Governance

The Multnomah County Board of Commissioners, elected by county voters, governs the library. In turn, the commissioners appoint citizens to the Library Advisory Board, which oversees library operations.

Multnomah County Board of Commissioners

Jeff Cogen, Chair
Deborah Kafoury, District 1
Loretta Smith, District 2
Judy Shiprack, District 3
Diane McKeel, District 4

Library Advisory Board

Volunteer for the Library Advisory Board

Library Advisory Board meetings

- Access Policy Advisory Committee Meetings

Board members

Katie Lane, Chair

Attorney, Portland General Electric (PGE)

John Potter, Vice Chair

Assistant Director of Operation, State of Oregon Parks and Recreation Department

Lori Irish Bauman

Of Counsel, Ater Wynne, LLP

Heidi Beebe

Architect, Partner, Beebe Skidmore Architects

David Blount

Attorney, Landye Bennett Blumstein LLP

Kerline Brownell

Student: Roosevelt High School

Marian Creamer

Founder, Children's Literature Alive!; retired Library Media Specialist

Allie Donahue

Student: St. Mary’s Academy

George Feldman

Physician, Kaiser Permanente

Mark Garber

Publisher, Gresham Outlook; Vice President, Community Newspapers

Mark Jackson

Co-Founder of REAP, Inc., and Vice President, Reaching Empowering All People

Mardy Stevens

Retired Educator

Danika Stochosky

Business & Personal Banker, Washington Mutual Bank

Henise A. Telles-Ferreira

Teacher, Portland Public School District

Carlene Weldon

Management Coordinator, City of Gresham

Sola Whitehead

Grants Program Specialist, Portland Veteran's Association Medical Center Research & Development Office