For immediate release | February 23, 2024

Core Announces Slate of Candidates for 2024-2025 Election

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CHICAGO—Core is pleased to announce the slate of candidates for the 2024-2025 91´«Ã½ Core election. The Core election will open on March 11, 2024 and will continue through April 3, 2024.

All Core members in good standing as of March 11, 2024, are eligible to participate and vote in this election.

Core will host a Core Candidates Open House on Monday, March 11 from 2:00pm - 3:00pm CT.


The candidates for Core President-Elect running for the 2024-2025 term are:

Don Allegeir in a blue shirt and tie

Don Allgeier
Director
Tillamook County Library
Tillamook, OR

Kevin A.R. King with glasses and beard

Kevin A. R. King
Director
East Lansing Public Library
East Lansing, MI

The candidates for the two Core Director at Large seats for the 2024-2025 term are:

Cara Calabrese with red hair wearing red glasses

Cara Calabrese
Acquisitions & Access Librarian
Miami University
Oxford, OH

Amy Swartz in a floral shirt and dark blue sweater

Amy Swartz
Head of Library Technology
Columbia Law School
New York, NY

Denise R. Lyons in a polka dot shirt with a pink scarf

Denise R. Lyons
Commissioner and State Librarian
Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives
Lexington, KY

Kerry Walton with brown hair in a black top

Kerry Walton
Associate Dean for Academic Services (Interim), Electronic Resources Librarian
West Chester University
Phoenixville, PA

The candidates for the Core Metadata and Collections Section Chair-Elect seat for the 2024-2025 term are:

Emily Fidelman with long, blond hair in a sweater with a big, blue necklace

Emily Fidelman
Head of Metadata Services
West Virginia University
Morgantown, WV

Scott A. Opasik with glasses in a plaid shirt

Scott A. Opasik
Director of Access Support
Indiana University South Bend
South Bend, IN

Learn more about the candidates and cast your ballot by April 3, 2024. Members will receive an email from 91´«Ã½ with information about how to vote online. The election results will be announced on April 8, 2024.

About Core

Core: Leadership, Infrastructure, Futures is the national association that advances the profession of librarians and information providers in central roles of leadership and management, collections and technical services, and technology. Our mission is to cultivate and amplify the collective expertise of library workers in core functions through community building, advocacy, and learning. Core is a division of the 91´«Ã½. Follow us on our , , or .

Contact:

Amber Robbin

Membership and Marketing Manager

Core: Leadership, Infrastructure, Futures

arobbin@ala.org