updated on October 5, 2022

The SIBA Board of Directors has announced the slate for the 2022 Board Elections. This year's ballot includes two booksellers, one of whom will replace current board member John Cavalier of Cavalier House Books, whose term ends December 31, 2022.

Voting takes place between September 15- October 14, and the results will be announced on October 15.

Each SIBA bookstore that is a current member has one vote. VOTE HERE

Stores can check their membership status and contact nick@sibaweb.com if they have questions about their account.

Jamie Anderson

Jamie Anderson began her career in bookselling as the bookstore manager for Duck’s Cottage Coffee & Books when the business opened in 2002 and remains in that position to this day. In 2011 after Hurricane Irene devastated the Outer Banks, the bookstore anchoring downtown Manteo closed due to flood damage. Jamie answered the call from the community to bring a bookstore back and, despite the risks, opened Downtown Books in 2012 in the heart of Manteo- which also happens to be the lowest spot in town. While she tries to be storm ready at all times, the store has been flooded half a dozen times from several inches to a full two feet. She is bound and determined to stick with her location and has perfected a system for ‘moving it all up’. In the last three years Downtown Books has been named the Town of Manteo’s Small Business of the Year, was the Coastland Time’s Coastland Gold Winner for bookstores and has been voted Best of the Beach: Bookstore for three years straight. 

In twenty years of bookselling she has seen, along with her peers, a lot of changes in our world, faced many challenges and watched so many of us survive and thrive! She thinks this is an exciting time to be an indie bookstore as we see a resurgence of reading worldwide. Jamie’s mantra at Downtown Books is to put the right book in the right hands at the right time; to help make her community a better place; support Dare County Schools; give authors and readers opportunities to connect; and to never judge anyone’s reading preferences. 

Heather Jeziorowski

Heather Jeziorowski has been in the book industry in one way or another for longer than she might care to admit at this point. Her first bookstore job puts her at "Celestine Prophecy / Bridges of Madison County" years old, in bookseller terms. Over the years she has worked for regional chain bookstores, national chains, truly tiny indie stores, and beloved local anchors in the Southeast and the Midwest. She has also had stints at a small publishing house and as an elementary school media clerk, so has had a real opportunity to see the industry from lots of different angles. Jeziorowski has been at Little Shop of Stories in Decatur, Georgia for the last 5 years as a bookseller, buyer, events coordinator, school liaison, and all the other hats that come with working in a busy indie store. She lives in Decatur with her husband, kids, cats, and houseplants, hoping her TBR pile doesn't collapse and kill them all.

Each store receives one vote. VOTE HERE