, Liberty Bell Award, 2018
Memberships and associations
- Community Foundation of Elkhart County Placemaking Grant Committee
- Elkhart County League of Women Voters