ALA Releases Names of Council Candidates For 2015 Election

From the American Library Association:

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 2015 ALA Election:

• Joann Absi, Media Coordinator, Eugene Ashley High School, Wilmington, N.C.

• Hilary Albert, Librarian II, Mahopac Public Library, Mahopac, N.Y.

• Doug Archer, Peace Studies, Global Affairs & Political Science Librarian, Hersburgh Libraries, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Ind.

• Tamika Barnes, Library Director, Georgia Perimeter College, Dunswoody, Ga.

• Sandra Barstow, Head of Collection Development, University of Wyoming Libraries, Laramie, Wyo.

• Buenaventura “Ven” Basco, Interim Head, Circulation Services, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Fla.

• Jennifer Wann Boettcher, Business Bibiographer, Georgetown University, Washington, D.C.

• Brett Bonfield,  Director, Collingswood Public Library, Collingswood, N.J.

• Steve Brantley, Head of Reference Services, Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, Ill.

• Mary Frances Burns, Director, Morley Library, Painesville, Ohio

• Sara Dallas, Director, Southern Adirondack Library System, Saratoga Springs, N.Y.

• Trevor Dawes, Associate University Librarian, Washington University, St. Louis, Mo.

• Vicki Emery, Media Coordinator, Lake Braddock Secondary School, Burke, Va.

• Chuck Gibson, Director/CEO, Worthington Libraries, Worthington, Ohio

• Jane Glasby, Manager, Library for the Blind & Print Disabled, San Francisco Public Library, San Francisco, Calif.

• Selina Gomez-Beloz, Library Manager, Timberland Regional Library, Centralia, Wash.

• Millie Gonzalez, Emerging Technologies & Digital Services Librarian, Framingham State University, Framingham, Mass.

• Melissa Heather Gotsch, Branch Manager, Baltimore County Public Library, Baltimore, Md.

• Clem Guthro, Director of Libraries, Colby College, Waterville, Maine.

• Michael Gutiérrez, Associate Librarian, University of Delaware Library, Newark, Del.

• Michelle Hamiel, Associate Director for Public Services, Prince George’s County Memorial Library System, Hyattsville, Md.

• Mary Kathleen Hanselmann, Chief Librarian, Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center, Monterey, Calif.

• Carl Harvey, II, School Librarian, North Elementary School, Noblesville, Ind.

• Eboni Henry, Branch Manager, District of Columbia Public Library, Washington, D.C.

• Holly Suzanne Hibner, Adult Services Coordinator, Plymouth District Library, Plymouth, Mich.

• Kathy Hicks-Brooks,  Media Specialist, Ben Davis High School, Indianapolis, Ind.

• Nann Blaine Hilyard, Retired, Winthrop Harbor, Ill.

• Megan Hodge, Teaching & Learning Librarian, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Va.

• Jamie Hollier, Co-CEO, Anneal, Inc., Denver, Colo.

• Amy Hoseth, Associate Professor/Coordinator for Onsite Services, Colorado State University Libraries, Fort Collins, Colo.

• Rebecca (Becky) Jackman, School Librarian, New Providence Middle School, Clarksville, Tenn.

• Cristol Michelle Kapp, Librarian, Hamilton County Department of Education: Clifton Hills Elementary School, Chattanooga, Tenn.

• Linda Ann Kopecky, Head, Research & Instructional Support Department, UWM Libraries, University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wis.

• Cheryl Lee, Program Coordinator – Branch Manager, Santa Clara City Library, Santa Clara, Calif.

• Dennis LeLoup, School Librarian, Avon Intermediate School, Avon, Ind.

• Rodney Lippard, Director, Learning Resource Centers Information Commons, Rowan-Cabarrus Community College, Salisbury, N.C.

• Leo Lo, Head, McLure Education Library, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Ala.

• Pauline Manaka, Research Librarian: Anthropology, Demography, Sociology & Women Studies, University of California, Irvine, Calif.

• John Turner Masland, Resource Sharing Supervisor, Portland State University Library, Portland, Ore.

• Sharon McKellar, Community Relations Librarian, Oakland Public Library, Oakland, Calif.

• Joy A. Millam, Teacher Librarian, Valencia High School, Fountain Valley, Calif.

• Virginia B. (Ginny) Moore, Retired Librarian, Prince George’s County Memorial Library System, Oxon Hill, Md.

• Tom Moothart, Assistant Dean for Resource Services, Colorado State University Libraries, Fort Collins, Colo.

• Jacqueline Ciccio Murphy, Sr. Consultant, Public Libraries & Community Relations, Colorado State Library – Colorado Department of Education, Denver, Colo.

• Barbara J. O’Hara, Library Director, Scott County Public Library, Georgetown, Ky.

• Johana Orellana-Cabrera, Community Service Librarian, San Mateo County Library, East Palo Alto, Calif.

• Heawon Paick, Branch Manager, Los Angeles Public Library, Junipero Serra Branch, Los Angeles, Calif.

• Martha Parker, Librarian-in-Residence, University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, Fayetteville, Ark.

• Celise Reech-Harper, Associate Director, Beauregard Parish Library, DeRidder, La.

• Colby Riggs, Project Coordinator – Systems Librarian, University of California, Irvine, Calif.

• Alexandra Rivera, Student Enrichment & Community Outreach Librarian, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mich.

• Romelia Salinas, Reference Services Coordinator, California State University, Los Angeles, Calif.

• Michael Santangelo, Electronic Resources Coordinator, BookOps, the Shared Technical Services Department of New York Public Library & Brooklyn Public Library, Long Island City, N.Y.

• Jules Shore, Systems Librarian, National Library of Medicine, Bethesda, Md.

• Angelique Simmons, Chief Librarian, DFMWR J.L. Throckmorton Library (Department of the Army), Fort Bragg, N.C.

• Dana Skwirut, Children’s Librarian, Edison Township Public Library, Edison, N.J.

• Ruth Tobar, Retired, Grand Rapids, Mich.

• Tess Tobin, Administrative Services Librarian, New York City College of Technology (CUNY), Brooklyn, N.Y.

• Pat Toney, Children’s Services Librarian, San Francisco Public Library, San Francisco, Calif.

• Candace Townsend, Head, Reference & Collections Support Section, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

• Ngoc-Yen Tran, Outreach & Student Engagement Librarian, University of Oregon, Eugene, Ore.

• Jay Turner, Director, Continuing Education & Training, Georgia Public Library Services, Atlanta, Ga.

• Jason Vance, Associate Professor/Information Literacy Librarian, Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, Tenn.

• Francisco Vargas, Youth Services Officer, Long Beach Public Library, Long Beach, Calif.

• Joan Weeks, Sr. Instruction Librarian, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

• Janice Welburn, Dean, University Libraries, Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wisc.

• Amanda Wilson, Director, National Transportation Library, Washington, D.C.

• Vance Wyatt, Trustee, North Chicago Public Library, North Chicago, Ill.

Individuals who are interested in running for ALA Council by Petition may file petitions through the 11:59 p.m. on Friday, February 6, 2015.  Instructions for filing petitions can be found at http://www.ala.org/aboutala/governance/alaelection .

Ballot mailing for the 2015 ALA Election will begin on March 24.  The election will close on May 1, 2015 with the results being announced on Friday, May 8.