Our candidate for Treasurer:<\/p>\n
Question 1: Why are you interested in this position?<\/b><\/p>\n
Lesley Looper: <\/b>I firmly believe in the mission of the New Members Round Table, and want to help maintain a healthy budget for NMRT to make sure that mission continues to be supported, for each fiscal year of my tenure, and beyond.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Question 2: What skills and experiences do you bring to the position?<\/b><\/p>\n Lesley Looper<\/b>:<\/i><\/b> I?ve been a member of ALA for seven years and NMRT for five. ?I?ve enjoyed committee memberships with NMRT, LLAMA, ALCTS, and RUSA, including committee?<\/span><\/i>chairmanships within NMRT and ALCTS. With each committee experience, I learned to?<\/span><\/i>communicate with committee members from across the country to reach common <\/span><\/i>goals, from division awards to Annual programs. Within NMRT, I chaired the 2014-15 <\/span><\/i>Student Reception Committee, which has been my favorite ALA committee assignment <\/span><\/i>so far! My duties for the Student Reception Committee included working with the <\/span><\/i>committee to select a reception menu that stayed within the committee?s budget. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n At work, I supervise a unit that, among its duties, inputs invoices for monographs into?<\/span><\/i>the library?s integrated library system. As part of my work, I also communicate with?<\/span><\/i>Acquisitions and Collection Development staff about monographic budgets as needed. <\/span><\/i>Through this work experience, I?ve learned the importance of monitoring and?<\/span><\/i>communicating about this part of the library?s collections budget throughout the year, to <\/span><\/i>ensure a smooth, accurate fiscal yearend.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n On a personal note, I?m involved in a local Toastmasters club, where I?m enjoying?<\/span><\/i>developing my communication and leadership skills, while currently serving as Vice <\/span><\/i>President-Public Relations.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Question 3: As Treasurer, you will communicate with all committee <\/b>chairs and board members. How do you propose to track these communications?<\/b><\/p>\n Lesley Looper: <\/b>I?m a big fan of email folders and to-do lists. I currently keep my work emails organized in folders, and would continue this practice with NMRT treasurer-related email <\/span><\/i>communications, if elected. I also keep running to-do lists online, currently in Remember <\/span><\/i>the Milk (rememberthemilk.com) and Google Tasks (since I use Google Calendar for my <\/span><\/i>personal appointments).?<\/span><\/i>I also have experience with WebEx, GoToMeeting, Google Hangout, and virtual and <\/span><\/i>phone meetings and conversations can be beneficial as well. Making personal notes of <\/span><\/i>action points after real-time virtual and phone communications would be help me keep <\/span><\/i>track of what needs to be done.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Question 4: What do you hope to learn if elected?<\/b><\/p>\n Lesley Looper:<\/b> If elected, I look forward to learning more about what goes on behind the scenes to make NMRT run smoothly. As treasurer, I look forward to learning how to monitor and maintain the NMRT budget, in conjunction with the ALA budget, in a prompt, accurate, <\/span><\/i>and stress-free manner.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Question 5: If elected, what time management skills will you employ to ensure that your NMRT duties remain a priority?<\/b><\/p>\n Lesley Looper: <\/b>I will learn all I can from the current NMRT treasurer and other available resources during my year as Assistant Treasurer, while meeting budget and communication <\/span><\/i>deadlines for both NMRT and ALA. I?ll keep NMRT documentation and notes on a file?<\/span><\/i>sharing service (my current accounts are with Dropbox and Google Docs) so that I can <\/span><\/i>access them both at work and at home. Keeping my work and Google calendars up to <\/span><\/i>date and in sync is an ongoing priority now, and I will continue that practice. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n During my 3-year tenure as a part-time library school student (MLS ?14), I juggled on-<\/span><\/i>campus classes and assignments with full time work as a unit supervisor, as well as <\/span><\/i>offices (Secretary, then Vice President, and finally President) of my library school?s ALA<\/span><\/i>Student Chapter. This was valuable experience in juggling priorities between work, <\/span><\/i>library school, and home, making sure deadlines and other responsibilities were met, <\/span><\/i>with the help of my online work and non-work calendars and to-do lists. Another thing <\/span><\/i>that made the library school + work experience a rewarding one was communicating <\/span><\/i>frequently with my professors, fellow ALA Student Chapter officers, classmates, and <\/span><\/i>library coworkers. I would definitely carry these time management lessons and skills <\/span><\/i>forward, if elected NMRT Treasurer.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Our candidate for Treasurer: Lesley Looper Question 1: Why are you interested in this position? Lesley Looper: I firmly believe in the mission of the New Members Round Table, and want to help maintain a healthy budget for NMRT to … Continue reading