Nominations Sought for ABA Board of Directors

The American Booksellers Association's Nominating Committee, chaired by Ken White of the SFSU Bookstore in San Francisco, is searching for qualified candidates to serve on the ABA Board of Directors. Any ABA member may submit nominations for board directors.

Under ABA's bylaws, the terms of three members of the nine-member board expire each year, and at least one of the three nominated candidates cannot have served on the current board. Board members are eligible to be elected for two three-year terms.

A candidate for the Board of Directors must be an ABA member who is the owner or employee of an independent bookstore with a storefront location that is operated according to sound business principles. In addition, a candidate must have at least three years of recent experience as the owner or employee of a member company. It is desirable that nominees have at least two years of experience as an active volunteer in ABA or in a regional association or other constituency organization, or possess similar experience. Complete qualifications are outlined in the "ABA Nomination and Election Guidelines."

Nominations can be submitted via an electronic form or a downloadable PDF on BookWeb.org. The downloadable form should be sent to the attention of Ken White, either by fax to (415) 338-1450 or by mail to the SFSU Bookstore, 1650 Holloway Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94132. The Nominating Committee requests that as much information as possible be provided about Board candidates. All information will be kept confidential.

Nominations should be submitted as soon as possible, but no later than October 30, 2009.