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WHO WE ARE AT THE
LARKSPUR LIBRARY ENDOWMENT FUND AND FOUNDATION
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The Larkspur Library Foundation is managed by a nine member Board of Directors and their officers. The efforts of the Board and its officers are entirely voluntary, that is, there is no paid staff. These volunteers donate their time and talent to growing the Foundation so that it can continue to provide support for the Larkspur's Library, known affectionately for years as the "World's Greatest Little Library".
Lawrence Lanctot, President
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A Founder of the Foundation, former Secretary and its current President; member of the Larkspur Planning Commission 1982-1991; Larkspur City Council member 1991-2003; Mayor 1996 and 2001; lawyer, partner of Watson & Lanctot LLP, San Francisco; graduate of Santa Clara University (B.A. History), University of San Francisco School of Law (J.D.) and Columbia School of Law (LLM); resident of Larkspur since 1972.
“The Library is a center of vitality in Larkspur; and I want to help nourish the light of learning and joy of reading in our community.”
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Helen Brenlin, Vice President
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A Founder of the Foundation and a director. Resident of Greenbrae for 40 years; Long-time member of the City of Larkspur's Library Board; Assistant at the Kentfield School District Library; and the Larkspur Senior Citizen of the Year, 2005. Graduate of Woodbury University in Southern California (Business).
"I am on the Foundation Board because it supports the Larkspur Library in many ways and is an integral part of planning for the future of the Library."
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Lois Patton, Treasurer
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A Founder of the Foundation who has long served as a director and its Treasurer. Graduate of University of Redlands (B.A.), University of California, Berkeley (secondary and elementary teaching credentials). She has been a resident of Larkspur for 35 years.
“The Larkspur Library is a special place and an important part of why the City of Larkspur is so special. The Foundation provides much needed support, and I am happy to be a member of the board.”
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Thomas Serleth, Secretary
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CEO of Power Transitions, an outplacement consulting firm based in San Francisco. Previously Executive Vice President and a member of the board of directors of a NASDAQ-traded gas liquids pipeline company, as well as experience in investment banking specializing in project finance. Graduate of University of Wisconsin-Madison (B.A. Political Science). Resident of Larkspur since 1987. He is Secretary of the Foundation.
“I serve on the Foundation Board because it reminds me of the library in my hometown which was my home-away-from-home; and I want to preserve the comfort and appeal of the Larkspur Library so it, too, can have the same effect on other young people.”
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Larry Chu
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Larkspur City Council member and 2006 Mayor of Larkspur. He is the City Council’s liaison to the Library Board of Trustees and works with the Larkspur Library Steering Committee in planning for a new library. Member of the Larkspur 2050 Committee, the citizen committee that studied the City’s long-term infrastructure needs, including the Library. Graduate of University of California, Berkeley (Computer Science), MBA at San Francisco State University.
“I serve on the Foundation because I want to provide opportunities and encouragement to children to be more involved in reading which leads to better math and other skills and improves other critical child development.”
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H. William Howard
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He served on the Larkspur City Council from 1976 to 1980 and was its Mayor in 1978. He has served on numerous boards throughout his career. Before his recent retirement, he served as chief information officer for Sun Microsystems, Inland Steel Industries and Bechtel Group. He is a graduate of Princeton University and has an MBA from Stanford.
“I joined the Board of Trustees to help the Library enjoy continued success in serving the needs of the community especially for the young people who can benefit so much from the magic of reading.”
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Robert H. Staley
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Lawyer; partner with Epstein, Englert, Staley & Coffey. Phillips Andover Academy (1978); U. C. San Diego (B.A. Philosophy 1982) and University of San Francisco (J.D. 1985). Has served on other philanthropic boards, including The Guardsmen. A resident of Larkspur since 2002.
"A vibrant library both nourishes and reflects a healthy, vibrant community. A library is “Medicine for the soul.”
- Inscription over the door of the Library at Thebes
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Philip Terry
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A Founder of the Foundation and a Director; a member of the City of Larkspur Library Board for over 30 years; former director of Systems Computer Software at PG&E; poet and painter and a Larkspur resident for 43 years. Graduate of San Francisco State University (BA in History).
“Libraries need more funding and being a member of the Foundation Board allows me an opportunity to support the Larkspur Library, which has given me so much knowledge and pleasure living in Larkspur.”
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