ALA Nominating Committee seeks candidates for 2021 election

CHICAGO — The Nominating Committee for the 2021 ALA election is soliciting nominees to run on the 2021 spring ballot for the offices of ALA president-elect and councilor-at-large.

The Nominating Committee will select two candidates to run for president-elect and no fewer than 51 candidates for the 33 at-large council seats to be filled in the 2021 spring election.

The president-elect will serve a three-year term: as president-elect in 2021-22, as president in 2022-23, and as immediate past president in 2023-24.

The councilors-at-large will serve three-year terms, beginning after the 2021 ALA Annual Conference and ending at the adjournment of the 2024 Annual Conference.

The ALA president and councilors also serve in corresponding roles in the ALA-Allied Professional Association [ALA-APA]. Individuals considering ALA-APA office are encouraged to consult with their employer regarding any restrictions pertaining to lobbying activities or service on the governing body of a 501(c)6 organization.

Members who wish to make nominations should submit the following information: nominee name; present position; institution; address; telephone; and e-mail address. Self-nominations are encouraged.  All potential nominees must complete the Potential Candidate Biographical Form found here: https://officers.directnominations.net/

You will be asked to create an account to access the form. Nominations and forms must be received no later than July 10, 2020.

Nominations may be sent to any member of the Nominating Committee for the 2021 ALA Election. Committee members are: 

• Candice (Wing-yee) Mack (Chair)
  Manager, System-wide Teen Services
  Los Angeles Public Library, Los Angeles, CA 90071
  candice.yalsa@gmail.com
   
• Floyd Council
  Executive Director
  Birmingham Public Library, Birmingham, AL 35203
  floyd.council@birminghamal.gov
   
• Skip Dye
  SVP, Library Marketing & Digital Sales; SVP Dir. Sales Operations
  Penguin Random House, New York, NY 10019
  sdye@penguinrandomhouse.com
   
• Ann Dutton Ewbank
  Associate Professor
  Montana State University, Bozeman, MT 59718
  ann.ewbank@montana.edu
   
• Eldon Ray James
  Researcher
  Institutional Survey, Austin, TX 78703
  erayjames@gmail.com
   
• Amy Spence Lappin
  Deputy Director
  Lebanon Public Libraries, Lebanon, NH 03776
  amy.lappin@leblibrary.com
   
• Arlene Laverde
  Librarian
  Townsend Harris High School Library, Jamaica, NY 11426
  arlverde1@aol.com
   
• Scott Walter
  University Librarian
  Illinois Wesleyan University, Bloomington, IL 61701
  swalter1@iwu.edu
   
• Deimosa Webber-Bey
  Sr. Library Manager
  Scholastic Inc., The Scholastic Library & Archive,
  New York, NY 10012
  deimosa@scholastic.com

The 2021 ALA elections will take place March 8-April 7, 2021.