Richard Huffine, founding chair of the Government Information Division, has been elected to serve as Division Cabinet Chair-Elect for the Special Libraries Association.
Richard is a third-generation librarian and currently serves as the national library coordinator for the U.S. Geological Survey in Reston, Virginia. He has been active in SLA since 2004. Richard has served on SLA’s Public Policy Advisory Council since 2007 and has been an active member of the Environment and Resource Management Division, the Information Technology Division, and the Knowledge Management Division.
In his personal life, Richard supports public libraries in the District of Columbia. As president of the Friends of the Mount Pleasant Library and treasurer of the Federation of Friends of the D.C. Public Library, he helps coordinate library support and advocacy across the city. Richard was president of the federation from 2005 to 2009 and he is currently president-elect of the District of Columbia Library Association (DCLA).
Congratulations, Richard!
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