ALA announces slate of petition council candidates for 2024 election

For Immediate Release
Wed, 01/03/2024

Contact:

Sheryl Reyes

Director

Governance Office

sreyes@ala.org

CHICAGO - The American Library Association (ALA) announces that the following individuals have filed petitions for the Councilor-at-Large position on the ALA Council for the 2024 ALA Election: 

 

Mario Gonzalez  

Executive Director 

Passaic Public Library 

Passaic, NJ 

Public 

 

Susan Jennings  

Dean of Library Services 

Chattanooga State Community College 

Chattanooga, TN 

Academic 

 

Charles Kratz  

Dean Emeritus 

University of Scranton Harry & Jeanette Weinberg Memorial 

Stroudsburg, PA 

Academic 

 

Dennis LeLoup 

Retired School Librarian 

School Library Advisor 

Indianapolis, IN 

School 

 

Toni Negro  

Librarian 

Retired 

Rockville, MD 

School 

 

Christina Rodriques 

Senior Program Manager 

OCLC 

Columbus, OH 

Nonprofit 

 

Eric Suess  

Library Director 

Marshall Public Library 

Pocatello, ID 

Public 

 

James Teliha 

Dean of the Library & Learning Commons 

Utica University 

Utica, NY 

Academic 

 

The period for filing petitions closed on Dec. 31, 2023.  Ballot mailing for the 2024 ALA election will begin on March 11, 2024, and will run through April 3, 2024. Renew your membership online or by calling 1-800-545-2433, option 1 to ensure that you receive your ballot for the 2024 ALA election. 

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