At the end of last year we put out a call for new volunteers to our standing Committees—Communications, Development, Finance, Governance, Programs, Operations, and Spatial Planning—the critical human tools for turning our ideas into action. We were rewarded with an outpouring of exciting applications, and we’ve now welcomed these new members to our regular Committee meetings. All are devoted Tooligans: DIYers, gardeners, planners, sharers, and neighborhood activists. Here, then, are some of the flowers that bloom in OUR spring!
Communications: Katharyn Ketter-Franklin, freelance graphic design/North Park Theatre Poster Artist; Shylynn Lee, communications specialist; Meghan Sauer, marketing copywriter, gardener and DIY’er; Mary Wall, creative writer, documentarian, and fixer.
Development: Tim Hellwig, UB professor, grant-getter, and DIYer; Douglas Jack, retiree, manager and coach; Maulik Dave, data analyst and re-user; Matthew Verrelli, planner and organizer; Dan Toner, facilities manager and technical assistant.
Finance: Molly Carr, finance manager and obsessive gardener; Elizabeth Fides, auditor and CPA.
Governance: Tim Helwig, UB professor, grant-getter, and DIYer; Katelyn Letizia, educational policy maker at Hilbert College; Matthew Verelli, planner and organizer.
Programs: Vidhya Iyer, business owner and podcaster; David Seide, tradesperson; Dylan Sleight, tradesperson and not-for-profit volunteer; Patrick Toner, data analyst and repairer; Melissa Valdivia, builder and fixer.
Operations: Joe Azzarella, MS/MBA Customer Success Engineer, neighborhood activist, and DIYer; Tana Hellwig, HR consultant and tool-sharer; Edward Mack, software engineer; Xavier Tilley, software designer and Web developer at UB Libraries, and electronics fixer.
Spatial Planning: Jessica Stroupe, civil engineering student and food services organizer; Maddie Hamilton, The Tool Library’s first VISTA organizer returned to NY from Austin as an architect.
The Tool Library is always interested in recruiting members with skill and passion to join one of our Committees. Please contact us at interest@thetoollibrary.org .