Meet the Candidates for the MLA 2023 Board Election

MLA will hold elections from April 3 – 24, 2023. This year MLA members will vote for an MLA President-elect and four Member-at-Large Board positions. These positions will serve for three-year terms beginning July 1, 2023, and ending June 30, 2026.

Meet the candidates! Click on their photos below to get to know the candidates for the 2023 Board Election.

Eligible members will receive an email on April 3 with instructions and a link to vote.

President-elect

Dillon Geshel
Director, Superiorland Library Cooperative

 

Member-at-Large

Bryonna Barton
Director, Eaton Rapids Area District Library

John Clexton
Director, Gladwin County District Library

Mary Higginbottom Johnson
Associate Director of Operations, Muskegon Area District Library

Michele Howard
Director, Traverse Area District Library

Jessica Keyser 
Director, Grosse Pointe Public Library

Kristin Shelley
Director, East Lansing Public Library

Shaunna Martz 
Regional Manager II, Kent District Library

Kate Van Auken 
Director, White Pine Library Cooperative

Lisa Waskin 
Director, Superior District Library