For immediate release | January 11, 2023

Core Announces Slate of Candidates for 2023-2024 Election

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CHICAGO—Core is pleased to announce the slate of candidates for the 2023-2024 ¾«¶«´«Ã½Core election. The Core election will open on March 13, 2023 and will continue through April 5, 2023.

All Core members in good standing as of March 13, 2023, are eligible to participate and vote in this election.

The candidates for Core President-Elect running for the 2023-2024 term are:

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Amber Billey

Systems and Metadata Librarian

Bard College

Annandale-on-Hudson, NY

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Amanda B. Click

Head of Research and Instruction

United States Naval Academy

Annapolis, MD

The candidates for the two Core Director at Large seats for the 2023-2024 term are:

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Kellie Barbato

Director of Library Services

Roberts Wesleyan University

Rochester, NY

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Miranda Bennett

Director of Shared Collections

California Digital Library

Oakland, CA

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Kevin A. R. King

Head of Community Engagement

Kalamazoo Public Library

Kalamazoo, MI

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Angie Ohler

Associate University Librarian for Collections and Content Strategy

University of Minnesota

Minneapolis, MN

Learn more about the candidates and cast your ballot by April 5, 2023. Members will receive an email from ¾«¶«´«Ã½with information about how to vote online. The election results will be announced on April 12, 2023.

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 ¾«¶«´«Ã½. Follow us on our , or .

Contact:

Julie Reese

Core Interim Executive Director

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Core: Leadership, Infrastructure, Futures

jreese@ala.org