Leila June Rod-Welch, Ed.D. is a librarian at Saddleback College where she coordinates outreach activities. Previously, she worked at the University of Northern Iowa. Prior to that, Rod-Welch taught English to international students, refugees, and immigrants. The majority of her research focuses on outreach to diverse and underserved populations such as international students, English as a Second Language Learners, graduate students, military science students, and veterans. In 2019, she edited a book titled Improving Library Services in Support of International Students and English as a Second Language Learners. Leila’s other scholarly interests include leisure and aging. She has sixty publications and presentations. Dr. Rod-Welch has been involved with numerous ACRL committees over the years, including the Josey Spectrum Scholar Mentor Committee. Her forthcoming three-volume co-edited book Academic Library Mentoring: Fostering Growth and Renewal will be published by ACRL soon. In addition, she was the founder and past Convener of Academic Library Services to Graduate Students Interest Group and she was the past convenor of Academic Library Services to International Students Interest Group.