For immediate release: February 19, 2019
Douglas County Libraries is pleased to welcome three members to its Board of Trustees. The Douglas County Board of County Commissioners appointed the three new board members on February 12, 2019. Louise Wood, Meghann Silverthorn, and incumbent Ron Cole round out the library’s seven-person board.
Louise Wood is a Highlands Ranch resident and will represent District III. She is a former financial planning and wealth management professional. Wood said she loves working with students and reading great literature, and now teaches at the high school and college levels.
Meghann Silverthorn, a Parker resident, has a diverse background in public and civil service, including 10 years with the Department of Defense and eight years serving on the Douglas County School District Board of Education. She will represent District I.
Ron Cole previously served as vice president on the DCL Board of Trustees. He is a former senior intelligence leader with extensive experience in the intelligence community and has served as a board member of the Colorado Space Business Roundtable and in roles with space-related organizations. He’ll continue to represent District II.
Volunteer trustees govern the library district, with authority given by Colorado library law. Wood, Silverthorn and Cole join current trustees Sean Duffy, Bob Morris, John Beckwith, and Lawrence Falter.
For more information, visit DCL.org/board.
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