For Immediate Release
July 9, 2008
Contacts:
Roberta Longworth 703-324-8313
Library Foundation Board Elects Officers
Fairfax, VA –The Board of Directors of the Fairfax
County Public Library Foundation, Inc., now doing business as Fairfax Library
Foundation, recently elected Alvah T. Beander, a certified personal property
appraiser specializing in African, African American and African Diaspora art
and former president of the Friends of the Sherwood Regional Library. Ms.
Beander recently led the planning effort for Art in the Pages, the
first-ever public art sculpture project in Fairfax County and the City of Fairfax. Patrick
J. Dexter, Headquarters Community Relations Advisor for ExxonMobil was elected
Vice Chair. The slate of officers also included Susan C. Thorniley, Coordinator
for Library Information Services with the Fairfax County Public School System
as the Secretary and Jeffrey M. Armstrong, Financial Advisor of Ameriprise
Financial Advisors, Inc. as the organization’s Treasurer. Officers
serve two year terms beginning on July 1, 2008.
“I appreciate the opportunity to serve as the Chair of the Fairfax Library Foundation,” says Beander. “The Foundation has worked to enhance the services of the Library system through funding valuable scholarship programs, live online Homework Help, literacy outreach, technology, Summer Reading Program and author presentations. The Foundation is poised to continue working with the library, volunteers, Friends Groups and other members of the library family to ensure that our library system continues to advance and is a vital community resource.”
The board also elected two Directors for a second term. Stephanie Y. Abbott of Reston and Mary Myers, Director of the Inova Alexandria Hospital Foundation will serve a three year term. Charles A. Fegan, who has served the library since 1993, is the Chair of the Fairfax County Public Library Board of Trustees and thus, an ex-officio Director of the Fairfax Library Foundation Board for fiscal year 2009. Library Trustee, Willard O. Jasper will represent the Library Board on the Fairfax Library Foundation Board of Directors. The Foundation’s immediate past chair, Joan Kane, founder and Director of Investment Planning Solutions LLC will also serve a one year term as ex-officio Director.
Fairfax Library Foundation is a private, nonprofit corporation committed to providing supplementary support to the Fairfax County Public Library. The Foundation, while reinforcing the need for continued and increased public support for the Library, serves as a catalyst for attracting private funding from individuals, businesses, organizations and foundations to enhance library services for our community.