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Core Announces Slate of Candidates for 2025-2026 Election
CHICAGO—Core is pleased to announce the slate of candidates for the 2025-2026 ALA Core election. The Core election will open on March 10, 2025 and will continue through April 2, 2025.
All Core members in good standing as of January 31, 2025, are eligible to participate and vote in this election.
Core will host a Core Candidates Open House on Thursday, February 27 from 2:00pm - 3:00pm CT. Register here to receive the Zoom link.
The candidates for Core President-Elect running for the 2025-2026 term are:
Steve Kelley
Head of Continuing Resources and Database Management
Z. Smith Reynolds Library
Winston Salem, NC
Joseph Yue
Los Angeles, CA
The candidates for the two Core Director at Large seats for the 2025-2026 term are:
Melissa Brooks
Head of Technical Services
University of Southern Mississippi
Hattiesburg, MS
Gina Costello
Associate Dean, Technology & Special Collections
Louisiana State University Libraries
Baton Rouge, LA
Jamen McGranahan
Associate Director of Library Technology & Assessment Services
Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN
Jennifer Park
Government Relations Specialist
Ramapo Catskill Library System
Middletown, NY
The candidate for the ALA Division Councilor seat for the 2025-2026 term is:
Rachel Fleming
Scholarly Communications Librarian
University of Tennessee Chattanooga
Chattanooga, TN
The candidates for the Core Metadata and Collections Section Chair-Elect seat for the 2025-2026 term are:
Stephanie Rodriguez
Assistant Director
Tennessee State University
Nashville, TN
Karen Snow
Professor
Dominican University, School of Information Studies
River Forest, IL
Learn more about the candidates and cast your ballot by April 2, 2025. Members will receive an email from ALA with information about how to vote online. The election results will be announced on April 7, 2025.
About Core
Core: Leadership, Infrastructure, Futures is the national association that advances the profession of librarians and information providers in central roles of leadership and management, collections and technical services, and technology. Our mission is to cultivate and amplify the collective expertise of library workers in core functions through community building, advocacy, and learning. Core is a division of the American Library Association. Follow us on our Blog, Instagram, or LinkedIn.
Contact:
Julie Reese
Executive Director
American Library Association
Core: Leadership, Infrastructure, Futures
jreese@ala.org
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