On December 5, the Board of Directors of the Association for Library & Information Science Education (ALISE) announced that Dr. Louise Spiteri had been elected to the position of vice-president/president elect, 2015.  Dr. Spiteri has been an active member of ALISE since pursuing her doctoral studies at the University of Toronto. Dr. Spiteri’s recent contributions to ALISE have included serving as chair of the ALISE Service Award, the ALISE Award for Teaching Excellence, and the ALISE/Norman Horrocks Leadership Award. Dr. Spiteri served as the Director of External Relations on the ALISE Board from 2011-2014, and established ALISE’s social media presence on Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, and the online discussion board.

Dr. Spiteri plans to continue work to implement the four strategic directions of ALISE: Consolidating and expanding the membership base; enhancing collaboration and extending ALISE membership; focusing on the scholarship of teaching and learning and the promotion of outstanding research; and providing sound fiscal management, fostering administrative best practices, and advancing effective communication strategies for ALISE and its members. Library and Information Science (LIS) faculty (both full time and adjunct) and doctoral students have plenty of options when it comes to choosing to which associations they should belong, and which conferences they attend. Dr. Spiteri’s primary focus will be to work with ALISE members and the Board to continue to build strategies to ensure that ALISE serves as their focal point for all matters pertaining to LIS education, research, and career development. The LIS academic landscape continues to change and expand into different disciplines and environments; this diversity speaks to the increasing importance of information management at all levels of society and government. Dr. Spiteri believes that ALISE has a critical role to play to ensure that LIS graduates are equipped to promote, manage, and grow information management and