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The Association of College and Research Libraries has announced key leadership changes as it progresses towards the beginning of the next fiscal year. Current executive director, Robert (Jay) Malone, who came to ACRL in September 2021 after previously helming an academic society for over twenty years, departed the association on Friday, June 9. During his time at ACRL, Malone supported the repositioning and improved profitability of Choice, a publishing unit of ACRL and worked with ALA’s Development Office to raise the association’s GuideStar (Candid) nonprofit ranking to “platinum,” the reviewer’s highest level.
Malone will be succeeded by interim ACRL executive director Allison Payne, who stepped into her new leadership role on Monday, June 11. Payne joined ACRL in 2013 and has since served in governance (among other duties) by supporting the work of the ACRL Board of Directors and ACRL Budget and Finance Committee.
On June 16, Senior Strategist for Special Initiatives Kara Malenfant will also depart the association. Since joining ACRL staff in September 2005, Malenfant has coordinated the division’s government relations advocacy, scholarly communication activities, and Value of Academic Libraries initiative and co-developed and managed ACRL’s Consulting Services Program.
Complete details are available on ACRL Insider.