ALA’s ASCLA and RUSA Divisions Have a New Executive Director
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Please join me in welcoming Jessica Hughes as the new Executive Director of The Association of Specialized and Cooperative Library Agencies (ASCLA) and the Reference and User Services Association (RUSA), divisions of the American Library Association. Jessica will start with ALA on Monday, October 9, 2017.
Jessica currently serves as the Chief Operating Officer for Florida Hospice & Palliative Care Association. Prior to her current position, she was their Director of Development (2010) and Director of Strategic Initiatives (2011). Before joining Florida Hospice & Palliative Care Association, Jessica was the Director of Development for Community Christian School. She also held positions at Northwestern College and at the Minnesota Electrical Association. Jessica has a B.S in Organizational Development from Northwestern College and has studied Philanthropy and Development at St. Mary’s University.
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Gary Price (gprice@gmail.com) is a librarian, writer, consultant, and frequent conference speaker based in the Washington D.C. metro area. He earned his MLIS degree from Wayne State University in Detroit. Price has won several awards including the SLA Innovations in Technology Award and Alumnus of the Year from the Wayne St. University Library and Information Science Program. From 2006-2009 he was Director of Online Information Services at Ask.com.