MISSION STATEMENT
Fairfax Library Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit charitable and educational organization 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.
WHAT WE DO
Love our library.
Since 1994, the Fairfax Library Foundation has existed solely with the mission to enhance programs and services of the Fairfax County Public Library, the largest public library system in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Designated as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit charitable and educational organization, the Foundation provides supplementary support for the library to more positively impact the lives of over 1 million residents living in our community by providing access to information, technology, innovations, civic engagement and entertainment, and by offering literacy and educational opportunities.
OUR 2021-2022 BOARD OF DIRECTORS
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CHAIR
Patricia S. Reed, Reed Strategies
VICE CHAIR
Mary Jo Patterson, Technology Student Association (Retired)
TREASURER
Mike Cullen, Baker Tilly Virchow Krause, LLP
SECRETARY
EX-OFFICIO DIRECTORS
Jessica A. Hudson, Director, Fairfax County Public Library
Fran Millhouser, Chair, FCPL Board of Trustees
Liz Walker, Representative, FCPL Board of Trustees
Lisa D. Bryant, Executive Director, Fairfax Library Foundation
DIRECTORS
Xande Anderer, Citizen X Design
Yolanda Atkins, Friends of Pohick Regional Library
Khaseem Davis, Early Identification Program at GMU
Kay De Marco, Arlington Public Schools (Retired)
Jennifer Disano, Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at GMU
Amy Gilbert Fehir, Milken Institute
Eric Maribojoc, Center for Real Estate Entrepreneurship at GMU
Jennifer McGarey, JD, Northrop Grumman Corporation
Jonathan McPherson, JD, PTC Therapeutics
Gail Ritchie, PhD, KPD Education
Volita Russell, Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology
Claire Sheahan, Alexion Pharmaceuticals
Miriam Smolen, Esq, Federal Housing Finance Agency
Sara Wachspress, Internal Revenue Service (Retired)
Tammy White, Potomac Haven
Jayne Young, Shepherd's Center of Oakton-Vienna (Retired)
Xiofan (Heidi) Zhang, PNC Bank
OUR STAFF
OUR FINANCIALS
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Lisa D. Bryant, MSW
DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT
FINANCE MANAGER
GRAPHIC DESIGNER & MARKETING ASSOCIATE
DEVELOPMENT & COMMUNICATIONS ASSISTANT
Giovonny Bland
DATABASE ASSISTANT
James S. Hill
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT
Denise Hutchinson
FINANCE INTERN
Krystal Pham