The Friends Board of Directors & Committees

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Ann Marie Arment | Communications Committee Co-Chair, Fundraising Committee

Laura Lucas | Fundraising Committee Chair, Programs & Events Committee Chair

Laurene Topping | Volunteer Coordinator, Fundraising Committee, Communications Committee

Lyn Buchheit | Recording Secretary

Stan Cutler | Vice President, Programs Committee & Events Committee

Joanne Dhody | Past President, Communications Committee

Karen Freedman | Gardens Committee Chair, Programs Committee 

Jan LeSuer | President, Advocacy Committee Chair, Programs & Events Committee 

Prather O’Donnell | Librarian, Programs & Events Committee, Gardens Committee, Advocacy Committee

Rona Sission | Finance Committee, Garden Committee

John Autin | Communications Co-Chair, Finance Committee, Programs & Events Committee

President

To preside over and conduct meetings, to appoint all committees, except as limited herein, and to be ex-officio a member of the committees.

Vice President

To perform the duties of the President in the absence of the President and to assist the President as requested.

Treasurer

To keep and maintain the financial records of the organization and support Committees with planning and solicitation and dues, contributions and gifts.

Recording Secretary

To record attendance at all meetings and to take and distribute minutes of all meetings.

Corresponding Secretary 

To keep a list of the membership; to notify the Friends and Executive Board of the time and place of meetings; and to conduct the correspondence of the organization.

Fundraising Committee:  Discusses fundraising lead of all types (grant, gov, corporate, individual), supports fundraising events, and coordinates on individual donor strategy.

Programs & Events: Cultivate  community engagement and lifelong learning with fun, interesting, and enriching programs. This committee works on both ongoing programs and one-time. Eg. game nights, author events, resume-writing etc.  Events might be at Library or Hilltop Books. 

Gardens Committee: Responsible for planning and maintaining the library garden, indoor plantings, and holiday decorations. The committee also promotes the use of the garden by the Library, Friends, and the community at-large. 

Communications Committee: Supports coordinated communication across platforms/outlets to ensure Friends has a positive reputation, easily understood mission, and consistent brand. The Communications committee pitches in to promote events, programs, sales etc.

Advocacy Committee: Promotes full funding of public libraries and investing in libraries and the resources that they provide. This group coordinates with other branches  and also responds to new needs, with an interest in making libraries and their resources accessible to everyone.

Finance Committee: Ensures that FoCHL meets its financial obligations as a nonprofit, ensures the organization stays on budget and makes financially sound and sustainable decisions that are aligned with the mission to support the CH Library.