| Notes |
"The Free Library of Philadelphia has a new board chair. Trustees on Thursday voted to replace Pamela Dembe as leader after six years, electing in her place Folasade A. Olanipekun-Lewis, most recently the board treasurer and co-chair of the board’s diversity, equity and inclusion committee.
Dembe was not up for re-election, said Library spokesperson Kaitlyn Foti, because her board chair term limit of three, two-year terms had expired.
Olanipekun-Lewis’ election comes less than a year after the resignation of former director Siobhan Reardon, who stepped down over allegations of racism, discrimination and insensitivity." Billy Penn 3/18/21 (https://billypenn.com/2021/03/18/philadelphia-free-library-board-chair-pam-dembe-folasade-olanipekun-lewis/) |