2020 ALA Nominating Committee Councilors-at-Large candidates announced

CHICAGO - The American Library Association (ALA) Nominating Committee annually nominates candidates from among the general membership for members-at-large of Council. Individuals who are not selected by the Nominating Committee may run for office by petition. 

Individuals interested in running for ALA Council by petition have until 4:30 p.m. Central Time on December 4, 2019, to file an electronic petition with the ALA executive director.  The petition must have the signatures of no fewer than 25 ALA current personal members. An additional form containing biographical information and a statement of professional concerns must be submitted electronically with the petition. Instructions for filing petitions and additional voting information is available at http://www.ala.org/aboutala/governance/alaelection . 

2020 ALA Candidates for Councilor at Large

 

Alexandria Abenshon

Library Manager 

The New York Public Library 

New York

Tom Adamich

President 

Visiting Librarian Service 

New Philadelphia, Ohio 

Jennifer Addington

Director 

Palos Verdes Library District 

Rolling Hills Estates, Calif.

Tina Baich

Associate Dean for Collections 

IUPUI University Library 

Indianapolis

Regina M. Beard

Business Librarian 

Florida Gulf Coast University 

Fort Myers, Fla. 

Emily Bergman

Campus Librarian 

Chicago School of Professional Psychology 

Los Angeles

Latrice Booker

Dean of the Library 

Indiana University Northwest 

Gary, Ind. 

Vivian Bordeaux

Librarian III, Customer Service 

Bridgeport Public Library 

Bridgeport, Conn. 

Peter D. Coyl

Director 

Montclair Public Library 

Montclair, N.J. 

John DeSantis

Cataloging and Metadata Services Librarian 

Dartmouth College 

Hanover, N.H. 

Joslyn Bowling Dixon

Assistant Director 

Prince William Public Library System 

Prince William, Va. 

Yvonne Dooley

Business Librarian 

University of North Texas 

Denton, Texas

Cynthia Ellison Dottin

Adjunct Lecturer, FIU Honors College 

Florida International University 

Miami

Emily Drabinski

The Graduate Center, CUNY 

New York

Nadine Ellero

Head of Technical Services 

Auburn University Libraries 

Auburn, Ala. 

Laura Evans

Head of Cataloging/Metadata 

Amherst College 

Amherst, Mass.

Susan F. Gregory

Director 

Bozeman Public Library 

Bozeman, Mont.

Monica Harris

Executive Director 

Schaumburg Township District Library 

Schaumburg, Ill.

Vicky Hart

Director of Library Services 

Northeast Lakeview College 

San Antonio 

Rochelle Hartman

Director 

The Lincoln Library of Springfield 

Springfield, Ill.

Carl A. Harvey II

Assistant Professor 

Longwood University 

Farmville, Va. 

Christopher J. Hemingway

Circulation Librarian 

Hagaman Memorial Library 

East Haven, Conn. 

Peter Hepburn

Head Librarian 

College of the Canyons 

Santa Clarita, Calif. 

Dora T. Ho

Young Adult Librarian

Los Angeles Public Library

Los Angeles

Shanna Hollich

Collections Management Librarian 

Wilson College 

Chambersburg, Pa. 

Del R. Hornbuckle

Dean of Library Services 

California State University 

Fresno, Calif. 

Matthew Hortt, PhD

Executive Director 

High Plains Library District 

Greeley, Colo. 

Grace Jackson-Brown

Research and Instruction Librarian 

Missouri State University, Duane G. Meyer Library 

Springfield, Mo. 

Liana Juliano

Manager, Information Resources 

Paul Hastings LLP 

Los Angeles

Robin Kear

Liaison Librarian 

University of Pittsburgh 

Pittsburgh

Kimberly Bray Knight

Assistant Director 

Chesapeake Public Library 

Chesapeake, Va. 

Jeff Kosokoff

Assistant University Librarian for Collection Strategy 

Duke University Libraries 

Durham, N.C.

