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Palo Alto Cable Co-op Grant Thank Yous

We wish to thank the Palo Alto Cable Co-op for their enormous generosity to the nine public libraries in the Palo Alto, East Palo Alto, Menlo Park, and Atherton communities.  Not only did they give us and all the other applicants a clear and streamlined process to follow, but they also provided us an opportunity to pull together three separate library systems and many different ideas into one cohesive grant proposal.

An incredible team of volunteers and government employees came together in a very short time to research and assemble the proposal.  On behalf of all public library users of our cities and of the Friends of the Palo Alto Library, we thank you and proudly list your names here:

Name (alphabetically)

Affiliation

Proposal Role

Wendy Akers-Ghose

Vice President, Friends of the Palo Alto Library

Proposal review and research; budget review

Jeanine Asche

Youth, Family and Literacy Services Manager, San Mateo

Support letter facilitation

Sylvia Baker

Acting Manager, Main Library, City of Palo Alto

Proposal research; budget preparation; oral presenter

Thom Ball

Library Manager, Atherton Library

Proposal research; budget preparation; oral presenter

Mark Barnett

Acquaintance, Friends of the Palo Alto Library

Photography

Ken Becker

Technology Coordinator, Menlo Park Library

Proposal research; budget preparation; oral presenter

Teri Boucher

Administrative Services Manager, San Mateo County Library

Proposal research and review; budget preparation

Marda Bucholz

Volunteer, Friends of the Palo Alto Library

Photography

Karen Burnett

Library Services Director, Mountain View Public Library

Photography facilitation

John Burt

Former Treasurer, Friends of the Palo Alto Library

Proposal review

Evelyn Cheng

Secretary, Palo Alto Library

Support letter facilitation

Gretchen Emmons

Board Member and President Emeritus, Friends of the Palo Alto Library

Support letter facilitation

Jannette Engel

Interim Director, San Mateo County Library

Short proposal facilitation; support letter

Judy Fagerholm

Manager, Belle Haven Library

Budget review; oral presenter

Barbara Geibel

Coordinator Library Programs, Palo Alto Library

Photography facilitation

Floyd Gonella

Superintendent of Schools, Ravenswood City School District

Support letter

Leah Grass

Director, Quest Learning Center, East Palo Alto Library

Oral presenter

Emily Harrison

Assistant City Manager, City of Palo Alto

City legal review

Laurie Hastings

Board Member, Friends of the Palo Alto Library

Short proposal team and proposal research

Susan Holmer

Director of Library Services, Menlo Park Library

Proposal review and oversight

Alvin D. James

City Manager, City of East Palo Alto

Support letter

Nicholas Jellins

Mayor, City of Menlo Park

Support letter

Diane Jennings

Acting Director of Libraries, City of Palo Alto

Budget preparation; proposal review; support letter

Chris Kenrick

Board Member, Friends of the Palo Alto Library

Proposal review

Pat Lanyi

Children’s Librarian, Menlo Park Library

Support letter facilitation

Jeff Levinsky

President, Friends of the Palo Alto Library

Proposal lead

Gerry Masteller

Board Member, Friends of the Palo Alto Library

Proposal research

Jean McCown

Former Mayor, Palo Alto

Support letter

John Mehl

Superintendent of Schools, San Mateo County Office of Education

Support letter

Loretta Micheals

Supervising Librarian, Mountain View Public Library

Photography facilitation

Shantha Mohan

Board Member and former Vice President, Friends of the Palo Alto Library

Short proposal team

Bob Moss

Board Member, Friends of the Palo Alto Library and Cable Co-op

Sponsor

Kent Pettey

Library Services Manager, Mountain View Public Library

Photography facilitation

Glenn Roberts

Director of Public Works, City of Palo Alto

Proposal research

James H. Robinson

City Manager, Town of Atherton

Support letter

Brooke Scharnke

Program Director, Urban Ministry

Support letter

Martha Schmidt

Secretary, Friends of the Palo Alto Library

Proposal review

Barbara Silberling

Board Member, Friends of the Palo Alto Library

Photography

Harriette Shakes

Volunteer EXTRAORDINAIRE, Friends of the Palo Alto Library

Proposal review, editing, layout, and logo design; handout layout

Joe Shakes

Treasurer, Friends of the Palo Alto Library

Proposal review

Patricia Sohl

Board Member, Friends of the Palo Alto Library

Proposal review

Sereptha Strong

Acting Library Manager, East Palo Alto Library

Proposal research; budget preparation; oral presenter

Silvia Urena

Information Technology Analyst, San Mateo County Libraries

Proposal research

Karen White

Board Member, Friends of the Palo Alto Library

Budget review; city contacts

Ellen Wyman

Board Member and President Emeritus, Friends of the Palo Alto Library

Proposal review; budget review

 

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