Board of Directors Elections End May 7

The American Booksellers Association’s main store members have until midnight on Monday, May 7, to submit their electronic ballots for the election of three directors to serve three-year terms on the ABA Board. A link to the ballot was sent to stores on April 6 in an e-mail from ABA CEO Oren Teicher.

In addition to the three candidates put forth by the Nominating Committee and approved by the Board, the ballot includes space for write-in candidates. Only one person per ABA Member ID number may vote.

The candidates on this year’s ballot are:

• Betsy Burton of The King’s English Bookshop in Salt Lake City, Utah
• Valerie Koehler of Blue Willow Bookshop in Houston, Texas
• Jonathon Welch of Talking Leaves…Books in Buffalo, New York

Biographical information for each is available here.

In June, ABA President Becky Anderson of Anderson’s Bookshops in Naperville, Illinois, and Vice President Steve Bercu of BookPeople in Austin, Texas, will begin the second year of their two-year terms on the Board.

Booksellers with questions about the director elections should contact ABA President Becky Anderson or CEO Oren Teicher.