Announcing the VALLA Cohort

The Leadership Development Forum is pleased to announce the members of the first cohort of the Virginia Library Leadership Academy, the first-ever statewide leadership development training program for professionals and paraprofessionals from all types of libraries in Virginia:

• Rhonda Belyea, Youth Services Librarian II, Central Rappahannock Regional Library (VLA Region 5);
• Nan B. Carmack, Library Director, Campbell County Public Library System (VLA Region 2);
• Mary Catherine Coleman, Lower School Librarian and Library Department Director, St. Stephen’s & St. Agnes School (VLA Region 5);
• Toni Cox, Public Services Librarian, Radford Public Library (VLA Region 1);
• Daza Craig, Manager, Middlebrook Library Station of Augusta County Library (VLA Region 6);
• Myra Cramer, Technical Services Department Manager, Pamunkey Regional Library (VLA Region 4);
• Sara Elisa Day, Administrative Services Librarian, Bedford Public Library System (VLA Region 2);
• M. Teresa Doherty, Access Librarian and Head of Circulation and Information Services, Virginia Commonwealth University Libraries (VLA Region 4);
• Barbara Dawn Fisher, Assistant Manager, Forest Library of Bedford Public Library System (VLA Region 2);
• Olivia Kardos, Library Associate, Arlington Central Library (VLA Region 5);
• Karen A. Kuhn, Director of Library Services, Clifton Forge Public Library(VLA Region 1);
• Deborah Lammers, Manager, Dumbarton Area Library of Henrico County Public Library (VLA Region 4);
• Jody Lewandowski, Youth Services Librarian II, Central Rappahannock Regional Library (VLA Region 5);
• Elizabeth Marsh, Technology Assistant, Pittsylvania County Public Library (VLA Region 2);
• Nicole McGee, Emerging Technologies Librarian, Virginia Beach Public Library  (VLA Region 3);
• Chandra McPherson, Deputy Director, Appomattox Regional Library System (VLA Region 2);
• Kirk Morrison, Head of Reference Services, North Suffolk Library of Suffolk Public Library System (VLA Region 3);
• Autumn Reinhardt Simpson, Volunteer Archivist, Library of Virginia(VLA Region 4);
• Jason Rodgers, Branch Manager, Columbia Pike Branch Library of Arlington County Public Library (VLA Region 5);
• Judith Rodriguez, Librarian II, Chinn Park Regional Library of Prince William Public Library System (VLA Region 5);
• Nancy Schleh, Children’s Librarian I, Bull Run Regional Library, Prince William Public Library System (VLA Region 5);
• Sandra Shell, Assistant Director, Blue Ridge Regional Library (VLA Region 2);
• Jaime Stoops, Branch Manager II, Mechanicsville Branch, Pamunkey Regional Library (VLA Region 4).

Robert Burgin

This initial on-site portion of this training event will take place on April 19-20, 2010, at the English Inn of Charlottesville.  Dr. Robert Burgin will lead the training. Dr. Burgin has been a member of the faculty of the School of Library and Information Science at North Carolina Central University, where he has taught courses related to management and automation in libraries and other types of organizations in both the Masters of Library Science and Masters of Information Science programs. Dr. Burgin has nine years of experience in public library administration and is the former President of the North Carolina Library Association.