News from Ginnie Cooper
Website (For Now!): By now many of you have had a chance to see our much improved website. I hope you like it, as do I. While this isn’t the website we will be getting as a result of our contract with OCTO, it is Marketing and ITS’s way of putting a much brighter, more attractive face on DCPL’s online image as we wait. And, expect the new website to arrive soon.
Welcome Eric Coard: A new face to DCPL but not to District Government has joined our team. Eric Coard is the Library’s new Interim Chief Business Officer. Prior to coming to DCPL Eric formerly served the Metropolitan Police Department. There he was Senior Executive Director and before that Chief Financial Officer. One of his direct reports will be the Office of Public Safety; he will work with MPD to perform an evaluation of our current structure and to make recommendations about making improvements to security at DCPL. Capital Construction, Finance, Facilities, Human Resources and the new Procurement department will also be reporting to him. Please join me in welcoming Eric Coard to this important position.
Welcome Archie Williams: We welcome Archie Williams to DCPL as a new staff member and in a new position for the Library: Intergovernmental Relations Specialist. Archie Williams will help to represent DCPL’s interests to the Mayor’s office, City Council and the communities we operate in. To that end, Archie has had a wealth of experience. In the role of Director of Constituent Services for former Council Chairman Linda Cropp, Archie served as contact for residents, ANC’s, civic associations, and other community and business stakeholders to facilitate access to the Chairman’s office and other DC government entities. Also, he represented Chairman Cropp at community meetings, forums, and business groups. Prior to that, he was Executive Director for CHANGE Inc., a community action program serving Wards 1 – 4 in the District. Archie is a native Washingtonian with “a deep abiding love for our city and a passion to contribute to DC living up to its potential.” Please welcome Archie Williams and know that he will be helping DCPL win friends and influence others as we move forward!
