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Sandra Phoenix Named HBCU Library Alliance Director

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May 16, 2008
Contact: Fatima Hyder, fhyder@solinet.net, 404.592.4882

Sandra Phoenix Named HBCU Library Alliance Director

ATLANTA – (May 16, 2008) – Sandra Phoenix has been named the new Director of the Historically Black Colleges and Universities Library Alliance. She was formerly Executive Services Librarian at SOLINET.

“The HBCU Library Alliance’s longstanding partnership with SOLINET and Sandra’s hard work in facilitating this partnership make her exceptionally well-suited to this position,” said Loretta Parham, Chair of the HBCU Library Alliance Board of Directors. “In this dynamic role, Sandra’s skills and relationships will help the Alliance continue its growth and define new directions.”

Phoenix has more than 20 years of administrative experience at nonprofit organizations. She has a bachelors degree in business management from Savannah State University in Georgia and a masters of library and information science from Florida State University. She has extensive project management experience and strong leadership and organizational skills.

“The work of the HBCU Library Alliance and the needs identified by the Alliance were the impetus for me to get my library science degree,” Phoenix said. “The Alliance and SOLINET encouraged and supported me during this endeavor, and now, it’s my turn to use my skills, experience and education to support and develop the alliance.”

HBCU Library Alliance
The HBCU Library Alliance is a consortium that supports the collaboration of institutions dedicated to providing resources designed to strengthen the libraries of Historically Black Colleges and Universities and their constituents. The purpose of the HBCU Library Alliance is to ensure excellence in HBCU libraries and the development, coordination and promotion of programs and activities to enhance member libraries.

SOLINET
The Southeastern Library Network, Inc. (SOLINET) is an Atlanta-based not-for-profit library cooperative serving the Southeastern United States (Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia) and the Caribbean. A membership network of libraries and other information organizations, SOLINET works in collaboration with many partners, from local to international, to provide leadership for cooperative action, improve access to information, and enable members to effectively anticipate and address the region’s needs for education, economic development, and improved quality of life. www.solinet.net.

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