Board Election

MLC Board Election in progress

The MLC Board of Directors has three seats open for election this year. Voting is by electronic ballot.  Last week, MLC sent electronic voting information to each member library’s designated MLC Member Representative (one vote per library). Ballots must be received by 5:00 p.m. on October 22, 2008.

Academic Library Member Representative: one vacancy for a three-year term ending 12/31/2011
Candidates: Denise Hooks and John Potter

At-Large Member Representatives: two vacancies for three-year terms ending 12/31/2011
Candidates: Melissa Davis, Pamela Grudzien, Ishwar Laxminaryan, and Metta Lansdale.


Biographical information for the candidates:
Melissa Davis, Library System Community Relations Coordinator, St. Clair County Library, Port Huron, MI
Education:   BA in Marketing, University of Findlay, 1986
Professional Activities: ALA member, 2001-present; Library of Michigan, LSTA Grants scorer
Past MLC Service: Speaker, MLC Special Program: Marketing Your Library: Expanding Your Library's Visibility Within Your Community, 2005

Pamela Grudzien, Head of Technical Services, Central Michigan University
Education:  BA, Western Michigan University, 1976, MLS, Western Michigan University, 1977, MS in Administration, Central Michigan University, 1988
Past MLC Service: Board of Directors, 2005-present; Chair, Board of Directors, 2008 MeLCat Resource Sharing Committee, 2004 Academic Group Licensing Committee, Chair, 1998-2001; Action Team for Library Advancement Statewide (ATLAS) Document Delivery Task Force, 2001-2002
Professional Affiliations: ALA member 1977 – present; ACRL member 1992 – present; ALCTS member, 1997 – present; LAMA member 1987 – present; MLA member, 1978 – present; MLA Management and Administration Division Board member and chair, 1988 – 1990; MLA Academic and Research Library Division member 1996 – present; MLA President 1997 – 1998; MLA Leadership Academy, 1986 – 1988; MLA Leadership Academy Advisory Committee 2002 – 2004; MLA Leadership Academy Participant Selection Task Force Chair, 2002 – 2004; Adjunct Faculty, Wayne State University, Library and Information Science Program, 2002 and 2003
Honors & Awards: Beta Phi Mu Library Science Honor Society

Denise Hooks, Director, Mott Community College, Flint, MI
Education: BA in History, Alma College, 1976, MLS, Indiana University, 1977
Professional Activities: ALA member; ACRL member; MLA member; MLA Awards Committee, 2002-2006; Michigan Center for the Book, Charter Affiliate/Board member 2003-2005; Mideastern Michigan Library Cooperative Board; Michigan Academic Library Council board member; Friends of the Mott Library Board
Past MLC Service: Action Team for Library Advancement Statewide (ATLAS) Resource Sharing Task Force, 2001-2002
Honors & Awards: Mott Community College Golden Apple Outstanding Staff Member Award

Metta T. Lansdale, Jr., Director, Royal Oak Public Library, Royal Oak, MI
Education:  BA, Transylvania College, 1969, MALS, University of Michigan, 1971
Past MLC Service: Presenter, Health Information on the Internet, 1997
Professional activities: MLA member; MLA Technology Policy Committee; Medical Library Association member; Medical Library Association Certification Examination Review Committee and Hospital Library Division Committee; MeL Selector for Health Information Resources section, 1995-2005; Michigan Health Sciences Libraries Association; Washtenaw-Livingston Library Network, Board president, 1981-1994

Ishwar Laxminarayan, Director, Jackson District Library, Jackson, MI
Education: Bachelor of Commerce, University of Calcutta, India, Bachelor of Library Science, University of Calcutta, MLS, Emory University
Professional Activities:  MLA member, 2005-present; ALA member, 1987-present; Public Library Association, 2005-present; Library Information & Technology Association, 2005-present; Library Administration & Management Association, 2005-present; Publications Committee, Business Reference & Services Section, Reference & Users Services Association, 2001-2004
Past MLC Service: Member, Board of Directors, 2006-present; Vice-chair, Board of Directors, 2008; OCLC Members Council Delegate, 2007-present

John Potter, Librarian, ITT Technical Institute, Grand Rapids, MI
Education:  BS in Business Administration, Central Michigan University, 1987, MA in Political Science, Western Michigan University, 1992, MLIS, Wayne State University, 1997
Professional Activities: MLA member; MLA Committee on Organization, 2006; Michigan Academic Library Council, Executive Board, 2006-2008 and Chair, 2008; Library of Michigan Foundation, State Librarian’s Award Review Committee, 2007-2008; Special Libraries Association, West Michigan Chapter, Chapter Secretary, 2004-2006; SLA Great Lakes Regional Conference, Local Arrangements Committee, 2003

[07 Oct 2008]