RHPL Board of Trustees

Bob Bonam has filled each position on the Library Board several times since he has served on the Board since 1984. Bob and his wife, Susan, have lived in Rochester Hills for 34 years and have three children and three grandchildren. Bob is a member of the Independent Accountant Association of Michigan and has owned his own accounting/tax practice for 36 years. When Bob’s sons were young, he was involved in coaching RARA basketball, and was also on the Board for the Boy Scouts. Besides being a long-time Library Board member, Bob belongs to the Friends of the Rochester Hills Public Library.

Gregg Christenson was elected to the Library Board in November, 2015. He has a long history of library and community service, including service on local and state library boards in Ohio and on multiple non-profit boards in Southeast Michigan, including Oakland Livingston Human Services Agency, Venture, Opportunity Resource Fund, and Midtown Detroit. Gregg graduated from Michigan State University and has lived in Rochester Hills since 2000 with his wife, Karen and their two daughters. Gregg is a Senior Vice President with Flagstar Bank in Troy.

Anne Kucher, a retired teacher, avid reader and library user officially joined the Rochester Hills Library board in January 2010 to fill a vacancy left by Ann Mickens.

Madge Lawson has been on the Library Board since 1999 and has lived in Rochester Hills since 1983. Madge has spent over 20 years as an executive in the field of hospital public relations. She is an artist, published writer, interior designer, and feng shui teacher and consultant. Madge and Bill have two daughters and five grandchildren.

Chuck Stouffer is married with two grown children and two lovely granddaughters. He is a commercial photographer, beginning in 1981 in local newspapers, then magazines, and business and industry. He also opened an antique store in Clawson in 2013. Chuck has been an RHPL Trustee since 1999, serving in all offices on the Board.

Suba Subbarao has been a Rochester Hills resident since 1988 and a library card holder since that time. She utilizes the library’s many services including the Bookmobile and MeLCat, regularly recommends books and topics for community lectures, and has utilized the library's many study rooms to tutor non-native English speakers.
Subbarao currently chairs the English Department at Oakland Community College of Auburn Hills, where she piloted textbook cost-savings initiatives for students and implemented department-wide integration of technology supplements in writing classes. She has also served regularly on college committees and task forces