Agreed - this is going to be an extremely difficult vote! Terran McCanna PINES Program Manager Georgia Public Library Service 1800 Century Place, Suite 150 Atlanta, GA 30345 404-235-7138 [email protected]
On Wed, Mar 21, 2018 at 2:50 PM, Jackson, Robert <[email protected]> wrote: > Having worked with 3 of the nominees directly I will second that Ruth! > > > > ----------------------------- > Robert J. Jackson > Systems Administrator Int. > Indiana State Library > http://library.in.gov > 315 W Ohio St > <https://maps.google.com/?q=315+W+Ohio+St+%0D%0A+Indianapolis,+IN+46202&entry=gmail&source=g> > Indianapolis, IN 46202 > <https://maps.google.com/?q=315+W+Ohio+St+%0D%0A+Indianapolis,+IN+46202&entry=gmail&source=g> > (317) 234-7317 > [email protected] > > *From:* Open-ils-general [mailto:open-ils-general- > [email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Ruth Frasur > *Sent:* Wednesday, March 21, 2018 2:14 PM > *To:* Evergreen Discussion Group <open-ils-general@list. > georgialibraries.org> > *Subject:* Re: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Evergreen Oversight Board Elections > > > > **** This is an EXTERNAL email. Exercise caution. DO NOT open attachments > or click links from unknown senders or unexpected email. **** > ------------------------------ > > 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 > <https://maps.google.com/?q=10+W.+College+Street&entry=gmail&source=g> 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>* >
