Board of Directors
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Executive Committee:
- Barbara Schwerin, President
- Sharon Weissman, President-elect
- Joshua Norton, V.P. Finance
- M. Lissette Flores, V.P. Board Development
- J.P. Shotwell, V.P. Public Affairs
- John Arcos, V.P. Fund Development
- Renee Simon, Secretary
Directors:
- Ryan Ballard
- Jeff Carrick
- Celine Cordero
- Margaret Durnin
- Danita Humphrey
- Mary Lamo-Putnam
- Todd Lemmis
- John McGinnis
- Nancy Merrill
- Anil Pandya
- Russ Parsons
- Sean Reilly
- Carmen D. Snuggs
- Erick Verduzco-Vega
Honorary Directors:
- Dr. Jane Close Conoley, CSULB President
- Dr. Robert Garcia, Mayor
- Douglas Haubert, City Prosecutor
- Dr. Reagan F. Romali, LBCCD President
- Chris Steinhauser, LBUSD Superintendent
Ex Officio Directors:
- Glenda Williams, Director of Library Services, Long Beach Public Library
- Barbara Sosa, President, Friends of the Long Beach Public Library
Executive Director:
- Kate Azar
Directors Emeriti:
- Dee Abrahamse
- Lance Adams
- Robert Alperin
- Rick Alsagoff
- Rich Archbold
- Cheryl Avirom
- Mary Barton
- Susan Bathory
- Helene Belisle
- Sarah Bennett
- Evelyn Best
- Paul Blanco
- Beryl Brooks*
- Eric Brown
- Madson Buchbinder
- Robert Campbell
- Darrell Cannon
- Kenia Casarreal*
- Honorable Thomas J. Clark
- Peter Cossavella
- Catherine Cowan
- Carl Cowan
- James Crenshaw
- Susan DeLand
- Barbara Enlow
- John Gallegos
- Miriam Garcia
- Mina Gill
- Jack Gray
- Frances Grover*
- James Grubbs
- John Hancock
- Mary Hancock-Hinds
- Catherine Heide
- Nancy Marie Higginson*
- Lorrie Hutton
- Jack Irvin
- Vic Irwin
- Tom Ivey
- Rese Jacobs
- Diane Jacobus
- Stephanie James
- Donita Joseph
- Jerry Katell
- Robert Kilpatrick
- Tim Kirk
- Helena Lisk
- Ronald Litzinger
- Ron Marcotte
- Ann Margis
- Sylvia Maxson
- Victor McCarty
- Gonzalo Medina
- Josephine Molina
- Ludmila Montoya
- Carlene Murphy
- Mike Murray
- Kim Neipling
- Suzanne Poulsen*
- Lynne Preslo
- Joseph Prevratil
- Susan Redfield
- Thomas Reep
- Jim Reep*
- Carl Shafer
- Lynn Shrum
- Margaret Smith
- Melissa Smith
- Dorothy Spencer
- Robert Stanger
- Leslie Starck
- Michael Stugrin
- Leticia Suarez
- Kenny Taing
- Kay Tortorice
- Indira Hale Tucker*
- Leo Vander Lans*
- Chuck Wardrop
- DeeDee West
- David Zanatta
*In Memoriam