(via the Illinois Library Association)<\/p>\n
The ILA Nominating Committee has announced the 2021 candidates for election in the spring of 2021. (The names of HSLI members are in bold<\/strong>.)<\/p>\n President-Elect Candidates<\/strong> Board of Directors\u00a0<\/strong>(candidates in each pairing listed below) Director at Large<\/strong> Director at Large<\/strong> Director at Large<\/strong> Director at Large<\/strong> ALA Councilor<\/strong> Any ILA member wishing to be added to the ballot by petition shall be added to the slate and placed in the paired candidate group that most clearly matches the affiliations of the petitioner as determined by the Nominating Committee. Petition candidates for vice president\/president-elect will be added to the presidential slate as requested.<\/p>\n Nominations by petition for an elective office shall be proposed in writing by at least one hundred (100) personal members of the association and delivered to the Executive Office by Monday, March 1<\/strong>. Candidates nominated by petition shall be added to the slate and placed in the candidate group that most clearly matches the affiliation of the petitioner. The determination of placement on the slate is the responsibility of the Nominating Committee.<\/p>\n The polls will open electronically April 1, 2021. In addition, paper ballots will be sent to persons requesting one. The return deadline is thirty days after the ballot is postmarked. The electronic polls will close April 30.<\/p>\n Serving on the Nominating Committee are Molly Beestrum (chair), Karen B. Brown, Deborah Campbell, Edith G. Craig, Paul Mills, M.C. Neal, and Susan Palmer.<\/p>\n
\n(three-year term beginning July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2024)
\nMichelle Nielsen Ott (Methodist College)<\/strong>
\nHeather Jagman (DePaul University)<\/p>\n
\n(three-year term beginning July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2024)
\nA candidate from each pairing will be elected in accordance with the ILA bylaws as amended at the 1998 ILA Annual Conference; a total of four directors will be elected to serve three-year terms on the ILA Executive Board.<\/p>\n
\nMary Jo Matousek (Aptakisic-Tripp School District, retired)
\nKara Thorstenson (Chicago Public Schools)<\/p>\n
\nMichelle Oh (Northeastern Illinois University)
\nQiana Johnson (Northwestern University)<\/p>\n
\nJulie Milavec (Downers Grove Public Library)
\nAndrea Telli (Chicago Public Library, retired)<\/p>\n
\nJordan Neal (Champaign Public Library)
\nRandi Sutter (Normal Public Library)<\/p>\n
\nPaul Mills (Fountaindale Public Library)
\nAaron Skog (SWAN Libraries)<\/p>\n