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Contact: Elizabeth Hensley ehensley@cclva.org 540-825-8691The Leadership Development Forum of the Virginia Library Association is proud to announce the participants of the 2012 Virginia Library Leadership Academy (VALLA), a training and development program in library leadership and management skills. The training is geared toward both professional and paraprofessional staff working in libraries throughout the Commonwealth. It consists of an on-site portion to be held at The English Inn of Charlottesville on April 30-May 1, 2012 and a project commitment during the year following.
VALLA will be lead by Dr. Robert Burgin, president of RB Software & Consulting, Inc. and a former member of the faculty of the School of Library and Information Science at North Carolina Central University.
Members of the 2012 VALLA cohort include:
Arlington Public Library, Westover Branch:
- Shari Henry, Branch Manager
Augusta County Library:
- Douglas Keith, Systems Technician
Bedford Public Library System:
- Julie Anne S. Wyatt, Youth Services Librarian
Campbell County Public Library:
- Shelley D. Oakley, Public Services Librarian
Central Rappahannock Regional Library:
- Winifred Ashooh, Library Assistant
- Tracy L. McPeck, Librarian
- Mutahara Mobashar, Reference Librarian
Chesapeake Public Library System, Indian River Library:
- Sasha R. Matthews, Library Manager
Chesterfield County Public Library:
- Carolyn Sears, Library Services Administrator for Community Services
- Jennifer L. Shepley, Branch Manager
Culpeper County Library:
- Dana L. Brumbelow, Assistant Director
Earl Gregg Swem Library at The College of William & Mary:
- Crystal Boyce, Student Employee Supervisor
- Martha Higgins, Interim Head of Reference
- Natasha W. McFarland, Electronic Resources Assistant
Montgomery-Floyd Regional Library, Blacksburg Library:
- Elizabeth G. Sensabaugh, Branch Supervisor
Pamunkey Regional Library, Rockville Branch:
- Donna-Jo Webster, Branch Manager
Portsmouth Public Library:
- Clint S. Rudy, Systems Administrator
Prince William Public Library:
- Katherine LaVallee, Librarian
- Kelly Windt, LST IV. Circulation Supervisor
Virginia Beach Public Library:
- Sarah Bell, Librarian III
- Tamara L. Sarg, Librarian III
- Dee Dee Taylor, Librarian III
University of Virginia Library:
- Ivey M. Glendon, Metadata Librarian
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