Officers:
President - Mary Dare
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 Horsham Chamber of Commerce
and the Hatboro-Horsham Educational Foundation. She is also Past President
of the Horsham Rotary and is on the Board of the College Settlement Camp of Philadelphia which is located in Horsham.
Mary and her husband Craig are long time residents of Horsham. Mary is now active as a
Real Estate Agent with Re/Max Horsham.
She is also spending lots of quality time with her five grandchildren, Hayley,
Brennan, Olivia, Amelia, and Alexander.
Vice President - Estelle Price
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.
Recording Secretary - Pat Kohler
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
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.
Corresponding Secretary - Tara Holston
Tara has resided in the Greater Horsham area for over 35 years. Her three children attend Hatboro-Horsham schools, ( two in Elementary and one in Middle school).
She is self-employed as a Mary Kay Health and Beauty Skin Care Consultant. In addition to being Corresponding Secretary for The Friends of The Horsham Library, Tara is an avid supporter of our special programs, especially those which are directed towards the children in our community.
Along with having fun camping with her family, especially at the Jersey Shore, Tara also enjoys art, photography, reading and swimming.
Board Members:
Mary has lived and volunteered in the Greater Horsham Area for over forty years. She recently retired from FEDEX International Division and now devotes much of her time and energies volunteering.
She has been a valuable volunteer at the Horsham Library for 5+ years and can be found there on most Thursdays, sorting books, audiotapes and DVDs, restocking shelves and helping out wherever needed, " all with a welcoming smile on her face".
As a Board Member, Mary provides much needed support for each of our book sales and program events which are held at the Library. Being detail oriented, Mary particularly enjoys putting those much needed finishing touches to the decorations and the refreshments we provide at some of our events.
In addition to her volunteer work at the Library and as a Friends Board Member, Mary volunteers a great deal of her time to various program committees and activities at St. Catherine of Siena Church where she is an active member. She also tutors in the ESL program at the Hatboro YMCA.
In her spare time, Mary loves to cook, read , travel, and spoil all her nieces and nephews!
Trish has lived in Horsham since 1988. Over the years, while raising her three children, Trish helped with The HHoops Program and at various activities at St, Catherine of Siena Church/School. Trish has worked in schools, most recently with two divisions of Penn State University. She has assisted in Township events such as the Walk/Run for The Byrne-A-Thon and on Horsham Day. Since joining the Friends Board she has provided valuable volunteer assistance, particularly at our Book Sales and Christina Pirello events. She enjoys gardening and spending time at the Jersey Shore in Sea Isle City.
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Michele Clark
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.
Michele was named 2008 Volunteer of the Year by "The Friends of the
Horsham Library" for her outstanding preparation and follow through with the Christina Pirello events.
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Mike Colucci
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
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.
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Dr. Mario DiPrinzio
Jim has been a contributing member of the Horsham community for over 54 years. He served in the military as a pilot during World War II and Korea, attaining the rank of Major while on active duty. Jim also graduated Magna Cum Laude from LaSalle University with a B.S in Business Administration, majoring in Labor Relations.
Jim has served his community in many capacities throughout the years and for his contributions has received numerous awards including being elected to the Hatboro-Horsham Hall of Fame for Outstanding Community Service. Highlights of his public service include 20 years of service as a Director of the Hatboro-Horsham School Board, and as a Horsham Township Councilman for 10 years, serving in the positions as President, Vice-President and Treasurer and as a member, serving in many capacities including Post Commander, of Horsham V.F.W Post 9788. Jim has made significant contributions in these and many other roles too numerous to mention here. The Friends consider themselves fortunate to call Jim one of our own. Jim has been married for 61 years to his wife, Betty, and enjoys life as a husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather to six girls and a boy.
Annette is employed by the Horsham Water and Sewer Authority. She has served and continues to serve our community in numerous capacities. Her contributions have enhanced many of our lives especially those of our children. In addition to being a Friends Board member she is currently a member of the Horsham Park and Recreation Board. In addition, as a member of the Hatboro-Horsham School Board , Annette facilitates communication between The Friends of The Horsham Library and the Hatboro-Horsham School Administration.
Rosemary is a registered nurse whose professional career includes hospital and community based nursing. Currently employed with Health Quality Partners, a not-for-profit healthcare company located in Doylestown, Rosemary provides advanced care management services for seniors. Previous experience includes personal health coach, and manager of a retail wellness bookstore in Warrington.
Along with her husband, Bill and grown children, Rosemary has been a resident of Horsham for over 20 years. Her interests include cooking, travel, exercise, reading and relaxing in Ocean City , N.J.
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.
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.
Maryann has been working in the banking industry for 24 years and is currently an Assistant Vice President and Branch Manager for Beneficial Bank.
She loves doing volunteer work with non-profit organizations in the Greater Horsham Community. In addition to serving as a Friends of The Horsham Library Board Member, she also serves on the Board of Directors for The Horsham Preservation and Historical Association as well as on The Board of The Friends of Graeme Park.
Maryann resides in Warminster with her husband Rich, and has four sons and four grandchildren. She enjoys spending time with her family, especially at the beach or on camping trips.
Since joining our Board, Maryann has made her mark in numerous ways. Most recently as a project leader, she developed the program concept and co-coordinated the launch of our successful "Rock and Read" event at Horsham Day 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.
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