RHPL Board of Trustees
The library is governed by an elected six-member Board of Trustees representing the Rochester Hills community, who together are responsible for the operation of the library, planning its growth, policy-making, budgeting, and obtaining adequate funds. Library service is provided to the City of Rochester and Oakland Township through a service contract. Rochester and Oakland Township are represented by a non-voting liaison at the Library Board meetings.
The Board of Trustees meets monthly on the second Monday at 7 p.m. The May, June, July, August and September meetings begin at 8 p.m. The Board of Trustees meet at the main library or hold meetings electronically. The public is welcome to attend and public comments are scheduled at the beginning of the agenda. A monthly information packet is available for review on the library’s website on the Friday before each meeting. If an electronic meeting is convened, information on how to join the meeting will be included on the agenda. If members of the public wish to attend in-person after 9 p.m. access is available at the entrance east of the drive-up window and loading dock. For further information, call the library director at 248-650-7122.
The Library Board of Trustees
Robert Bonam - President
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.
Madge Lawson -
Vice President
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.
Anne Kucher -
Secretary
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.
Gregg Christenson - Treasurer
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.
Chuck Stouffer - Trustee
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 - Trustee
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
Liasons:
- Oakland Township: Michael Tyler
- Rochester: Ayana Knox-Potts
Board Meetings
The Board of Trustees has regular monthly meetings on the second Monday at 7:00 p.m. The May, June, July, August and September meetings begin at 8 p.m. The Board of Trustees meet at the main library or hold the meeting electronically. The public is welcome to attend and public comments are scheduled at the beginning of the agenda. A monthly information packet is available for review on the library’s website or in the library on the Friday before each meeting at the Adult Services' desk on the second floor of the library. If an electronic meeting is convened, information on how to join the meeting will be included on the agenda. If members of the public wish to attend in-person after 9:00 p.m. access is available at the entrance east of the drive-up window and loading dock. For further information, please call the library director at 248-650-7122.
The library will provide necessary, reasonable auxiliary aids and services, such as signers for the hearing impaired and audio tapes of printed materials being considered at the meeting, to individuals with disabilities upon one weeks notice to the library by contacting the following:
Rochester Hills Public Library
500 Olde Towne Road Rochester, MI 48307
248-650-7150, TDD 248-650-7153