Long Beach Public Library Foundation

About Us

Board of Directors

PRESIDENT
Margaret Farwell Smith
President, Farwell Associates

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

VICE PRESIDENT, FUNDS DEVELOPMENT
Stephanie James
President
Davis and Associates Advertising and Public Relations

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

SECRETARY
Nancy Merrill
Community Leader

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

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

Rich Archbold
Community Liaison Director/ Editor Emeritus
Press-Telegram

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

Evelyn Best
Attorney
Keesal, Young & Logan

Susan DeLand
Community Leader

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

Diane Jacobus
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

Renee Simon
Freelance Writer

Kay Tortorice
School Librarian, Retired

DeeDee West
Quality Operations Manager
Arden Realty Inc.


Honorary Directors

Glenda Williams
Director of Library Services

Jo Rae Zuckerman
Friends of the Long Beach Library


Advisory Board


Gene Richey, Executive Director Emeritus
Jacob Adajian
Cheryl Avirom
Coleen Bentley
Dr. Darrell Cannon
Dr. Thomas Clark
Jim Crenshaw
Mayor Bob Foster
Dr. Frances Grover
Supervisor Don Knabe
Police Chief Jim McDonnell
Josephine Molina Battiste
Ludmila Montoya
Frank Newell
Douglas Otto
Chris Steinhauser, LBUSD Superintendent
Joan Van Hooten
Leo VanderLans
Susan Wise