

The Library Foundation is led by a group of dedicated volunteers who share a love for the Cincinnati & Hamilton County Public Libraryand those it serves. Click on the links below for comments from our Directors on why they value the Library.
Foundation Directors
Scott Richards, Chairman
Finance Manager, Procter & Gamble
Matt Davis, Vice Chairman
President, DSD Advisors
Thomas D. Sundermann, Treasurer
Retired, Financial Advisor, Wells Fargo
James Brun, Esq., Secretary
Partner, Keating, Muething and Klekamp
Ryan Adcock
Director of Patient and Family Experience, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
Jeanette Altenau
Director of Community Relations, TriHealth
Lee Ann Bissmeyer
Councilperson, City of Montgomery
JB Buse, Jr.
Chairman & CEO, Loth Inc.
Susan D. Cranley
Retired, Cincinnati School Board
Missy Hendon Deters
Executive Director, Boys Hope Girls Hope of Cincinnati
Deborah Heater, Esq.
Human Resources Development Specialist, Ohio Department of Education
Christie Kuhns, Esq.
President and CEO, Urban League of Greater Southwestern Ohio
John Lomax
Retired, News Anchor, Local 12 WKRC –TV
Dan McKenna
President, F&M Mafco, Inc.
Laura Mitchell
President and CEO, Beech Acres Parenting Center
Diane Cunningham Redden
Head of CBRN & Uniform Sales, the LION Group Inc.
Kate Rippe
Founder, Rippe Financial Group
Casey Ruschman
Community Giving Manager, Scripps Howard Foundation
Kara Sanders
Craftforce Development Executive, Messer Construction Co.
Matthew Selker
Financial Advisor, Morgan Stanley
Kristen Smitherman-Voltaire
Community & Citizenship Manager, Turner Construction Company
Peter J. Stern M.D.
Hand Surgeon, University of Cincinnati
Noah Stern, Esq.
Partner, Dinsmore & Shohl, LLP
Laura Randall-Tepe
Executive Director, Flywheel Social Enterprise Hub
Ex-Officio Member
Paula Brehm-Heeger
Eva Jane Romaine Coombe Director, Cincinnati & Hamilton County Public Library