For immediate release | December 20, 2019

91´«Ã½ announces slate of petition Council candidates

91´«Ã½

CHICAGO - The 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) announces the following individuals have filed petitions for the Councilor-at-Large position on the 91´«Ã½ Council for the 2020 91´«Ã½ Election:

  1. Nick Buron, Chief Librarian, Queens Public Library, New York, NY
  2. Matthew Ciszek, Library Director, Penn State Behrend, Erie, PA
  3. Rachael Clukey, Reference Librarian, Delaware County District Library, Delaware, OH
  4. Richard Huffine, Chief, Library and Public Information Services, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Washington, DC
  5. Steve Matthews, Library Director Emeritus, Currier Library, Foxcroft School, Middleburg, VA
  6. Lessa Kanani'opua Pelayo-Lozada, Adult Services Assistant Manager, Palos Verdes Library District, Rolling Hills Estates, CA
  7. John Sandstrom, Acquisitions Librarian, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM

The period for filing petitions closed on December 4, 2019.

Ballot mailing for the 2020 91´«Ã½ election will begin on March 9, 2020 and will run through April 1, 2020 with the results being announced on Wed., April 9, 2020. Individuals must be members in good standing as of Jan. 31, 2020 in order to vote in the 91´«Ã½ election.

Contact:

Sheryl Reyes

Director, Governance

91´«Ã½

sreyes@ala.org

3122804230