Long Beach Public Library Foundation

About Us

Board of Directors

PRESIDENT
Joseph Prevratil, J.D.
President/CEO, Archstone Foundation

PRESIDENT ELECT
Stephanie James
President
Davis and Associates Advertising and Public Relations

VICE PRESIDENT, FUNDS DEVELOPMENT
Thomas Reep
Co-Founder, Retired
First Consulting Group

VICE PRESIDENT, PROGRAMS
Rick Alsagoff
Financial Services Professional
New York Life Insurance Company

SECRETARY
Melissa Smith
Associate
Keesal Young and Logan

TREASURER
Lance Adams, CPA
Senior Manager, Audit & Assurance Services
Windes & McClaughry A/C

BOARD DEVELOPMENT
Rich Archbold
Community Liaison Director/ Editor Emeritus
Press-Telegram

Dee Abrahamse, Ph.D.
Dean, College of Liberal Arts, Retired
California State University Long Beach

Mary E. Barton, Ph.D.
President
The Barton Group

Susan DeLand
President, Susan C. DeLand Consulting
Business Advisor, Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Business

Margaret Durnin
Community Leader

Mary Hinds
Former Director of Communications
U.S. Representative Steve Horn

Lorrie Hutton
Dealer Development Manager
American Honda Motor Co., Inc.


Jack Irvin
Owner
Coldwell Banker/Coastal Alliance

Mary Lamo
Community Leader

Kim Neipling
Community Leader

Suzanne Poulsen
Community Leader

Susan Redfield
Director of Development
University of Southern California

Thomas Reep
Co-Founder, Retired
First Consulting Group

J.P. Shotwell
Director and Deputy Ethics and Compliance Officer
Southern California Edison

Renee Simon
Freelance Writer

Margaret Smith
President
Farwell Associates

Kenny Taing
Agent
New York Life Insurance

Kay Tortorice
School Librarian, Retired

DeeDee West
Senior Operations Manager
Arden Realty Inc., a GE Capital Real Estate Company


Honorary Directors

Glenda Williams
Director of Library Services

Jo Rae Zuckerman
Friends of the Long Beach Library


Advisory Board


Gene Richey, Executive Director Emeritus
Honorable Jacob Adajian
Cheryl Avirom
Coleen Bentley
Dr. Darrell Cannon
Dr. Thomas Clark
Jim Crenshaw
Mayor Bob Foster
First Lady Nancy Foster
Dr. Frances Grover
City Prosecutor Doug Haubert
Diane Jacobus
Supervisor Don Knabe
Police Chief Jim McDonnell
Josephine Molina Battiste
Ludmila Montoya
Frank Newell
Douglas Otto
Chris Steinhauser, LBUSD Superintendent
Joan Van Hooten
Leo Vander Lans
Susan Wise