
ALA announces slate of Council candidates
For Immediate Release
Thu, 09/14/2017
Chicago - The American Library Association (ALA) announces the following individuals as candidates for positions on the ALA Council. These individuals were nominated by the Nominating Committee for the 2018 ALA Election:
Sedley Abercrombie, Lead Library Media Coordinator, Davidson County Schools, Denton, North Carolina
Audrey Barbakoff, Community Engagement and Economic Development Manager, King County Library System, Issaquah, Washington
Cassandra Barnett, Program Advisor for School Libraries, Arkansas Department of Education, Little Rock
Emily Bergman, Adjunct Reference Librarian, Glendale (California) Community College
Walter L. Betts, Systems Librarian, Texas Christian University, Fort Worth
Tom Bober, School Librarian, RM Captain Elementary School, Clayton, Missouri
Susan Broman, Director of Emerging Technologies and Collections, Los Angeles (California) Public Library
Whitney Buccicone, Special Collections Cataloging Librarian, University of Washington, Seattle
Holly L. Camino, Branch Manager, Cuyahoga County Public Library, Middleburg Heights, Ohio
Jeffrey Cannell, Director, Providence (Rhode Island) Community Library
Keturah Cappadonia, Outreach Consultant, Southern Tier Library System, Painted Post, New York
Nan Carmack, Ed. D., Director, Campbell County Public Library System, Rustburg, Virginia
Emily Clasper, System Operations and Training Manager, Suffolk Cooperative Library System, Bellport, New York
Chris Corrigan, Reference Librarian, Library of Congress, National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, Washington, D.C.
Peter D. Coyl, Director, Montclair (New Jersey) Public Library
Sara Dallas, Director, Southern Adirondack Library System, Saratoga Springs, New York
Catherine Damiani, Head of Reference/Digital Services Librarian, East Providence (Rhode Island) Public Library
Jay Dela Cruz, Assistant Community Library Manager, Queens (New York) Library
Roberto C. Delgadillo, Research Support Services Librarian, Peter J. Shields Library, University of California, Davis
Vicki Morris Emery, Retired School Library Administrator, Fairfax County (Virginia) Public Schools, Burke, Virginia
Ann Dutton Ewbank, Associate Professor, School Library Media, Montana State University, Bozeman
Debra Rhodes Gibson, Library Director, St. Johns County Public Library System, St. Augustine, Florida
Mary L. Glendening, Director, Middletown Free Library, Media, Pennsylvania
Lucia M. Gonzalez, Library Director, City of North Miami (Florida) Public Library
Catherine Hakala-Ausperk, Author, Trainer, Consultant, Libraries Thrive Consulting, Chagrin Falls, Ohio
Carl A. Harvey, II, Assistant Professor, School Librarianship, Longwood University, Farmville, Virginia
Laura Hicks, Media Specialist, Frederick (Maryland) High School
Mary Anne Hodel, Director, CEO, Orange County Library System, Orlando, Florida
Megan Hodge, Teaching and Learning Librarian, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia
Jody K. Howard, Adjunct Professor and Library Consultant, Emporia State University SLIM Program, Denver, Colorado
Kathy M. Irwin, Associate Dean of Libraries, Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant, Michigan
Melissa Jacobs, Coordinator of Library Services, New York City Dept. of Education/New York City School Library System
Eldon Ray James, Researcher, Institutional Survey, LLC, Austin, Texas
Susan L. Jennings, Dean of Library Services, Chattanooga State Community College, Chattanooga, Tennessee
Kimberly Johnson, CEO, Tulsa City-County Library, Tulsa, Oklahoma
kYmberly Keeton, Solo Academic Librarian, ART_library deco, Jefferson City, Missouri
Rebekah Kilzer, Director, Member Education, OCLC, Dublin, Ohio
Linda A. Kopecky, Head, Research Services, University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee
Kayla Kuni, Community Education Librarian, New Port Richey (Florida) Public Library
Mimi Lee, Diversity and Literacy Consultant, New Jersey State Library, Trenton
Dennis J. LeLoup, School Librarian, Avon Intermediate School East, Avon, Indiana
Leo S. Lo, Associate University Librarian, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia
Mike L. Marlin, Director, California State Library, Braille and Talking Book Library, Sacramento
Jamie L. Mason, Director, Rocky River (Ohio) Public Library
Steve Matthews, Librarian (EMER), Foxcroft School, Middleburg, Virginia
Arthur F. Miller, General Reference and Research Services Librarian, Princeton University Library, Princeton, New Jersey
Joe Mocnik, Dean of Libraries, North Dakota State University, Fargo
Virginia B. (Ginny) Moore, Retired Librarian, Prince George’s County Memorial Library System, Oxon Hill, Maryland
Toni Negro, Librarian, University of Maryland, Priddy Library, Rockville, Maryland
Robbie Leah Nickel, School Librarian, Sage Elementary School, Spring Creek, Nevada
Michelle Ornat, Assistant Director, Chesapeake (Virginia) Public Library
Leslie Preddy, School Librarian, Perry Township Schools, Indianapolis, Indiana
Jo Rolfe, Library Director, Camarillo (California) Public Library
Joel D. Shoemaker, Library Director, Oakwood (Illinois) Public Library District
Jon D. Solomon, Library Manager, Englewood (Colorado) Public Library
Eric D. Suess, Library Director, Marshall Public Library, Pocatello, Idaho
Tracy Sumler, Outreach Manager, DC Public Library, Washington, DC
Jim Teliha, Director of the Library and Learning Commons, Utica College, Utica, New York
Melody Scagnelli-Townley, Library Media Specialist, Joyce Kilmer School, Mahwah, New Jersey
Erica Ann Watson, Librarian, Art Institute of California, San Francisco
Joan S. Weeks, Head, Near East Section and Turkish Specialist, Library of Congress, African and Middle Eastern Division, Washington, DC
Janice Welburn, Dean of Libraries, Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Individuals who are interested in running for ALA Council by petition may file petitions beginning on Wednesday, October 4, 2017. All petitions must be submitted by 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, December 6, 2017. Instructions for filing petitions can be found at http://www.ala.org/aboutala/governance/alaelection .
Ballot mailing for the 2017 ALA election will begin on March 12, 2018 and will run through April 4, 2018 with the results being announced on Wednesday, April 11, 2018. Individuals must be members in good standing as of January 31, 2018 in order to vote in the ALA election.