CHICAGO – The American Library Association (ALA) Nominating Committee annually nominates candidates from among the general membership for members-at-large of Council. Individuals who are not selected by the Nominating Committee may run for office by petition.
Individuals interested in running for ALA Council by petition have until 4:30 p.m. Central Time on December 4, 2019, to file an electronic petition with the ALA executive director. The petition must have the signatures of no fewer than 25 ALA current personal members. An additional form containing biographical information and a statement of professional concerns must be submitted electronically with the petition. Instructions for filing petitions and additional voting information is available at .
2020 ALA Candidates for Councilor at Large
Alexandria Abenshon
Library Manager
The New York Public Library
New York
Tom Adamich
President
Visiting Librarian Service
New Philadelphia, Ohio
Jennifer Addington
Director
Palos Verdes Library District
Rolling Hills Estates, Calif.
Tina Baich
Associate Dean for Collections
IUPUI University Library
Indianapolis
Regina M. Beard
Business Librarian
Florida Gulf Coast University
Fort Myers, Fla.
Emily Bergman
Campus Librarian
Chicago School of Professional Psychology
Los Angeles
Latrice Booker
Dean of the Library
Indiana University Northwest
Gary, Ind.
Vivian Bordeaux
Librarian III, Customer Service
Bridgeport Public Library
Bridgeport, Conn.
Peter D. Coyl
Director
Montclair Public Library
Montclair, N.J.
John DeSantis
Cataloging and Metadata Services Librarian
Dartmouth College
Hanover, N.H.
Joslyn Bowling Dixon
Assistant Director
Prince William Public Library System
Prince William, Va.
Yvonne Dooley
Business Librarian
University of North Texas
Denton, Texas
Cynthia Ellison Dottin
Adjunct Lecturer, FIU Honors College
Florida International University
Miami
Emily Drabinski
The Graduate Center, CUNY
New York
Nadine Ellero
Head of Technical Services
Auburn University Libraries
Auburn, Ala.
Laura Evans
Head of Cataloging/Metadata
Amherst College
Amherst, Mass.
Susan F. Gregory
Director
Bozeman Public Library
Bozeman, Mont.
Monica Harris
Executive Director
Schaumburg Township District Library
Schaumburg, Ill.
Vicky Hart
Director of Library Services
Northeast Lakeview College
San Antonio
Rochelle Hartman
Director
The Lincoln Library of Springfield
Springfield, Ill.
Carl A. Harvey II
Assistant Professor
Longwood University
Farmville, Va.
Christopher J. Hemingway
Circulation Librarian
Hagaman Memorial Library
East Haven, Conn.
Peter Hepburn
Head Librarian
College of the Canyons
Santa Clarita, Calif.
Dora T. Ho
Young Adult Librarian
Los Angeles Public Library
Los Angeles
Shanna Hollich
Collections Management Librarian
Wilson College
Chambersburg, Pa.
Del R. Hornbuckle
Dean of Library Services
California State University
Fresno, Calif.
Matthew Hortt, PhD
Executive Director
High Plains Library District
Greeley, Colo.
Grace Jackson-Brown
Research and Instruction Librarian
Missouri State University, Duane G. Meyer Library
Springfield, Mo.
Liana Juliano
Manager, Information Resources
Paul Hastings LLP
Los Angeles
Robin Kear
Liaison Librarian
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh
Kimberly Bray Knight
Assistant Director
Chesapeake Public Library
Chesapeake, Va.
Jeff Kosokoff
Assistant University Librarian for Collection Strategy
Duke University Libraries
Durham, N.C.
Oscar R. Lanza-Galindo
Library and Learning Commons Director
Bristol Community College
Fall River, Mass.
Binh P. Le
Librarian
The Pennsylvania State University
Abington, Pa.
Sam Leif
Assistant Director
University of Nevada
Las Vegas
Rodney Lippard
Director, Gregg-Graniteville Library and the Center for Student Achievement
University of South Carolina Aiken
Aiken, S.C.
Lesley Looper
Team Lead, Shelf Preparation Section, Resource Description Department
Duke University Libraries
Durham, N.C.
Kari Mitchell, MLS
Librarian
DC Public Schools
Washington, D.C.
Joe Mocnik
Dean of Libraries
North Dakota State University
Fargo, N.D.
Alanna Aiko Moore
Librarian for Sociology, Ethnic Studies, Gender Studies
UC San Diego
La Jolla, Calif.
Leslie L. Morgan
Africana Studies Education Librarian
University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame, Ind.
Larry Neal
Library Director
Clinton-Macomb Public Library
Clinton Township, Mich.
Michelle P. Osborne
Branch Manager
Gaston County Public Library, Stanley Brancy
Stanley, N.C.
Jennifer Pate
Scholarly Communications and Instructional Services Librarian
University of North Alabama
Florence, Ala.
Liz Philippi
School Library Program Coordinator
Texas State Library Archives Commission
Austin, Texas
Sarah M.K. Potwin
Executive Library Director
Niagara Falls Public Library
Niagara Falls, N.Y.
Raymond Pun
Instruction/Research Librarian
Alder Graduate School of Education
Redwood City, Calif.
Alice A. Robinson
Secondary School Librarian
West Babylon School District
West Babylon, N.Y.
Edward L. Sanchez
Head, Library Information Technology
Marquette University
Milwaukee
Amanda Marie Sauerwein
Circulation Coordinator
Curtis Laws Wilson Library, Missouri University of Science and Technology
Rolla, Mo.
Paul A. Sharpe
Dean of Libraries
University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Edinburg-Brownsville-Harlingen, Texas
Jules Shore
Systems Librarian
Rockville, Md.
Jahala D. Simuel
Medical Librarian and Head of Access Services
Howard University
Washington, D.C.
Daniella Smith
Associate Professor
Department of Information Science, University of North Texas
Denton, Texas
Pauline Stacchini
Managing Librarian
Austin Public Library
Austin, Texas
Amy Steinbauer
Interim Branch Manager
D.C. Public Library
Washington, D.C.
Kaite Stover
Director of Readers’ Services
Kansas City Public Library
Kansas City, Mo.
Bill Sudduth
Head, Government Information
University of South Carolina Libraries
Columbia, S.C.
Jim Teliha
Dean of the Library Learning Commons
Utica College
Utica, N.Y.
Tina Thomas
Executive Director, Strategy and Innovation
Edmonton Public Library
Alberta, Canada
Gail Tobin
Branch Manager
Schaumburg Township District Library, Hanover Park Branch
Hanover Park, Ill.
Scott Walter
University Librarian and University Copyright Officer
Illinois Wesleyan University
Bloomington, Ill.
Brad Warren
Associate Dean of Library Services
University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati
Sandy Wee
Library Services Manager
San Mateo County Libraries
San Mateo, Calif.
Angela A. Williams
MLK Librarian
Syracuse University
Syracuse, N.Y.
Derek Wilson
Executive Director
Florence-Lauderdale Public Library
Florence, Ala.
Harriet Wintermute
Head, Metadata Services
Iowa State University Library
Ames, Iowa
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Originally published at https://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2019/09/2020-ala-nominating-committee-councilors-large-candidates-announced
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