The International Reading Association (IRA) is pleased to announce our Board nominees for 2014-15.

2014 Slate for IRA Board of Directors:
Donald Bear, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa
Julie Coiro, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, Rhode Island
Eric Cooper, National Urban Alliance, Syosset, New York
Lori DiGisi, Framingham Public Schools, Framingham, Massachusetts
Janice Dole, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah
Glenda Nugent, Private Consultant, Saint Peters, Missouri

2014 Slate for IRA Vice-President:
Diane Barone, University of Nevada, Reno, Reno, Nevada
Brenda Overturf, Educational Consultant, Louisville, Kentucky

The election opens on December 16, 2013. The deadline to vote is 5:00 p.m. (Eastern Savings Time) on February 10, 2014. New Board members begin their terms at the IRA Annual Conference in May 2014.

IRA members who have provided IRA with a valid e-mail address and have opted to receive e-mails from IRA will receive your ballot by e-mail and can vote online. Visit the IRA member account page on Reading.org, e-mail customerservice@/, or call 1-800-336-READ to check and update your e-mail address.

IRA members who do not have valid e-mails or who have opted not to receive e-mails from IRA will receive paper ballots but will still have the opportunity to vote online.

More information about the nominees will be publicized on the Board Elections section of IRA's website and on Reading Today Online soon.