Board of Trustees Committees

Agendas and minutes for the subcommittees are kept online for the past three years. Information on meetings beyond three years is available by request. To request this information please email Pamela Carver at pcarver@bpl.org.

Upcoming Committee Meetings can be found on our Upcoming Board of Trustees Meetings page.

Active Committees 

Fellowes Athenaeum Trust Advisory Committee

  • Evelyn Arana-Ortiz, Chair*
  • Priscilla Foley
  • Jacqueline Johnson
  • Allen Knight
  • Elizabeth T. Nagarajah
  • Representative Chynah Tyler, Vice Chair*

Finance and Audit Committee

  • Evelyn Arana-Ortiz, Chair*
  • Navjeet Bal*
  • John Hailer*
  • Jeffrey Hawkins*
  • David Leonard
  • Senator Mike Rush*

Special Collections Committee

  • Joe Berman*, Co-Chair
  • Ben Bradlee Jr
  • Charles Cooney
  • K. Matthew Dames
  • Elliot B. Davis, Co-Chair
  • Juan Enriquez
  • Jeff Hawkins*
  • Elizabeth Johnson
  • David Leonard
  • Porsha Olayiwola*
  • Beth Prindle

Governance and Development Committee

  • John Hailer, Chair*
  • Navjeet Bal*
  • Cheryl Cronin*
  • David Leonard
  • Christian Westra*
  • Lynn Perry Wooten*

Executive Committee 

  • Ray Liu, Chair*
  • Evelyn Arana-Ortiz, Vice Chair*
  • Joseph Berman*
  • Cheryl Cronin*
  • Jeff Hawkins*
  • John Hailer*
  • Christian Westra*

Community Engagement Committee

  • Evelyn Arana-Ortiz*
  • Joseph Berman*
  • Michelle Coleman
  • Linda Dorcena Forry, Chair
  • Imari K. Paris Jeffries
  • David Leonard, President
  • John Linehan
  • Jose C. Masso III, Vice Chair*
  • Dayron J. Miles
  • Nam Pham
  • Representative Chynah Tyler*
  • Pam Waterman

Strategic Planning Committee

  • Joe Berman*
  • Heidi Brooks
  • Cheryl Cronin*
  • Turahn Dorsey
  • David Leonard
  • Ray Liu*
  • Jose C. Masso III, Vice Chair*
  • Paula Sakey
  • Jonathon Soroff
  • Christian Westra, Chair*

McKim Capital Project 

  • Navjeet Bal, Chair*
  • Jim Canales*
  • John Hailer*
  • Jeff Hawkins*
  • David Leonard
  • Senator Mike Rush*
  • Representative Chynah Tyler*
  • Ray Liu*, ex officio

Past Committees

Capital Projects Committee
Education Committee
Joint Government and Community Relations Committee
Trustees Nominating Committee
Maury A. Bromsen Lecture Committee

*Indicates Trustee member

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