Board and Succession Information
Please feel free to contact the Board with ideas, suggestions, and concerns.
Membership:
The Capitol Choices Editorial Board will include 8-12 members representing librarians, teachers, booksellers, and children’s literature specialists with work experience in the field.
Appointment:
Members of the Editorial Board will solicit and select new members to meet specific needs within the organization. When looking for replacement members, Board members consider experience with Capitol Choices and in the field as well as a breadth of representation for the Board across the many children’s literature fields.
Terms:
Current Board members will be reappointed after the January meeting, if they agree, for a 3-year term to allow for a staggered rotation on the Board. Future Board members will serve 3-year terms, but may be reappointed once.
Duties:
The full Editorial Board will meet in January, February, June, and October, and as needed. All except February will be held after the general member meeting. 2019 Board meeting dates are:
February 15, 2019 10-12:30pm
June 14, 2019 12:30 – 2pm
October 18, 2019 12:30 – 2pm
The Board has the following responsibilities:
- Oversee and implement strategic plan for the organization;
- Approve major initiatives (e.g., new direction for the website, new approach to training, etc.);
- Make final selection of titles for annual list, in conjunction with reading group facilitators;
- Oversee production of annual list;
- Advise on bylaws and other legal and financial matters.
Some Board members will have specific duties as needed such as:
- Meeting facilitators
- Liaison to reading group facilitators
- Liaisons to Central Rappahannock (website host) and Arlington (meeting host) Libraries
- Public Relations
- Social Media
- Editor
- Legal/financial
Questions prospective board members might want to consider are at http://www.boardsource.org/
Current Board Members and Terms
| Board Member | Responsibility | Term Ends |
|---|---|---|
| Darcie Caswell | Member Relations | Open-ended |
| Kathleen Neil | Board Co-Chair, Secretary | 1/2020 (1st term) |
| Sylvie Shaffer | Community Engagement Liaison | 1/2020 (2nd term) |
| Alicia Blowers | Operations | 1/2020 (2nd term) |
| Kit Ballenger | Board Co-Chair, Webmaster, Social Media Coordinator | 1/2020 (1st term) |
| Isaiah West | Treasurer | 1/2021 (1st term) |
| Sarah Butler | Discussion Notetaker | 1/2022 (1st term) |
| Melissa LaSalle | Meeting co-facilitator | 1/2022 (1st term) |
| Erin Brallier | Meeting co-facilitator | 1/2022 (1st term) |
