Member, National Museum and Library Services Board
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.
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.
In March 2007, Mrs. Cellucci received a second Presidential appointment, this one to the National Museum and Library Services Board (NMLSB). The NMLSB is an advisory body within the Institute of Museum and Library Services, the primary source of federal support for the nation's 122,000 libraries and 17,500 museums.
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.