Oscar R. Lanza-Galindo

Library and Learning Commons Director 

Bristol Community College 

Fall River, Mass. 

Binh P. Le

Librarian 

The Pennsylvania State University 

Abington, Pa. 

Sam Leif

Assistant Director 

University of Nevada 

Las Vegas

Rodney Lippard

Director, Gregg-Graniteville Library and the Center for Student Achievement 

University of South Carolina Aiken 

Aiken, S.C. 

Lesley Looper

Team Lead, Shelf Preparation Section, Resource Description Department 

Duke University Libraries 

Durham, N.C.

Kari Mitchell, MLS

Librarian 

DC Public Schools 

Washington, D.C.

Joe Mocnik

Dean of Libraries 

North Dakota State University 

Fargo, N.D. 

Alanna Aiko Moore

Librarian for Sociology, Ethnic Studies, Gender Studies 

UC San Diego 

La Jolla, Calif. 

Leslie L. Morgan

Africana Studies Education Librarian 

University of Notre Dame 

Notre Dame, Ind. 

Larry Neal

Library Director 

Clinton-Macomb Public Library 

Clinton Township, Mich. 

Michelle P. Osborne

Branch Manager 

Gaston County Public Library, Stanley Brancy 

Stanley, N.C. 

Jennifer Pate

Scholarly Communications and Instructional Services Librarian 

University of North Alabama 

Florence, Ala. 

Liz Philippi

School Library Program Coordinator 

Texas State Library Archives Commission 

Austin, Texas 

Sarah M.K. Potwin

Executive Library Director 

Niagara Falls Public Library 

Niagara Falls, N.Y. 

Raymond Pun

Instruction/Research Librarian 

Alder Graduate School of Education 

Redwood City, Calif. 

Alice A. Robinson

Secondary School Librarian 

West Babylon School District 

West Babylon, N.Y.

Edward L. Sanchez

Head, Library Information Technology 

Marquette University 

Milwaukee 

Amanda Marie Sauerwein

Circulation Coordinator 

Curtis Laws Wilson Library, Missouri University of Science and Technology 

Rolla, Mo. 

Paul A. Sharpe

Dean of Libraries 

University of Texas Rio Grande Valley 

Edinburg-Brownsville-Harlingen, Texas 

Jules Shore

Systems Librarian 

Rockville, Md. 

Jahala D. Simuel

Medical Librarian and Head of Access Services 

Howard University 

Washington, D.C.

Daniella Smith

Associate Professor 

Department of Information Science, University of North Texas 

Denton, Texas

Pauline Stacchini

Managing Librarian 

Austin Public Library 

Austin, Texas 

Amy Steinbauer

Interim Branch Manager 

D.C. Public Library 

Washington, D.C. 

Kaite Stover

Director of Readers' Services 

Kansas City Public Library 

Kansas City, Mo. 

Bill Sudduth

Head, Government Information 

University of South Carolina Libraries 

Columbia, S.C. 

Jim Teliha

Dean of the Library Learning Commons 

Utica College 

Utica, N.Y.

Tina Thomas

Executive Director, Strategy and Innovation 

Edmonton Public Library 

Alberta, Canada 

Gail Tobin

Branch Manager 

Schaumburg Township District Library, Hanover Park Branch 

Hanover Park, Ill. 

Scott Walter

University Librarian and University Copyright Officer 

Illinois Wesleyan University 

Bloomington, Ill. 

Brad Warren

Associate Dean of Library Services 

University of Cincinnati 

Cincinnati

Sandy Wee

Library Services Manager 

San Mateo County Libraries 

San Mateo, Calif. 

Angela A. Williams

MLK Librarian 

Syracuse University 

Syracuse, N.Y. 

Derek Wilson

Executive Director 

Florence-Lauderdale Public Library 

Florence, Ala. 

Harriet Wintermute

Head, Metadata Services 

Iowa State University Library 

Ames, Iowa 

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