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Urban Libraries Council (ULC) is pleased to announce that Danielle Patrick Milam and Kursten Finch Gnehm are joining the staff of ULC. Milam will serve as Vice President for Program and Development effective January 1, 2000. Finch Gnehm is the Project Manager for the Public Libraries as Partners in Youth Development Initiative funded by the DeWitt Wallace-Reader’s Digest Fund (the Fund), effective November 1, 1999.
In the newly created position of Vice President for Program, Milam will be responsible for implementing ULC’s program in its four major focus areas: Urban Youth, Urban Libraries/Urban Assets, Lifelong Personal Learning, and Capacity Development. Her responsibilities include providing resources and support for ULC’s working groups and Executive Board.
Most recently grants coordinator for the San Antonio Library Foundation, where she participated in raising nearly $4 million in under one year, Milam has been involved in development and project management for Avance, Inc., a social service program; the Hill Country Foundation; and the Trust for Public Land. She holds an M.A. in Urban Studies from Trinity University and a B.A. in International Relations and Economics form American University.
“Bringing a senior management staff on board to focus on implementing programs is the next exciting step in ULC’s growth,” said Joey Rodger, ULC President. “Danielle Milam’s expertise in development and urban issues will help ULC create and implement projects helpful to urban libraries.”
As Project Manager, Finch Gnehm will work closely with Project Director Elaine Meyers to implement ULC’s role in the Public Libraries as Partners in Youth Development Initiative. The Fund has awarded ULC &749,000 to provide technical assistance to nine public libraries selected as Initiative sites and to help coordinate the three-year effort. The new Initiative seeks to help public libraries play a more central and supportive role in the positive development of young people, especially low-income youth.
Finch Gnehm, who holds a B.A. from Linfield College and an M.A. in Communication/Women Studies from Oregon State University, brings a wide variety of project management, writing and public relations skills to the position. Early in her career, she planned and implemented reading programs for at-risk youth at the Phoenix Library.
Founded in 1971, the Urban Libraries Council offers research, consulting advocacy, training and support services to its members. Membership is open to libraries serving populations of 50,000 or more in U.S. Standard Metropolitan Statistical areas and to library vendors. |
