Announcing the 2026-2027 Executive Board
Congratulations to NJLA’s 2026-2027 newly elected Executive Board members (and thanks to everyone who ran for office and voted in the election):
- Vice President/President-Elect: Sarah Lester, Director, Maplewood Public Library
- Second Vice President: Diane Musella, Adult Services Supervisor, Ocean County Library
- Treasurer: Samantha McCoy, Director, West Caldwell Public Library
- Secretary: Gail Lordi, Adult Services & Reference Librarian, Garfield Public Library
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Members-at-Large
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- Melissa Kuzma, Library Director, Parsippany Library
- Ceciley Binegar, Librarian, Burlington County Library
- Kate Davis, Assistant Library Director, Jersey City Free Public Library
In keeping with NJLA's Bylaws, we are releasing the full election results for all candidates in the election.
| Vice President/President-Elect & Second Vice President | ||
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Sarah Lester (Director, Maplewood Memorial Library) |
212 votes | 40% |
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Diane Musella (Librarian 3 - Adult Services Supervisor, Toms River Branch, The Ocean County Library) |
126 votes | 24% |
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Crystal Hooper (Branch Manager, Somerset County Library System of New Jersey) |
116 votes | 22% |
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Charles E. "Chip" McAuley, PhD (Reference Librarian, Hamilton Township Public Library) |
77 votes | 15% |
| Treasurer | ||
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Samantha McCoy (Director, West Caldwell Public Library) |
520 votes | 98% |
| Abstain | 11 votes | 2% |
| Secretary | ||
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Gail Lordi (Adult Services & Reference Librarian, Garfield Public Library) |
412 votes | 78% |
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Narissa Palmer (Librarian, Outreach, Bayonne Library) |
119 votes | 22% |
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Members-at-Large |
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Melissa Kuzma (Library Director, Parsippany Library) |
228 votes | 43% |
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Ceciley Binegar (Librarian, Burlington County Library) |
212 votes40% | |
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Kate Davis (Assistant Library Director, Jersey City Free Public Library) |
186 votes | 35% |
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Gary Marks (Reference & Outreach Librarian, William Paterson University of New Jersey) |
154 votes | 29% |
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Alyssa Valenti (Electronic Resources & Web Services Librarian, Raritan Valley Community College) |
151 votes | 28% |
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Megan Kociolek (Director, Clark Public Library) |
145 votes | 27% |
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Wen Gu (Library Director, Gloucester City Library) |
135 votes | 25% |
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Victoria Sciancalepore (Digital Scholarship Librarian, Ramapo College of New Jersey) |
122 votes | 23% |
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9 Sara Imranyi (Reference & Instruction Librarian, Middlesex College) |
101 votes | 19% |
We're also releasing voter turnout percentages over the last ten years.
| Year | Votes Cast | Percentage | Eligible Voters |
| 2026 | 531 | 14% | 3,860 |
| 2025 | 923 | 22% | 4,266 |
| 2024 | 676 | 23% | 2,953 |
| 2023 | 636 | 26% | 2,401 |
| 2022 | 516 | 47% | 1,105 |
| 2021 | 217 | 19% | 1,145 |
| 2020 | 551 | 47% | 1,184 |
| 2019 | 578 | 47% | 1,242 |
| 2018 | 395 | 38% | 1,036 |
| 2017 | 566 | 43% | 1,302 |