As the ALA Elections approach, it’s time to think about candidates. Historically, AASL’s members don’t vote, which may be a result of the process or of the way the ballot is presented. I’ll post YALSA and ALSC related candidates later, but here are some tied to AASL.
Sedley Abercrombie, Lead Library Media Coordinator, Davidson County Schools, Denton, North Carolina
Cassandra Barnett, Program Advisor for School Libraries, Arkansas Department of Education, Little Rock
Shannon DeSantis, School Library Media Specialist, Peoples Academy Middle Level and High School, Morrisville, Vermont
Vicki Morris Emery, Retired School Library Administrator, Fairfax County (Virginia) Public Schools, Burke, Virginia
Ann Dutton Ewbank, Associate Professor, School Library Media, Montana State University, Bozeman
Carl A. Harvey, II, Assistant Professor, School Librarianship, Longwood University, Farmville, Virginia
Laura Hicks, Media Specialist, Frederick (Maryland) High School
Jody K. Howard, Adjunct Professor and Library Consultant, Emporia State University SLIM Program, Denver, Colorado
Melissa Jacobs, Coordinator of Library Services, New York City Dept. of Education/New York City School Library System
Dennis J. LeLoup, School Librarian, Avon Intermediate School East, Avon, Indiana
Steve Matthews, Librarian (EMER), Foxcroft School, Middleburg, Virginia
Robbie Leah Nickel, School Librarian, Sage Elementary School, Spring Creek, Nevada
Toni Negro, Librarian, University of Maryland, Priddy Library, Rockville, Maryland (retired school and university librarian)
Leslie Preddy, School Librarian, Perry Township Schools, Indianapolis, Indiana
Melody Scagnelli-Townley, Library Media Specialist, Joyce Kilmer School, Mahwah, New Jersey
(Note: this is not an endorsement of any of these candidates. It is an endorsement for the need to have school librarian voices on ALA Council)
