2022 Election Results
As of October 28. 2022 CLA has 1,286 voting members. 10% of that number constitutes a quorum for a valid election
There were 283 eligible voters out of 304 votes cast using the online voting system, because 17 of those did not have a current member number, 2 of those voted twice, and were not counted.
President | # of Votes Cast | % All Votes Cast |
Shawn Thrasher | 144 | 51% |
Anthony Chow | 104 | 37% |
Dara Bradds | 33 | 12% |
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Treasurer | |
Nichole Brown | 154 | 54% |
Derek Wolfgram | 121 | 46% |
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Director At-Large(the top 3 are elected) |
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Migell Acosta | 186 | 66% |
Kris Amaral | 163 | 57% |
Nancy Schram | 153 | 54% |
Stefanie Gyles | 138 | 47% |
Chris Barnckel | 107 | 38% |
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Student Representative | |
Deidre (Dee) Kolman | 267 | 94% |
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ALA Councilor |
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Ziba Perez | 264 | 93% |
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Bylaws Amendment(The proposed bylaws amendment requires a 2/3 majority of members who vote to be approved.)To clarify that a person must be a voting member to be eligible for certain privileges shall the last sentence of CLA Bylaws Article III, Section 2B be amended to read (new text in ALLCAPS):ONLY Voting Members are eligible to vote, hold elected office, and serve on committees, and receive all other member benefits.
Limited
Dues Increase(The proposed dues increase requires a 2/3 majority voting
members who vote to be approved.)RationaleIn 2004, the “top tier” for
membership was increased from salaries over $55,000 per year to $85,000
per year. Currently members making $85,000 per year or more all pay the
same dues rate.Only 10-15% of CLA members would be subject to the
proposed dues increases.By 2024, the proposed changes would be
anticipated to bring in approximately $15,000 in additional annual
revenue. This is an incremental proposal that will improve CLA's
sustainability and ability to provide member services, but it no not
completely address all of the organization's financial challenges. It is
however a step in the right direction, and it is an approach that moves
us forward without any financial impact on any current or potential
members making under $115,000 per year.Membership dues support CLA’s
professional development opportunities and advocacy efforts for
libraries. Membership provides discounted registration to the annual
conference and other CLA events; professional development opportunities
to serve through committees, interest groups, or elected office; and
access to member communications, mailing lists, and exclusive online
resources.
The Proposal Without increasing dues for individual voting
members making $114,999 or less, shall the standard individual voting
member dues structure be changed to add two additional tiers for members
making over $115,000 per year? Dues increases would be phased in over
two years, so that dues for members making $115,000 to $149,999 would
increase from $165 to $195 effective January 1, 2023, and increase again
to $230 per year effective January 1, 2024. For members making $150,000
per year or more, dues would increase from $165 to $230 effective
January 1, 2023, and increase again to $295 per year effective January
1, 2024.
2021 Election Results
As of November 10, 202 CLA has 1,048 voting members. 10% of that number constitutes a quorum for a valid elevtion
There were 169 eligible voters out of 188 votes using the online voting system, since 19 of those did not have a current member number and were not counted.
