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2008 SLA Board of Directors Candidates Announced

ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA, USA, 8 February 2007 -- The 2008 SLA Nominating Committee today presented 10 highly qualified candidates to the sitting Board for election to the 2008 SLA Board of Directors. Recommendations of potential candidates were collected from among the current SLA membership and presented to the Nominating Committee in January 2007.

In keeping with the desires of the association exceptional talent was sought, as well as professionally diverse and regional representation. Candidates will speak at the annual conference in Denver, Colorado, 3-6 June, 2007. Elections will be held electronically in mid-September 2007.

The approved candidates for the 2008 SLA Board of Directors are:

For President-elect:
Lynn Berard
Gloria Zamora

For Division Cabinet Chair-elect:
Tom Rink
David Shumaker

For Chapter Cabinet Chair-elect:
Susan Fifer-Canby
Lisl Zach

For Director (Two to be elected):
Deborah Hunt
R. James King
Martha McPhail
Ty Webb

For more information about SLA?s governance practices and leadership, please visit the Board of Directors section of our Web site at http://www.sla.org/content/SLA/governance/bodsection/index.cfm.

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