The first director of the American Library Association, Center for the Future of Libraries, Miguel A Figueroa is responsible for identifying and disseminating information on long term societal, technological, educational, demographic trends that may affect libraries and their future He also promotes and supports the incorporation of “futures thinking” into library policy and planning in libraries of all types.Figueroa has served as Director of Member Programs for the American Theological Library Association in Chicago since June 2012, where he has coordinated member recruitment, outreach and development, the cultivation of relationships with external partners, communications and publications and service to volunteer committees and interest groups. From 2009 to 2012, he served as Director of the Office for Diversity and Spectrum Scholarship Program and the Office for Literacy and Outreach Services at the American Library Association, where he coordinated member services, initiatives and programs, training and resource development, and relationships with external partners.