Category: Election

Call for Officers: CALA Southeast Chapter, 2026-2027 Term

Dear CALA colleagues,

The CALA Southeast (SE) Chapter invites applications for officer positions for the 2026-2027 term. This is a wonderful opportunity to contribute to the Chapter’s growth, support professional engagement across the Southeast region, and collaborate with CALA colleagues at both the regional and national levels.

We are seeking candidates for the following positions:

  • Vice President, 2026-2027: To assist the Chapter President in the overall management of the Chapter activities. The Vice President will assume the role of Chapter President for the 2027-2028 term.
  • Secretary/Treasurer, 2026-2027: Serving as information and communication manager for the Chapter President, taking meeting minutes, organizing and maintaining the Chapter’s Google Drive, and communicating with the CALA Treasurer.
  • Membership Officer, 2026-2027: Keeping up-to-date membership records for the Chapter and recruiting new members in the region. 

Eligibility: 

  • A current CALA member who works/studies, or will work/study, in the following states: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee.
  • No prior leadership experience is required. 
  • MLIS or PhD students are welcome to apply.

Application process:

  • Please submit your application by July 13th to Wanheng Li, the current SE Chapter President (wanheng.li@vanderbilt.edu)
  • What to include in your application: Your name, affiliation, CALA membership status, position or interest, and a brief statement of interest (100-150 words)
  • A Chapter election may be conducted if we have multiple candidates for a position

Your service is important to our Chapter’s thriving, as we have many ongoing initiatives and are working to better serve our Chapter members. Officers are expected to actively contribute to Chapter activities, including the annual CALA Southeast & Southwest Chapters Joint Conference. In addition, the SE Chapter is currently collaborating with the Southwest Chapter on a CALASYS Grant Project, rebuilding our Chapter website, and exploring more opportunities for online and in-person events and cross-chapter/association collaboration.

Serving as a Chapter officer provides valuable opportunities, especially for earlier career professionals and library school students, to engage in event planning, expand your professional network, and contribute to a healthy and sustainable community for Chinese American librarians. The Chapter President and Vice President are also eligible for a $1,000 travel grant to attend the ALA Annual Conference.

We look forward to welcoming new officers and working together to strengthen the CALA SE Chapter. Please feel free to reach out if you have any questions. 

Best,
Yi Wan

On behalf of CALA Southeast Chapter Officers

Wanheng Li, President, 2026-2027
Evie Wang, Webmaster, 2026-2027
Yi Wan, Immediate Past President, 2026-2027

CALA Southeast Chapter 2020-2021 Vice President Election Result

Dear CALA Southeast Chapter members,

On behalf of the 2020-2021 CALA Southeast Chapter, I am here to announce that the Southeast Chapter has finished its election process for 2020-2021 CALA Southeast Chapter Vice President/President-Elect. We sent out the election ballot email to all currently-registered Southeast Chapter members. The result shows we received 17 votes in total, and 16 of them are positive and one is incomplete.

We therefore announce that Xiying Mi is the 2020-2021 Vice President/President-Elect. Xiying will serve as vice president/president-elect for one year before stepping into her role as president in the summer of 2021. In addition to being the vice president/president-elect, Xiying will continue serving as Treasurer of the Southeast Chapter 2020-2022. Congratulations, Xiying. Thank you for your commitment.

Xiying Mi is working at the University of South Florida Tampa Library as a Digital Initiatives Metadata Librarian, Assistant Librarian. She received her MLIS from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She focuses on digital collections metadata creation and curation. Her research interests lie primarily in linked open data, metadata, and data management.

Again, the Chapter Committee wants to extend our wholehearted appreciation to each member for your participation in the election process and for your continuous support of the CALA Southeast Chapter.

Enjoy your holidays and stay safe!

Sincerely,

CALA Southeast Chapter President
Jianying Shou, jianyingshou@gmail.com

CALA Southeast Chapter Past President
Jia He, jiahe@southalabama.edu

CALA Southeast Chapter Webmaster
Yingqi Tang, tang@jsu.edu

CALA Southeast Chapter 2019-2020 Vice President Election Result

Dear CALA Southeast Chapter members,

As the president of the 2019-2020 CALA Southeast Chapter, I am here to announce that the Southeast Chapter has finished its election process for 2019-2020 CALA Southeast Chapter Vice President.  We sent out election ballot email to all currently-registered Southeast Chapter members. The result shows we received 9 votes in total, and all of them are positive.

We therefore announce that Jianying Shou is the 2019-2020 Vice President/President-Elect. Jianying is currently working as Serials Descriptive Librarian at Duke University. Previously she worked at the Library of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC). She had served CALA Midwest Chapter as Treasurer from 2013-2017 and as Co-President of Public Relations Committee from 2015-2017. We believe her experiences will bring great value to the Southeast Chapter.

Zhao Liu and Xiying Mi will continue serving as Webmaster and Treasurer of Southeast Chapter 2019-2020.

Again I thank everyone for participating in the election process and for your continuous support of CALA Southeast Chapter.

Best wishes,

Jia He

2019-2010 CALA Southeast Chapter President