President | # of Votes Cast | % Voters |
Gary Shaffer
| 156 | 100% |
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Secretary | |
Shawn M. Thrasher
| 161 | 100% |
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At-Large Representative(the top 3 are elected) |
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Genesis Hansen
| 87 | 51% |
Crystal Duran
| 83 | 49% |
Anthony Chow
| 75 | 44% |
Ziba Perez
| 64 | 38% |
Heather Daniels
| 59
| 35% |
Rosemary Medina
| 43 | 25% |
David McFadden
| 38
| 22%
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2020 Election Results
Total eligible votes cast: 169 (16.1% of eligible members)
Eligible members 1,048
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President-Elect
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# of Votes Cast
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% Voters
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Jené Brown
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83
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42%
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Genesis Hansen
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81
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40%
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Vikki Cervantes
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28
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14%
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Treasurer
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Mark Fink
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117
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59%
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Gary Shaffer
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70
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35%
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At-Large Representative (the top 2 are elected)
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Dolly Goyal
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66
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33%
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Yolande Wilburn
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55
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28%
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Erik Berman
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47
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24%
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Bill Sannwald
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28
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14%
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Amy Little
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20
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10%
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ALA Councilor
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Beatriz Preciado
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103
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52%
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Nikki Winslow
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87
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44%
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2019 Election Results
Total eligible votes cast: 213 (14.3% of eligible members)
Eligible members: 1,487
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President-Elect
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# of Votes Cast
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% Votes Cast
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Jayanti Addelman
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142
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61%
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Heather Cousins
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69
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29%
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At-Large Representative (the top 2 are elected)
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Jeanette Contreras
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88
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38%
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Brandy Buenafe
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81
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35%
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Susan Broman
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78
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33%
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Brian Edwards
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56
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24%
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Madeline Bryant
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53
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23%
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Dana Vinke
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40
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17%
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Student Representative
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Mayra Fuentes
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21
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9%
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Danny Thien Le
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18
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8%
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2018 ELECTION RESULTS
Total votes cast: 281 (15.0% of eligible members voted)
Eligible Members: 1875
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Votes |
% |
| President-Elect |
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| Chad Helton |
109 |
37.85% |
| Hilary Theyer |
179 |
62.15% |
| Secretary |
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| Stephanie Beverage |
149 |
54.98% |
| Mel Lightbody |
122 |
45.02% |
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| At-Large-Member (top 4 elected) |
| Chris Brown |
170 |
58.02% |
| Jayanti Addleman |
165 |
56.31% |
| Shawn Thrasher |
143 |
48.81% |
| Emily Weak |
131 |
44.71% |
| Eva Mitnick |
106 |
36.18% |
| Diana Garcia |
102 |
34.81% |
| Cindy Chadwick |
79 |
26.96% |
| Michele Villagran |
74 |
25.26% |
| John Alita |
62 |
21.16% |
| Kris Amaral |
29 |
9.90% |
| BYLAWS |
Votes |
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| Allow for Joint Membership Programs providing for discounted membership dues to be approved without membership approval as needed by some existing Joint Membership Programs’ procedures. |
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| Yes |
279 |
96.11% |
| No |
11 |
3.89% |
| Eliminate an inconsistency between the Nomination procedures amended in 2017 and the Immediate Past President’s duties and President’s role on committees. “Leadership Development Committee” is replaced by “Nominating Committee” in both instances. The Immediate Past President was made the chair of the Nominating Committee in last year’s amendments. |
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| Yes |
291 |
99.29% |
| No |
3 |
0.71% |
| Eliminate an inconsistency between the number of at-large members of the CLA Board in two different sub-sections of the Bylaws. Making other related changes. |
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| Yes |
281 |
100.0%% |
| No |
0 |
0%% |
2017 ELECTION RESULTS
Total votes cast: 360 (19.3% of eligible members voted)
Eligible Members: 1857
Vice-President/President Elect
54.80%
Michelle Perera, Pasadena Public Library
Treasurer
50.58% Derek Wolfgram, Redwood City Public Library
At-Large Board Members
138 Votes Margaret Hatanaka, Rancho Cucamonga Public Library - Full Term
131 Votes Erica Cuyugan, Santa Monica Public Library - Full Term
130 Votes Erin Berman, San Jose Public Library - One Year Term
ALA Chapter Councilor
44.95% Cecilia Tovar, Santa Monica Public Library
Student Membership
29.10%
Stacey Akahoshi, Santa Barbara Public Library – University of Washington
Legislative Agenda
Clarify Procedure for Changing Membership Dues and Explicitly Allow for Joint Membership Programs
97.28% Yes
Correct and Modify Interest Group Membership Eligibility
95.15% Yes
Explicitly Allow Affiliation with Other Associations
95.71% Yes
Split Responsibilities Between the Leadership Development Committee and a Newly Re-Created Nominations Committee
93.77% Yes
Provide for the Absence of the Executive Director
93.77% Yes
Establish Conflict of Interest Rules in the Bylaws
99.39% Yes
2016 ELECTION RESULTS
Total votes cast: 307 (22.5% of eligible members voted)
Eligible Members: 1364
Vice-President/President Elect
58.6% Dolly Goyal
Board at Large
86 votes Genesis Hansen
86 votes Heather Cousin
2015 ELECTION RESULTS
Total votes cast: 293 (15.4% of eligible members voted)
Eligible Members: 1899
Vice-President/President Elect
77.1% Helen McAlary
Secretary
50.9% Jennifer Baker
Board At Large
Voters were given the opportunity to vote for up to 4 candidates out of a total of 11 candidates.
