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Officers:

President - Mary Dare

    • Term: 2008-2009
    • Besides her role as President of "The Friends of The Horsham Library", Mary holds and has held many leadership roles within our community. She currently serves as Chairman of the Horsham Township Park and Recreation Board and serves as a Board Member for The Suburban Chamber of Commerce and the Hatboro-Horsham Educational Foundation. She is also Past President of the Horsham Rotary.

    Mary and her husband Craig are long time residents of Horsham. Mary has recently retired from the restaurant business and is now active as a Real Estate Agent with Re/Max Hyde Park. She is also spending lots of quality time with her four grandchildren, Hayley, Brennan, Olivia and Amelia, and enjoys traveling both within the United States and internationally.

Vice President - Estelle Price

    • Term: 2008
    • Estelle and her husband Stuart have lived in Horsham for 12 years. Her husband's homebuilding business Granor-Price has been building homes in the community for over 20 years.
      Estelle is a "professional volunteer" serving in many different capacities not only for "The Friends of the Horsham Library" but for many other organizations as well. Besides serving as Vice-President for our organization she is co-founder of our Book Club and can always be found helping out where help is needed. Estelle loves to read, play golf and enjoys crafts and cooking.

Secretary - Pat Kohler

    • Term: 2008-2009
    • Pat is the owner of Kohler Farms, a family run farm and greenhouse business in Horsham Township that has been in operation by the Kohler Family since 1920. She enjoys traveling and reading.

    Treasurer - Margaret Lotter

    • Term: 2008
    • Margaret and her husband, Bill, are long time residents of Horsham Township.  She retired from the business world in 2007.  Her community interests include "Friends of Graeme Park", "Horsham Preservation and Historical Association", "The Friends of the Horsham Library" and other civic organizations in and around the township.  Margaret's hobbies include scrapbooking and spending time with her grandchildren.

Board Members:
  • Mary Brown
    • Term: 2008-2009
  • Trish Byrne
    • 2008-2009
  • Michelle Clark
    • Term: 2007-2010
    • Michelle and her husband Brian own The Goddard School in Horsham, providing quality preschool programs for children from 6 weeks to 6 years old. She has coordinated many of "The Friends" fund-raising activities including creating T-shirts and book bags which display our "Friends" logo. Michelle and Brian also were judges of the Air Guitar Contest during Teen Week at the library. Her interests include cooking, fitness, curling up with a good book and spending time with her family.
  • Mike Colucci
    • Term: 2008
    • Mike and his wife Sandy Baker Colucci have been Horsham residents for 28 years. A graduate of LaSalle University, Mike is a CPA and maintains an office in Horsham where his practice is limited to tax and financial planning. His extensive community involvement includes terms as the president of the "Horsham Chamber of Commerce", "The Friends of the Horsham Library", and chairman of the "Washington Township (NJ) Parks & Recreation Commission". Mike also served as a director and treasurer of "Old York Road Country Club" and currently serves on the Horsham Township Library Board and is a board member of the "Suburban Chamber of Commerce". In 2006, Mike was honored as the co-recipient of the Patricia Dobbs Award for service to the Horsham Library by the Southeast Chapter of the Pennsylvania Library Association and in 2007 was named their Trustee of the Year.
  • Herb Courtney
    • Term: 2008
    • Herb is the Regional Manager of M&T Bank and is responsible for the commercial activities of the Business Banking department. In his spare time, Herb enjoys traveling with his family, golf, reading and attending his children’s sporting events. Herb and his wife Sandra reside in the Horsham community with their three children where they are strong community supporters.
  • Dr. Mario DiPrinzio
    • Term: 2008-2009
  • Jim Doherty
    • Term: 2008
  • Annette Glemser
    • Term: 2008-2010
  • Leslie Glickson
    • Term: 2008-2010
  • Angie Kellich
    • Term: 2008-2010
    • Angie is an Administrative Assistant and Travel Coordinator as well as being actively involved with the Horsham Township community. In addition to being a "Friends" board member, she is Secretary of "The Horsham Township Parks & Recreation Association". Angie coordinates many events with the "Friends" organization including our trips to the theatre in New York City, our Cherry Blossoms in Washington DC, etc. Angie, her husband Jim, and daughter Jen are well known in the community and are avid travelers to many different countries.
  • Carl Meixsell
    • Carl is a retired airline pilot and long time resident of Horsham Township. His activities are "Friends of the Horsham Library" membership and fund raising events, "Park Creek Watershed Assoc.", "Horsham Seniors", and "The American Chestnut Foundation". Hobbies are golf and tennis.
  • Denise Neason
    • Term: 2008-2009
    • Denise Neason is a graduate of Archbishop Wood High School for Girls, and later Temple University in Ambler. She is a Certified Public Accountant for the regional accounting firm Bee, Bergvall & Co., PC located in Warrington. She and her husband, a retired Senior Chief Petty Officer and current Civilian Department of Defense employee, have lived in Horsham with their two children since 2002. Libraries, in particular the Horsham Library, have always been and continue to be a passion in their lives.
  • Clifford Raymond
    • Term 2007-2010
    • Cliff is a retired business executive who worked for two Fortune 500 Companies before launching his own consulting business.
      He was named 2007 Volunteer of the Year by "The Friends of the Horsham Library" for his work in developing the by-laws and membership brochure. He is currently the Chairperson of the Membership Committee and a member of the Finance Committee.
      He and his wife, Lois, who is also an active member in "The Friends", enjoy reading, birds, butterflies, and the Florida Keys.
  • JoAnne Zapata
    • Term: 2008-2010
    • JoAnne is a Certified Hotel Administrator and is General Manager of the Days Inn Horsham. Born and raised in Horsham, she has 5 children and 2 grandchildren. JoAnne is past president of "Horsham Rotary" and "Horsham Chamber of Commerce" and is a member of many organizations in and around Horsham Township. She enjoys her family, home, work and traveling.
 

Contact "The Friends" by email at the address fhlib.org@gmail.com or call 215-443-2609 x209.

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