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Page 11 Vol. 67, No. 1, Spring 2003 Mississippi LibrariesMLA 2003 Officer NomineesSusan S. Cassagne Kaileen R. Thieling Allison P. MaysVice-President/President-ElectSUSAN S. CASSAGNEEducation: M.L.I.S., The University ofSouthern Mississippi, 1999; B.S.,Louisiana State University, 1974.Professional Experience: Director,Homochitto Valley Library Service,Natchez, MS, 2002 to present; AssistantDirector and Technology Coordinator ofthe Pearl River County Library System,1999-2002; Technology Coordinator ofthe Pearl River County Library System,1995-1999. Other: Mississippi Intern,Bill and Melinda Gates Library Foundation,1998-1999.Professional Activities: ALA: Member,1997 to present. PLA: Member,1997 to present. MLA: Member, 1997to present; Committees: Continuing Education,member; Insurance, member;Legislative, member; and Membership,member. Other: MLC Continuing EducationAdvisory Group; Organized theMississippi Dynix Customers Users’Group; Pearl River County StrategicPlanning Task Force.Vice-President/President-ElectKAILEEN R. THIELINGEducation: M.A. in Library Science,University of Iowa,1971; B.A. in English,University of Iowa, 1970; A.A. Degree inLiberal Arts, Iowa Lakes Community College,1968Professional Experience: Director,Central Mississippi Regional Library System,2001 to present; Branch Manager –Pearl Public Library, Central MississippiRegional Library System, 1997-2001;Children’s Services Consultant, MississippiLibrary Commission, 1995-1997;Head of Branch Services, Central MississippiRegional Library System, 1986-1995; Circulation Desk Supervisor, JacksonMetropolitan Library System, 1986;Reference Librarian, Jackson MetropolitanLibrary System, 1986; Assistant ReferenceLibrarian, Jefferson Parish LibrarySystem, Metairie, LA, 1974-1975; Children’sLibrarian, Bettendorf PublicLibrary, Bettendorf, IA, 1971-1973.Other: Multicultural Children’s LiteratureResources Development Institute,Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge,LA; Creating Effective Youth Services &Programs, University of Wisconsin, Madison,WI.Professional Activities: ALA: Member1987 to present. YALSA: Member2002 to present. MLA: Member 1988to present; YPSRT, chair, 1997-1998,Committees: Legislative, member; andNational Library Week, chair, 2003.SecretaryALLISON P. MAYSEducation: M.L.S., Indiana University,1981; B.A. Music History, Rhodes College,IN, 1980.Professional Experience: Acquisitions/Serials Librarian, Millsaps-WilsonLibrary, 1999 to present; Acquisitions/Collection Development Librarian, TheOhio State University College of Law,1997-1998; Reference Librarian, TheOhio State University College of Law,1997; Assistant Librarian, Sutin Thayer& Browne (law firm), Albuquerque, NM,1992-1994; Branch Librarian, U.S.Courts Branch Library, Little Rock, AR,1983-1989; Reference librarian, Memphis/ShelbyCounty Public Library,Memphis, TN, 1982-1983.Professional Activities: MLA: Member,2000 to present; MississippiAuthors Awards Committee, Co-Chair,2001-02, Chair, 2002-03; MLA Confer-