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Whoo-hoo! Fantastic cohort! Thanks to each of you on behalf of the NW Chapter. Looking forward to a lively year. Claire Claire Dannenbaum [log in to unmask] http://ephemerarium.wordpress.com/ On Wed, Jan 29, 2014 at 9:51 AM, Rackover, Suzanne < [log in to unmask]> wrote: > The Northwest Chapter of ARLIS/NA is thrilled to announce our executive > committee for 2014: > > > > · *Chair:* Suzanne Rackover, Managing Librarian, Paul D. Fleck > Library and Archives, The Banff Centre > > > > · *Vice-Chair/Chair-Elect*: Traci Timmons, Librarian, Dorothy > Stimson Bullitt Library, Seattle Art Museum > > > > · *Treasurer: *D. Vanessa Kam, Acting Head Librarian, Music + Art > + Architecture, University of British Columbia Library > > > > · *Secretary*: Bronwyn Dorhofer, Access Services and Outreach > Librarian, University of Oregon Portland Library & Learning Commons > > > As there was only one nomination for each role, no election was held. If > there are any objections please contact the Chair. > > > > I want to thank all the new executive committee members for volunteering > their time and lending their knowledge to the Northwest Chapter. With the > Seattle Conference coming up in 2016 these are exciting times for our > Chapter! > > > > Statements and Biographies from the candidates/committee members: > > > > *Traci Timmons*: > > The loss or combination of jobs, the financial crises, and general feeling > of low morale among colleagues in our field have resulted in low > membership, low turnout and lack of involvement for many ARLIS/NA chapters, > including ours. I feel motivated to help change things and make our chapter > as strong as it can be. In addition to overseeing the general business of > the chapter, if elected to the position of Vice-Chair/Chair Elect, I hope > to focus on: creating and fostering initiatives to build membership, > building excitement for the 2016 joint conference in Seattle, and, > importantly, strengthening our online presence by revamping our website and > encouraging better use of social media for the chapter. > > > > I have been a past Secretary of the Northwest Chapter and currently serve > on two committees for ARLIS/NA. I have been the head librarian at the > Seattle Art Museum for 10 years and am responsible for all duties: > cataloguing, reference, volunteer management, archives management, > acquisitions, collection development and more. Prior to that, I held > positions at the Polk Museum of Art, the Florida State University Museum of > Fine Arts and the Contemporary Art Museum at the University of South > Florida. I have worked in academic libraries in Special Collections and art > department visual resource centers. I have also worked in corporate library > settings. I have a track record of successful project and organizational > management. I believe my ARLIS/NA experience at the local and > organizational level, my professional experience, and my want to enact > change make me a solid candidate for the position. > > > > *D. Vanessa Kam*: > > D. Vanessa Kam is Acting Head of Music, Art and Architecture, University > of British Columbia Library in Vancouver, where she has been employed since > 2005. She has been a member of ARLIS/NA since 2000 and the ARLIS/NA > Northwest Chapter since 2006. From 2009-2011, she served on the ARLIS/NA > Executive as Chapters Liaison. Although she has never served as a > Treasurer, she feels capable and looks forward to serving the Chapter in > this capacity. From her vantage point in Canada, she is well positioned to > inherit these duties from her Canadian predecessor. > > > > *Bronwyn Dorhofer* > > I'm the Access Services and Outreach Librarian for the University of > Oregon Portland Library and Learning Commons; a satellite campus based in > an historic neighborhood (Old Town Chinatown) of Portland, OR. Our Library > serves patrons working in the spheres of Architecture, Digital Art, Product > Design, Journalism, Business and Law. I've only been in my position for > about a year, but would love to have greater opportunity to contribute to > the profession and to remain involved with ARLIS/NA. Pasadena was my first > conference and I greatly valued the opportunity to connect and work with > like-minded individuals. My professional interests are in Art and Visual > Resources Librarianship, Public and Access Services, Information Literacy > and Outreach. > > Congratulations to everyone! > > > > Suzanne > > > > Suzanne Rackover, MA MLIS > > Chair, ARLIS/NA Northwest Chapter > > > > Managing Librarian > > Paul D. Fleck Library and Archives > > The Banff Centre > > 107 Tunnel Mountain Drive > > Box 1020, Stn. 43 > > Banff, AB T1L 1H5 > > > > T. 403.762.6255 > > http://www.banffcentre.ca/library/ > > https://www.facebook.com/banffcentrelibrary > > > > Follow our project on Tumblr > > *Every Item in the Artists' Books Collection* > > http://banffcentrelibraryandarchives.tumblr.com/ > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Mail submissions to [log in to unmask] For information about joining ARLIS/NA see: http://www.arlisna.org/join.html Send administrative matters (file requests, subscription requests, etc) to [log in to unmask] ARLIS-L Archives and subscription maintenance: http://lsv.arlisna.org Questions may be addressed to list owner (Judy Dyki) at: [log in to unmask] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~