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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 and President-elect. Any 91´«Ã½ members interested in being considered for candidacy for these positions have until July 31st, 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 two candidates to run for President-elect and no fewer than 51 candidates for the 34 at-large Council seats to be filled in the 2020 spring election.

• The President-elect will serve a three-year term: as President-elect in 2020-21, as President in 2021-22, and as Immediate Past President in 2022-23.
• The Councilors-at-large will serve three-year terms, beginning after the 2020 91´«Ã½ Annual Conference and ending at the adjournment of the 2023 Annual Conference.

The 91´«Ã½ President and Councilors 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:

• Emmanuel L. Faulkner, Sr. (Chair), Librarian, Baltimore City Public School System, Baltimore, MD, (443)642-4511, efaulkner@bcps.k12.md.us

• Matthew P. Ciszek, Library Director, Penn State Behrend, Erie, PA, (814) 898-6377, mpc16@psu.edu

• Carol Edwards, Independent Book Reviewer, Littleton, CO, (303) 794-1236, Edwarc48@gmail.com

• Michelle Frisque, Chief of Technology, Content & Innovation, Chicago Public Library, Chicago, IL, (312) 747-4250, frisquem@gmail.com

• Jill Gengler, Director of Alumni Affairs, School of Information Sciences, University of Illinois, Champaign, IL, (217) 265-6252, gengler@illinois.edu

• LeRoy LaFleur, Associate Director of Library Services, Ginn Library, Tufts University, Medford, MA, (617) 627-0854, leroy.lafleur@tufts.edu

• Janice S. Lewis, Director, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC, lewisja@ecu.edu

• Jacquie Samples, Head, Metadata & Discovery Strategy, Duke University Libraries, Durham, NC, jacqueline.samples@duke.edu

• Pamela Sandlian Smith, Director, Anythink Libraries, Thornton, CO, (303) 405-3299, psmith@anythinklibraries.org

The 2020 91´«Ã½ elections will take place March 9-April 1, 2020.