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 2020-2021 BOARD OF DIRECTORS
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CHAIR
Patricia S. Reed, Reed Strategies
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VICE CHAIR
Jennifer Disano, Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at GMU
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TREASURER
Mike Cullen, Baker Tilly Virchow Krause, LLP
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SECRETARY
EX-OFFICIO DIRECTORS
Jessica A. Hudson, Director, Fairfax County Public Library
Miriam Smolen, Chair, FCPL Board of Trustees
Suzanne S. Levy, Representative, FCPL Board of Trustees
Lisa D. Bryant, Executive Director, Fairfax Library Foundation
DIRECTORS
Xande Anderer, Citizen X Design
Kay De Marco, Arlington Public Schools (Retired)
Charles Fegan, Columbia Lighthouse for the Blind (Retired)
Ilyse Gart, Friends of the Burke Centre Library
Duwain Ketch, Burke Centre and Kings Park Friends
Janet Kerr-Tener, Hattie M. Strong Foundation (Retired)
Fran Millhouser, Fairfax County Public Library (Retired)
Mary Jo Patterson, Technology Student Association (Retired)
Claire Sheahan, Galanthus Strategies
Sara Wachspress, Internal Revenue Service (Retired)
OUR STAFF
OUR FINANCIALS
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Lisa D. Bryant, MSW
DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT
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FINANCE MANAGER
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DATABASE ASSISTANT
James S. Hill
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DEVELOPMENT & PUBLIC RELATIONS
