Library Foundation Seeking Board Members
Position:
Board Members support the work of the Library Foundation and provide mission based leadership and fundraising to support the programs and technology of the Safety Harbor Public Library. This is an opportunity for an individual who is passionate about libraries, specifically the Safety Harbor Public Library. Selected Board Members will have achieved leadership stature in business, government, philanthropy, or the nonprofit sector. A copy of the Board Member Agreement can be found here.
Qualifications:
· Willing to serve and take on special assignments
· Represents the Foundation to stakeholders and acts as an ambassador for the organization
· Creative fundraising experience and/or accounting background desired
· Ability to solicit contributions from businesses and individuals
Board terms/participation:
Board Members will serve a two-year term to be eligible for re-appointment and must be available to attend board meetings typically held the second Monday monthly at 5:30 pm in Safety Harbor. For consideration, please complete an application and submit via mail to SHPL Foundation - 101 2nd Street N. Safety Harbor, FL 34695 or email to shplfoundation@yahoo.com.
Position:
Board Members support the work of the Library Foundation and provide mission based leadership and fundraising to support the programs and technology of the Safety Harbor Public Library. This is an opportunity for an individual who is passionate about libraries, specifically the Safety Harbor Public Library. Selected Board Members will have achieved leadership stature in business, government, philanthropy, or the nonprofit sector. A copy of the Board Member Agreement can be found here.
Qualifications:
· Willing to serve and take on special assignments
· Represents the Foundation to stakeholders and acts as an ambassador for the organization
· Creative fundraising experience and/or accounting background desired
· Ability to solicit contributions from businesses and individuals
Board terms/participation:
Board Members will serve a two-year term to be eligible for re-appointment and must be available to attend board meetings typically held the second Monday monthly at 5:30 pm in Safety Harbor. For consideration, please complete an application and submit via mail to SHPL Foundation - 101 2nd Street N. Safety Harbor, FL 34695 or email to shplfoundation@yahoo.com.
Library Board Members with author Paula McLain at the 2018 Evening with An Author Event.
BOARD MEMBERS:
President: Debbie White - Debbie is the chair of the Foundation's 20/20 capital campaign, Let's Build a Story. She has been involved in many Pinellas County non-profits as a volunteer for the past 30 years including President of the Safety Harbor Chamber of Commerce, the YWCA of Tampa Bay and Leadership Pinellas. Her current board involvement includes Big Brothers Big Sisters of Pinellas and Morton Plant Mease Health Care Foundation and she is on the Advisory Boards of Dunedin Fine Arts Center and Clothes to Kids. She had a 20 year career in sales in Tampa Bay and Boston, MA and graduated with a B.S. in Economics from Allegheny College in Meadville, PA.
Vice President: Marie Padavich - Marie is a retired Vice President of a commercial real estate firm. She has served as President of the GFWC Clearwater Junior Woman’s Club, President of Countryside High School PTA as well as Safety Harbor Middle School PTA and Chairman of the Safety Harbor Chamber of Commerce. Marie currently is on the Chamber of Commerce Board, a member of The Rotary Club of Safety Harbor and a member of the Morton Plant Mease Health Care Foundation Task Force Committee. Marie has been involved with the Charter Review Committee as well as the Visionary Committee for the City of Safety Harbor. Marie graduated with a B.S. in Education/English from Edinboro University of Pennsylvania.
Treasurer: Denise N. Murphy - Denise is a licensed attorney with a general, business and trial law practice in Safety Harbor. Denise graduated from the University of Central Florida (magna cum laude) with a BA in Political Science and obtained her Juris Doctor from Stetson University College of Law in St. Petersburg. Denise is a member of the Florida Bar, Clearwater Bar Association and the Safety Harbor Chamber of Commerce. Denise is a Leadership Pinellas 2010 graduate. Her office is in downtown Safety Harbor.
Secretary: Julie Yaeger - Julie is an education, safety, and fine arts advocate with over 30 years of experience in project management, public relations, accounting and fundraising. In 2014 she was recognized as Mrs. Countryside. She serves on the Countryside Career Advisory Board and Cougar Career Center, the PR Committee Chair for the Countryside Love Fore, has volunteered in schools for 14+ years and is a Take Stock in Children mentor. Julie graduated with a BS in Accounting from the University of North Carolina at Wilmington.
Pam Hoyt Cheever - Pam retired from the Army at the rank of Colonel after serving 30 years. She has had a multitude of military assignment to include assistant professor at West Point, the Pentagon, as well as in multiple combat and hostile environments. She volunteers to support Wounded Warriors through various activities and charitable benefits; and she is a member of the Blue Star Mothers. She has a BA from University of Vermont in Political Science; a MS and PhD from George Mason University in Operations Research.
Mary Brown - Mary is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and shareholder at PDR Certified Public Accountants in Oldsmar, Florida . She graduated from the University of South Florida in Tampa with a bachelors and masters in accountancy. She is a member and former board member of the Florida Institute of CPAs – Suncoast Chapter, and current treasure of Random Acts of Flowers Tampa Bay. Mary lives in downtown Safety Harbor.
Erica Clifford - Erica has over 10 years of experience in the Financial Services industry, most recently working for Morgan Stanley. She is currently a stay-at-home mother to her two small children. Erica graduated from Florida State University with a Bachelors in Marketing and Finance. She lives in Safety Harbor.
Scott Long- Scott is the founder and publisher of Ante Up Poker Media LLC, a Clearwater company that publishes a poker magazine and promotes poker events. He received a bachelor's degree in political journalism from Marietta (Ohio) College, and now serves on its Entrepreneurship Advisory Board. He has previously served as a Safety Harbor City Commissioner, a member of City of Safety Harbor's Planning and Zoning Board, Board of Appeals and Public Art Committee and the North Pinellas Cultural Alliance. Scott has also volunteered for several non-profit organizations.
Lisa Kothe - Lisa is the Director of the Safety Harbor Public Library and advisor/liaison to the Board. Prior to Safety Harbor, she worked in the Hillsborough and Clearwater Library Systems. Before changing her career to librarianship she was a project manager with EDS and a vice president in Technology and Operations at Bank of America. Lisa is an alumnus of University of South Florida (MLIS) and University of Rhode Island, where she received her BA in Journalism and Marketing. She mentors at Safety Harbor Elementary School and was the former treasurer of the Lady Cougar Soccer Boosters at Countryside HS and past secretary of SHMS PTSA. She is also an advisor to Friends of the Library Board.
Lana Bullian - Lana is Founder and Director Emeritis member of the Safety Harbor Public Library Foundation. For eight years, Lana was the Director of the Safety Harbor Public Library, bringing the library through an expansion and renovation in April 2009. For most of her library career, Lana worked in Pinellas County libraries. Prior to that, she worked in the medical field managing several physicians’ offices. A graduate of the University of South Florida, Lana holds a B.A. in Humanities and an MLIS. Now retired, Lana continues to support the Foundation.
