Peoria Public Library Board of Trustees
Reach out to any board member by clicking on that member’s email.
Board meetings are typically held the third Tuesday of every month at 5:30 p.m.
To access meeting notices and agendas, click here.
Stephen M. Buck
President
President serves as Ex-Officio Member of All Committees
Committees: Personnel/Negotiations and Strategic Planning
Appointed: July 2012
Term Expires: June 2024
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Melissa Sanchez
Secretary
Committees: Chair of Strategic Planning; Vice Chair of Personnel/Negotiations; member of Nominating/Appeals
Appointed: August 2021
Term Expires: June 2023
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Margaret E. Cousin
Trustee and President of Friends of Peoria Public Library
Commitees: Chair of Building; Vice Chair of Community Relations; member of Finance; Nominating/Appeals; and Strategic Planning
Appointed: July 2010
Term Expires: June 2025
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Christopher Gondi
Trustee
Committees: member of Community Relations; Finance; and Personnel/Negotiations
Appointed: March 2023
Term Expires: June 2023
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Lucy D. Gulley
Trustee
Committees: Chair of Nominating/Appeals; member of Building; and Finance
Appointed: July 2011
Term Expires: June 2023
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Barbara Van Auken
Trustee
Committees: Chair of Community Relations: Chair of Personnel/Negotiations; member of Nominating/Appeals
Appointed: July 2013
Term Expires: June 2025
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Roberta Parks
Trustee
Committees: Vice Chair of Building; Vice Chair of Finance; member of Community Relations
Appointed: July 2021
Term Expires: June 2024
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Ruth Bittner
Trustee
Committees: Chair of Finance; Vice Chair of Nominating/Appeals; member of Building
Appointed: December 2021
Term Expires: June 2025
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Courtney Lee
Trustee
Committees: Vice Chair of Strategic Planning; member of Building; and Community Relations
Appointed: October 2022
Term Expires: June 2024
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PPL Board Committees
Building Committee
Community Relations Committee
Executive Committee
Finance Committee
Nominating/Appeals Committee
Strategic Planning Committee
Personnel/Negotiations Committee
