Wendy Cornelisen is the assistant state librarian for library innovation and collaboration at the Georgia Public Library Service, a unit of the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia that is dedicated to empowering libraries to improve the lives of Georgians by fostering a culture of learning statewide. Cornelisen earned a bachelor's degree from Iowa State University and a master's degree in information science from the University of Tennessee. She is a graduate of USG's Executive Leadership Institute and serves on the board of the Deal Center for Early Language and Literacy. She is the current president of the Georgia Library Association and chair of the American Library Association’s Grassroots Subcommittee.