Commissioner, U.S. National Commission on Libraries and Information Science
Since 1974, Jan Cellucci has worked in and advocated for a wide range of libraries in the United States and Canada. Her professional career has included positions as an assistant public library director, an elected public library trustee, a school library director, a university preservation-conservation manager, an associate university librarian, and a national library commissioner.
In April 2001, her husband, Massachusetts Governor Paul Cellucci, became the U.S. Ambassador to Canada. During his tenure, Mrs. Cellucci worked as a goodwill ambassador for the Canadian Association of Research Libraries. She visited more than 30 research libraries and archives across Canada to promote their services and resources to Canadian decisionmakers.
Mrs. Cellucci also joined the University of British Columbia’s Presidential Advisory Council on the University Libraries. She was Assistant Curator for the rare books exhibit On the Road/Sur La Route at Library and Archives Canada and was a principal speaker at the 2005 Canadian School Library Summit.
In December 2005, she received U.S. Senate confirmation of her Presidential appointment to the U.S. National Commission on Libraries and Information Science, an independent agency of the federal government charged with advising the executive and legislative branches on national library and information policies and plans.
Mrs. Cellucci earned her master’s degree in library science from Simmons College and received an honorary doctorate in Public Service from Simmons in 2002.
