Announcement of Participants in 2012 Virginia Library Leadership Academy (VALLA)

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact:

Elizabeth Hensley

ehensley@cclva.org

540-825-8691 

The 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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