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Shaker Library Updates Library Welcomes two new trustees In April, the Library welcomed two new trustees, Melissa Garrett and Troy Meinhard. Garrett will complete the five years remaining of Jeanne Shatten’s unexpired term while Meinhard will serve a seven-year term on the Board. Garrett has directed business process improvement initiatives for more than 25 years, and is currently an executive at American Greetings. She is a graduate of Ursuline College where she received a Master’s of Management degree. Garrett says, “I believe strongly in being an active participant and advocate in the community, and I view the Library as a vital component for a thriving community.” Her goals include working to develop and implement strategies that ensure the Library remains relevant to the community. Garrett also serves on the boards of Oak Leadership Academy and Notre Dame College of Ohio. She lived in Shaker from 1989 to 2001 and returned to live in the Moreland area in 2013. Her family includes two sons, Rorry Garrett II and Thaddaeus, and one daughter, Amber. Garrett likes to read health, wellness, and self-help books; her all-time favorite book is The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment by Eckhart Tolle. Troy Meinhard is a partner with the Shaker Heights-based consulting firm, enlight. He graduated from Wartburg College with a degree in business administration and German and earned an MBA from the University of Chicago. According to Meinhard, “I have a deep interest in the Shaker Heights community. 12 ShAKerONLINE.COM | SUMMER 2015 Melissa garrett troy Meinhard When my wife and I decided to relocate to Northeast Ohio in 2008, we carefully considered our options. Shaker was the clear choice for our family because of its diverse community, school system, and neighborhoods. Serving on the Board is an opportunity to contribute to this unique community.” Meinhard’s goal as a trustee is to ensure the Library successfully navigates the challenging fiscal landscape while continuing to meet the needs of the Shaker Heights community. He is a volunteer coach for the Shaker Youth Wrestling Club, Shaker Youth Baseball League, and Shaker Youth Soccer Association, and serves as an admissions interviewer for the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. He lives in the Onaway area with his wife, Janet, a nurse at Boulevard Elementary School, and their three children Sam, Eli, and Kate, who attend Shaker Schools. Meinhard likes to read general news and business as well as narrative nonfiction, popular science, and history and counts Black Hawk Down by Mark Bowden and The Gothic Enterprise by Robert A. Scott among his favorites. Library Offers two new Library card designs The Library has created two new Shaker Library card designs and the option of a choice. If you are happy with your current card, keep it and continue to use it. If you want a new look, choose from one of the two designs and purchase a new card for only 50 cents. Item and fine limits remain the same at any Her of The Library of current use and the cards can be used at CLEVNET library.


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