Richmond, BC – At their most recent meeting, the Richmond Public Library Board re-elected Jordan Oye as Board Chair and Caty Liu as Vice-Chair. Returning Board members also include: Diane Cousar, Chaslynn Gillanders, Denise Hui and Sherine Mehri. City Councillor Linda McPhail will continue to serve as the City Council representative to the Richmond Public Library Board with Councillor Bill McNulty as the City Council Alternate representative.
New to the Board for 2022 are Nabeel Abrahani and Rachel Ling, recently appointed by Richmond City Council for a two-year term.
Nabeel is a healthcare professional with a local pharmacy practice. Since immigrating to Richmond at a young age, Nabeel has developed a passion for improving the wellbeing of his community.
Rachel is a health professional experienced in providing post-secondary education in the field of health regulation. As a parent, she encourages her children to be active library users.
The Richmond Public Library Board would also like to thank outgoing Board Trustees Robin Leung and Danielle Lemon for their years of dedication and service to the public library and community.
Re-elected Board Chair Jordan Oye notes that the library is committed to ensuring that everyone has access to its programs, services and resources. “We are proud to serve and are always evolving to meet the changing needs of our growing and diverse community.”
“We would like the acknowledge and thank City Council, our community and our dedicated Friends of the Library for their ongoing support,” added Jordan. “We could not provide such innovative opportunities to Richmond residents without them.”