The ALA elections are now open, and all members are encouraged to vote March 11 through April 3.
This is a critical election for ALA and ALCTS as we will see a new ALA Executive Director appointed and most of the ALA senior management will retire within a year or so. With such changes, the candidates you elect in this election will be entering a new era for ALA and ALCTS.
The following are candidates running for positions within ALCTS:
Division
Vice-President/President-Elect (2019–2022)
- Christopher Cronin (Columbia University)
- Santi Thompson (University of Houston)
Director at Large (2019–2022)
- Erin Leach (University of Georgia)
- Lori Robare (University of Oregon)
Acquisitions Section
Vice-Chair/Chair-Elect (2019–2022)
- Erika Johnson (University of San Francisco)
- Angie Ohler (University of Maryland)
Member at Large (2019–2022) (one to be elected)
- Jeff Eller (Wake Forest University)
- Trey Shelton (University of Florida)
Secretary (2019–2022)
- Alison Bobal (University of Nebraska Medical Center)
- Sara Duff (University of Central Florida)
Cataloging & Metadata Management Section
Vice-Chair/Chair-Elect (2019–2022)
- Amber Billey (Bard College)
- Robert Rendall (Columbia University)
Member at Large (2019–2022) (one to be elected)
- Martin Knott (University of Michigan)
- Hayley Moreno (OCLC)
Secretary (2019–2022)
- Linda Ballinger (Penn State University)
- Jessica Hayden (University of Northern Colorado)
Collection Management Section
Vice-Chair/Chair-Elect (2019–2022)
- Erika Ripley (UNC Chapel Hill)
- George Stachokas (Auburn University)
Member at Large (2019–2022) (one to be elected)
- Michael Hughes (Brooklyn College, CUNY)
- Nancy Mitchell Poehlmann (University at Albany, SUNY)
Continuing Resources Section
Vice-Chair/Chair-Elect (2019–2022)
- Rachel Fleming (University of Tennessee, Chattanooga)
- Steve Kelley (Wake Forest University)
Member at Large (2019–2022) (one to be elected)
- Anita Foster (Ohio State University)
- Margaret Mering (University of Nebraska, Lincoln)
Preservation & Reformatting Section
Vice-Chair/Chair-Elect (2019–2022)
- Martha Horan (University of Miami)
Member at Large (2019–2022) (one to be elected)
- Fletcher Durant (University of Florida)
- Miriam Centeno (University of Illinois)
Secretary (2019–2022)
- Jessica Phillips (University of North Texas)
- Robin Hutchison (Texas A & M University)
