Notables crrl board of trustees elects new chairs By sean bonney
Central Rappahannock Regional Library's Board of Trustees held elections at their quarterly meeting and elected Kimberly Young as Chair and Xavier Richardson as Vice Chair. Kimberly Young is Executive Director of Continuing and Professional Studies at the University of Mary Washington and is responsible for developing educational partnerships to advance the leadership capacity of individuals and organizations in the Fredericksburg region. A native of Kansas City, Young attended Duke University where she earned a BA in Public Policy Studies and Cornell University where she
earned a Master of Management in Hospitality as well as an MBA with an emphasis in Marketing. Prior to her role at the University of Mary Washington, Young worked at the University of Missouri--Kansas City, for global consulting firm Ernst & Young, and global management services corporation ARAMARK. Xavier Richardson is the Senior Vice President and Chief Corporate Development Officer of Mary Washington Healthcare, overseeing the Mary Washington Hospital Foundation, Stafford Hospital Foundation, and Mary Washington Healthcare Community Programs. Richardson earned his undergraduate degree from Princeton University, where he was a National Achievement Scholar. He holds a Master of Business Administration from the Harvard Business School and an Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from Saint Paul's College. Richardson has received several awards, including the first James
Farmer Distinguished Lecturer Award by the University of Mary Washington. Library Board of Trustee members are appointed by and represent their jurisdictions, donating their time as advocates for the public. Trustees work closely with the Library Director and Deputy Director to determine library policy, adopt budgets, and support library legislation on a state and national level. Trustees also promote the library's services, classes, and events in their interactions in the community. Sean Bonney is the Community Engagement Manager at Central Rappahonnck Regional Library Central Rappahannock Regional Library (CRRL) is a public library system that serves the city of Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania, Stafford, and Westmoreland counties in Virginia: Fredericksburg Branch (Fredericksburg) .Howell Branch (Stafford)
Porter Branch (Stafford) Fried Center (Stafford) .Salem Church Branch (Spotsylvania) Snow Branch (Spotsylvania) Cooper Branch (Westmoreland) . Montross Branch (Westmoreland) .Newton Branch (Westmoreland)
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