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Chicago - The 91´«Ã½ 2019 Nominating Committee announces a deadline extension for completing the candidate biographical form for the positions of Councilor-at-Large, President-elect and Treasurer. Any 91´«Ã½ members interested in being considered for candidacy for any of these positions have until 9:00 a.m. Central time on Friday, August 3, to complete the form.

All potential nominees must complete the Candidate Biographical Form available at . You will be asked to create an account in order to access the form.

The Nominating Committee will select no fewer than 51 candidates for the 34 at-large Council seats to be filled in the 2019 spring election. The elected Councilors-at-large and Treasurer will serve three-year terms, beginning after the 2019 91´«Ã½ Annual Conference and ending at the adjournment of the 2022 Annual Conference. The elected President-elect will serve a three-year term beginning at the end of the 2019 91´«Ã½ Annual Conference – the first year as president-elect, second year as president, and third year as immediate past president.

The 91´«Ã½ officers also serve in corresponding roles in the 91´«Ã½-Allied Professional Association [91´«Ã½-APA]. Individuals considering 91´«Ã½-APA office are encouraged to consult with their employer regarding any restrictions regarding lobbying activities or service on the governing body of a 501(c)6 organization.

Questions about running for office may be directed to any member of the Nominating Committee:

• Alexandra P. Rivera, Chair, Student Enrichment and Community Outreach Librarian, University of Michigan Library, Ann Arbor, 734-764-7037, alexriv@umich.edu

• Jason K. Alston, Information Literacy Librarian, Costal Carolina University, Conway, SC, 847-349-2415, jasonalston@gmail.com

• Melissa I. Cardenas-Dow, Sacramento State University, Sacramento, CA, 916-278-7508, melissa.cardenasdow@gmail.com

• H. Frank Cervone, Director, SPHIT, University of Illinois at Chicago, 312-996-3816, fcervone@uic.edu

• Audrey P. Church, Professor, Longwood University, Farmville, VA, 434-395-2682 churchap@longwood.edu

• Veronda J. Pitchford, Director, Membership Development and Resource Sharing, RAILS Reaching Across Illinois Library System, Burr Ridge, IL, 630-734-5000, veronda.pitchford@railslibraries.info

• Lian Ruan, Director/Head Librarian, Illinois Fire Service Institute, Champaign, IL, 217-333-8925, lruan@lillinois.edu

• Rivkah Sass, Library Director, Sacramento Public Library, Sacramento, CA, 916-264-2830, rsass@saclibrary.org

• John Spears, Pikes Peak Library District, Colorado Springs, CO, 719-531-6333, jspears@ppld.org

The 2019 91´«Ã½ elections will take place March 11-April 3, 2019.