33.8% Jayanti Addleman
34.8% Andrew Carlos
41.0% Vanessa Christman
34.5% Jan Sanders
Student Representative
Voters were given the opportunity to vote for 1 candidate out of a total of 2 candidates.
46.8% Kimberlee Wheeler
Amendment 1
Change term of office for Student Representatives to two years.
77.5% Yes
Amendment 2
Allow Board of Directors to appoint a qualified voting student member to the Board in the event of a vacancy in the position of Student Representative.
87.7% Yes
Amendment 3
Add one more non-board member to the Finance Committee.
77.8% Yes
Amendment 4
Change the definition of Institutional Member to explicitly include educational institutions and non-profit organizations.
86.3% Yes
Amendment 5
Allow Board of Directors to determine dues for Institutional and Business Members and reaffirm the need for a membership vote on changes in annual dues for Voting and Supporting Members.
78.8% Yes
Amendment 6
Consolidate all provisions dealing with voting into one Article in the Bylaws, and reorganize the Article on Voting and Elections so that it follows a logical and chronological progression. Make conforming changes to Article III dealing with Membership and Article XVI dealing with Amendments. Also, correct a typographical error in Article XVI, Section 2.
85.0% Yes
2014 ELECTION RESULTS
Total Votes Cast: 167 (10.5% of eligible members voted)
Eligible Voting Members: 1583
President-Elect/ Vice-President:
61.1% Misty Jones
Treasurer
92.8% Beth Wrenn-Estes
ALA Chapter Councilor
49.7% Patty Wong
Board of Directors
Voters were given the opportunity to vote for up to 2 candidates out of a total of 5 candidates.
49.7% Rebecca Forth
56.3% Katherine R. Gould
Student Representative
Voters were given the opportunity to vote for 1 candidate out of a total of 3 candidates.
47.9% Kimberlee Wheeler
2013 ELECTION RESULTS
Total votes cast: 212 (13.6% of eligible members voted)
Vice-President/President-Elect:
64.2% Robert Karatsu
Board of Directors:
Voters were given the opportunity to vote for up to 2 candidates out of a total of 5 candidates.
57.1% Ann Awakuni
41.5% Tonya Kennon
Student representative:
Voters were given the opportunity to vote for 1 candidate out of a total of 5 candidates.
24.5% Lisa Nowlain
Bylaws item 1:
88.2% Yes
Bylaws item 2:
86.8% Yes
Sustaining membership proposal
80.7% Yes
2012 ELECTION RESULTS
Total votes cast: 243 (estimated 15.6% of eligible members voted)
Vice-President/President-Elect:
Voters were given the opportunity to vote for 1 candidate out of a total of 3 candidates.
41.6% Deborah Doyle
Secretary
41.6% Hillary Theyer
Treasurer
80.2% Barbara Flynn
Board of Directors:
Voters were given the opportunity to vote for up to 4 candidates out of a total of 8 candidates.
67.1% Cheryl Gould
41.6% Hilary Keith
46.9% Alice
Kuo
56.4% Jan Sanders
Student representative:
Voters were given the opportunity to vote for 1 candidate out of a total of 3 candidates.
29.6% Vaile Fujikawa
Consent Agenda (Items 1-7):
87.2% Yes
Item 8:
89.7% Yes
Item 9
84.4% Yes
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