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Board of Trustees

Representing the diverse needs of the PLS communities to help the library best serve our communities.

The Board of Trustees is the governing body of the Pioneer Library System with each city and county of the three-county service area represented. The Board meets monthly, rotating around the service area.

   

Board of Trustees

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Goldie West

Title: Chair

Represents: Cleveland County

Goldie West has been a resident of South Oklahoma City and Moore since early childhood with brief interruptions...

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Julie Curry

Title: Vice-Chair

Represents: Noble

Julie Curry is an elementary school principal at John K. Hubbard Elementary in the Noble Public Schools district...

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Trae Carson

Title: Treasurer

Represents: Norman

Trae Carson was raised and lives in Norman. He is co-owner of 405 Brewing Co.

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Leesa Adams

Represents: Pottawatomie County

Leesa is a retired educator. She was in the elementary classroom for 38 years and a graduated from OBU in 1978. ...

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Mary Blankenship Pointer

Represents: Southwest OKC

Mary Blankenship-Pointer became the first appointee representing Oklahoma City on the Board of Trustees in March...

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Melissa Capps

Represents: McLoud

Melissa Capps is the Director of the Performance Audit Division at the Oklahoma State Auditor and Inspectors...

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Becky Cavnar

Represents: Moore

Becky Cavnar grew up in the small town of Meeker, OK and graduated from Oklahoma Baptist University in Shawnee....

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Teresa Crook

Represents: Newcastle

Teresa has been teaching elementary education for 20 years and privately with children with dyslexia since 2014....

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Ryan Grider

Represents: Shawnee

Ryan Grider was born and raised in Shawnee, Oklahoma, and has been an avid fan of literature and the arts from a...

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Mandy Haws

Represents: McClain County

Mandy Haws is the Vice President and General Manager of Sooner Bowling Center in Norman as well as founding...

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Deborah Humphrey

Represents: Tecumseh

Deborah Humphrey was raised in Tecumseh and graduated from Tecumseh High School in 1973. She has a...

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Kristi Johnson

Represents: Blanchard

Kristi Johnson received her undergraduate degree from the University of Minnesota and law degree from William...

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Upcoming Board Meetings

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PLS Monthly Board Meeting

Date: July 30, 2024

Location: Noble

Monthly meeting of the Pioneer Library System Board of...

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PLS Monthly Board Meeting

Date: September 24, 2024

Location: Shawnee

Monthly meeting of the Pioneer Library System Board of...

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Shawnee Library Friends Board Meeting

Date: October 10, 2024

Location: Shawnee

Quarterly Meeting of Shawnee Friends of the Library.

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