For immediate release | April 10, 2019
91´«Ã½ councilors elected
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CHICAGO – 38 members have been elected as Councilors-at-Large on the Council of the 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½). 34 members to serve a three-year term and 4 members to serve a two-year term. The results are below (listed in alphabetical order by last name).
The 2019-2022 Councilors-at-Large serving a three-year term:
- Oscar Baeza
- Jennifer C. Boettcher
- Laura Bonella
- Melissa I. Cardenas-Dow
- Kathy Carroll
- Katie Cerqua
- Lindsay Cronk
- Ana Elisa de Campos Salles
- Natalie DeJonghe
- Karen E. Downing
- Erica Freudenberger
- Mario M Gonzalez
- Michael A. Gutierrez
- April Hathcock
- Holly Hibner
- Andrea Q. Jamison
- Sara Kelly Johns
- Jessica Jupitus
- kYmberly Keeton
- LeRoy LaFleur
- Amy Spence Lappin
- Christine H. Lopez, Ed.D.
- Kathleen Moeller-Peiffer
- Louis Muñoz Jr.
- Muzhgan Israfil Nazarova
- James G. (Jim) Neal
- Anchalee (Joy) Panigabutra-Roberts
- Brenda Pruitt-Annisette, MLS, Ed.D.
- Romelia Salinas
- Brenda S. Sprinkle
- Ann K. Symons
- Joyce Valenza
- Erica Ann Watson
- Amber Williams
The term begins at the conclusion of the 2019 91´«Ã½ Annual Conference in Washington DC and extend through the end of the 2022 Annual Conference in Washington DC.
The 2019-2021 Councilors-at-Large serving a two-year term:
- Kim DeNero-Ackroyd
- Bitsy Griffin
- Lisa N. Johnston
- Michelle V. Ornat
The term begins at the conclusion of the 2019 91´«Ã½ Annual Conference in Washington DC and extend through the end of the 2021 Annual Conference in Chicago, IL.
91´«Ã½ Division and Round Table Councilors elected:
- American Association of School Librarians Division (AASL)—Diane R. Chen
- Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) - Jacquelyn Bryant
- Library & Information Technology Association (LITA) – Jodie Gambill
- Ethnic and Multicultural Information Exchange (EMIERT) – Dr. Leslie Campbell Hime
- Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual & Transgender (GLBTRT) – Deb Sica
- Library Instruction (LIRT) – Victor Baeza
- Library Research (LRRT) – Jennifer Joe
- New Members (NMRT) – Christina Rodriques
- Film and Media Round Table (FMRT) – Brian Boling
- Councilor to Small Round Tables (CSRT) – Aaron Dobbs
- Sustainability Roundtable (SUSTAINRT) – Matthew Bollerman
A total of 8,905 votes were cast in the election. Council, Division and Round Table elections also were decided. Complete election results will be available at
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