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Reminder ALA Nominating Committee seeks candidates for 2023 election – Nominations Form due Sept 30

  • 1.  Reminder ALA Nominating Committee seeks candidates for 2023 election – Nominations Form due Sept 30

    Posted Sep 09, 2022 12:49 AM

    ALA Nominating Committee seeks candidates for 2023 election

     

    The Nominating Committee for the 2023 ALA election is soliciting nominees to run on the 2023 spring ballot for the offices of ALA president-elect and councilor-at-large.

     

    The Nominating Committee will select candidates to run for president-elect and no fewer than 50 candidates for the 33 at-large council seats to be filled in the 2023 spring election.

     

    The president-elect will serve a three-year term: as president-elect in 2023-24, as president in 2024-25, and as immediate past president in 2025-26.

     

    The councilors-at-large will serve a three-year term 2023-26, beginning after the 2023 ALA Annual Conference and ending at the adjournment of the 2026 Annual Conference.

     

    The ALA president and councilors also serve in corresponding roles in the ALA-Allied Professional Association [ALA-APA]. Individuals considering ALA-APA offices 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.

     

    For more information, including answers to frequently asked questions for either role visit the ALA Election Website: https://www.ala.org/aboutala/governance/alaelection

     

    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/ The Nominating Committee may ask for additional information about an individual's candidacy for a leadership position. To this end, the committee may request a recorded video from candidates and/or may set up interviews with candidates.

     

    You will be asked to create an account to access the form. Nominations and forms must be received no later than September 30, 2022.

     

    Nominations may be sent to any member of the Nominating Committee for the 2023 ALA Election. Committee members are:

     

    Rebekkah Smith Aldrich, Chair

    Executive Director, Mid-Hudson Library System

    Poughkeepsie, NY 12601

    rsmith@midhudson.org

     

    Noah Beckman

    Instruction & Reference Librarian, Gallaudet University

    Cheverly, MD, 20785

    noah.beckman@gallaudet.edu

     

    Jacquelyn A. Bryant

    Assistant Professor, Library, Community College of Philadelphia

    Philadelphia, PA 19141

    jabryant02@gmail.com

     

    Kenny Garcia

    Research and Instruction Librarian, California State University, Monterey Bay

    Seaside, CA 93955

    kengarcia@csumb.edu

     

    Richard Kong

    Director, Skokie Public Library

    Skokie, IL 60077

    rkong@skokielibrary.info

     

    Sandy Littletree

    Assistant Teaching Professor, University of Washington

    Olympia, WA 98501

    sandy505@uw.edu

     

    Matthew Noe

    Lead Collection and Knowledge Management Librarian, Harvard Medical School

    Boston, MA 02115

    Matthew_Noe@hms.harvard.edu

     

    Susan Polos

    Librarian, Greenwich Country Day School

    Katonah, NY 10536

    suz.polos@gmail.com

     

    Dr. Daniella Smith

    Hazel Harvey Peace Endowed Professor, University of North Texas

    Denton, TX 76227

    dr.daniellasmith@gmail.com

     

    The 2023 ALA elections will take place March 13 - April 5, 2023

     

    Press Release Link: https://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2022/07/ala-nominating-committee-seeks-candidates-2023-election



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    Daniella Smith
    Professor
    University of North Texas
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