Cara Schatz
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cara@sla.org
SLA Announces 2010 Board of Directors Election Results
Cindy Romaine Is 2010 President-Elect
Alexandria, Virginia, 2 October 2009 - The Special Libraries Association (SLA) announced the results of its Board of Directors election today. When the polls closed on 1 October, 2802 SLA members had cast their ballots and participated in the election. The results have been finalized and the winners are as follows:
2010 SLA President- Elect (three-year term on board):
Cindy Romaine
Romainiacs Intelligence Services
Beaverton, Oregon
As the principal of Romainiacs Intelligence Research, Cindy Romaine provides information consulting services and in-depth research solutions to corporate clients. Prior to her current role, she worked for 16 years at Nike, Inc., as the director of the Design Library and as corporate archivist. Romaine completed a three-year term as a director on the SLA Board in December 2008. She was also a member of the SLA Branding Task Force, served as chair of the Public Relations Advisory Council, and was a member of the Professional Values Task Force. She has authored articles for Information Outlook magazine on SLA's strategic alignment, the branding of the information profession, and professional competencies. She is a long-time member and contributor to the Oregon Chapter of SLA, and in 2009 is serving her second term as president, having previously served from 1995-1996. At the chapter level, Romaine served on the Professional Development, Consultation, and Public Relations Committees. She is a member of SLA's Leadership Management Division and the Museum, Arts and Humanities Division.
The open positions for the 2010 SLA Board of Directors included chapter and division cabinet chairs-elect as well as treasurer. The members elected to serve in these positions are as follows:
2010 Treasurer (three-year term on board):
- Dan Trefethen, Boeing, Seattle, Washington
2010 Division Cabinet Chair-Elect (three-year term on board):
- Mary Ellen Bates, Bates Information Services, Inc., Niwot, Colorado
2010 Chapter Cabinet Chair-Elect (three-year term on board):
- Liz Blankson-Hemans, Dialog, London
"I would like to express my gratitude to all of the 2010 candidates for dedicating their valuable time and stepping up to the plate to run for election. Each of the candidates more than deserved their nominations, and I am sure that we will continue to see these tireless leaders serve this organization well into the future," said SLA CEO Janice Lachance. "I extend my congratulations to the new board members and offer them my sincere gratitude in advance of their service. The dedication and commitment I see from our leaders, year after year, who work so hard to be a part of shaping the future of this organization and the information profession never ceases to amaze me! Their leadership and service allows SLA to grow and flourish, and we couldn't do it without them."
Romaine and the other newly-elected board members will begin their terms on the SLA Board of Directors on January 1, 2010, and participate in their first board meeting during the association's Annual Leadership Summit later that month in St. Louis. To learn more about the elected board members please visit here: http://www.sla.org/bodelection.
About SLA
The Special Libraries Association (SLA) is a nonprofit global organization for innovative information professionals and their strategic partners. SLA serves about 11,000 members in 75 countries in the information profession, including corporate, academic, and government information specialists. SLA promotes and strengthens its members through learning, advocacy, and networking initiatives. For more information, visit us on the Web at www.sla.org.
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