What an outstanding pool of nominees. On Wed, Mar 21, 2018 at 11:31 AM, Tim Spindler <[email protected]> wrote:
> Here are a list of candidates. The candidates are listed in alphabetical > order along with their statements. In the next few days, we will be > sending out emails to all who registered to vote in the election. I would > like to thank all who were nominated and agreed to server on the Oversight > Board. > > Adam Bowling - Technical Director, Emerald Data Networks > > Candidate Statement > > As an active participant and administrator in the community for nearly ten > years, I am thrilled at the continued development and implementation of > Evergreen throughout the world. I wish to be a part of it for the next ten > years and beyond. > > Jason Boyer - MIS Supervisor, Indiana State Library > > Candidate Statement > I have worked in libraries since 2000 and have worked at Evergreen > libraries since 2008 when my library joined the newly formed Evergreen > Indiana Consortium. Shortly thereafter I began submitting patches and have > been a contributor since. In 2013 I took a position as the System > Administrator for Evergreen Indiana. Working on both sides of ILS > management has exposed me to a wide range of concerns from how to make the > most of Evergreen features at a single library to how to scale a system up > to serve over 115 library systems at over 160 physical locations. This has > given me a significant interest in the ways that Evergreen performance can > be enhanced while still adding new features. > > Anna Goben - Evergreen Indiana Coordinator, Indiana State Library > > Candidate Statement > > I’ve been working with the Evergreen ILS since 2008. At that time, I was > working as a Reference Librarian and was chosen to serve as ILS Project > Manager for my small public library when we joined the newly formed > Evergreen Indiana consortium as a pilot member. In 2013, I became the > project director of the Evergreen Indiana consortium, responsible for > training, recruitment and migration direction, event planning, committee > coordination, and policy management for all 116 of our active and 5 > migrating members. I coordinated the Evergreen International Hack-A-Way in > 2016 and 2017 and serve as a consortium representative to the MassLNC > collaborative development group. Through my roles over the years, I have > had the opportunity to become aware of the needs and experiences common to > front line library staff of all levels as well as the administrative > challenges of a consortium that play a significant role in developing, > implementing, and utilizing Evergreen successfully in libraries today. > > Debbie Lubenchill - Evergreen Coordinator, MOBIUS > > Candidate Statement > > I am a librarian and have been the Evergreen Coordinator at MOBIUS since > August 2012, where I help administer our Evergreen hosting and managing > services: conducting trainings, creating documentation, answering help > desk questions, assisting with system setup during migrations, and > performing a variety of other administrative functions. Being a part of > the Evergreen community over the last five years has been a really > important and fun aspect of my job - attending conferences, serving on > several Conference Site Selection Committees, participating in the > Documentation Interest Group, and helping to plan the 2018 conference. I > have also served on other Boards and leadership teams, both professionally > and in my local community, and my strengths lie in helping people > communicate and work together, problem solving, listening, leadership, and > empathy. I am excited to offer my strengths and skills to the Evergreen > community and look forward to serving you! > > Meme Marlow - Director, Worch Memorial Public Library, Versailles, OH > (COOL) > > Candidate Statement > > I am Meme Marlow the director of Worch Memorial Public Library in > Versailles, Ohio and a member of the Consortium of Ohio Libraries (COOL). I > have been the director of the library for 8 years. It was during that time > a group of library directors interested in open source ILSs got together to > discuss options for making this a reality. In 2012 these libraries formed > COOL using Evergreen. > > Since joining in 2013, my main contributions to Evergreen have been > helping establish the consortium through serving on the COOL board and > assisting in the development of policies and procedures that will be > attractive to other libraries seeking membership in a consortium. In > addition, I am now serving as the president of the COOL board and am an > active member of the Evergreen outreach committee. > > Now that COOL is a healthy and thriving consortium, I am ready to get more > involved with the larger Evergreen community. I am looking forward to the > opportunity to serve and I think I can make a valuable contribution to > Evergreen community through service on the Evergreen Oversight Board. > > Jessica Woolford - Systems Manager, Bibliomation > > Candidate Statement > > I attended my first Evergreen conference in 2010. I was still in library > school and just beginning my professional career at Bibliomation. It was my > first professional conference, I was on a panel, and I was terrified! I > soon learned I had nothing to fear. I have found the Evergreen community to > be extremely knowledgeable, supportive, and friendly. It has contributed > greatly to my professional development, as I have moved up to the role of > Evergreen Systems Manager at Bibliomation. In my career, I have been able > to see Evergreen from many angles, from the perspective of the supporting > the end users, and now the "care and feeding" of the Evergreen system. I > continuously look for ways to contribute to the community. I have presented > at several Evergreen conferences and served as the Reports Interest Group > convener. I am grateful for the opportunities the Evergreen community has > given me, and I would be honored to serve the community in a new capacity. > > -- > Tim Spindler, Evergreen Oversight Board Chair > [email protected] > > *P** Go Green - **Save a tree! Please don't print this e-mail unless > it's really necessary.* > > > -- Ruth Frasur Director of the Historic(ally Awesome) Hagerstown - Jefferson Township Library 10 W. College Street in Hagerstown, Indiana (47346) p (765) 489-5632; f (765) 489-5808 *Our Kickin' Website <http://hagerstownlibrary.org>, Our Rockin' Facebook Page <http://facebook.com/hjtplibrary>, and The Nettle Creek Players <http://nettlecreekplayers.com>*
