• Katie Sullivan, Chair
  A Scripps Ranch resident, Ms. Sullivan was president of the Friends of the San Diego Public Library and previously served as the organization’s vice president. In 2000, she was recognized as volunteer of the year by the City of San Diego Public Library. Ms. Sullivan was also president of the Scripps Miramar Ranch Branch Friends of the Library. She holds a bachelor’s degree and a teaching credential from Illinois State University.
  

• Susan Atkins
  Ms. Atkins founded Atkins + Associates in the late 1990s and sold the company to Porter Novelli Life Sciences, where she is currently chair and senior counselor. She has been a leader in the biotechnology industry for more than 20 years, since she was director of communications for Genentech and launched biotechnology's first product. She served as a corporate officer and vice president of communications for Ligand Pharmaceuticals and Rorer Group, and as group vice president of Ketchum Public Relations. Ms. Atkins founded Middle Earth Day Care Center and was a member of LEAD Tulsa and LEAD San Diego. She was also involved in a citywide literacy program in Philadelphia. She is presently a member of the executive committee of the Biocom Board of Directors and is active in the international Biotechnology Industry Organization. Ms. Atkins holds a B.A. in journalism and an M.A. in mass communications from the University of Oklahoma, and an MBA from Pepperdine University. She is a resident of Point Loma.
  

• Matthew Hervey
  Mr. Hervey is fund advisor for the San Diego Foundation, Hervey Family Fund. He was instrumental in the planning for the Point Loma and Skyline Hills branch libraries. Mr. Hervey holds a bachelor’s degree in economics from the University of California, Berkeley and a law degree from the University of California, Hastings College of Law. He lives in Point Loma.
  

• Judy McCarty
  Ms. McCarty was a City Councilmember who represented District 7 for 15 years. She was a delegate to the White House Conference on Library and Information Systems and the Restructuring of California Public Libraries Joint Task Force. Ms. McCarty also chaired the San Diego County Regional Library Authority and founded Citizens in Action for Local Libraries. She was recognized by the California Association of Library Trustees and Commissioners for outstanding support and promotion of public libraries in November 1997.
  

• Salvatore Giametta
  Sal Giametta is Chief of Staff in the San Diego County Board of Supervisors Fourth District, and is responsible for the overall management and day to day operations of that office. Previously, Mr. Giametta was Vice President of Public Affairs & Communications for the San Diego Convention & Visitors Bureau (ConVis). He was primarily responsible for media, community government relations. Widely recognized for his extensive contributions to San Diego’s visitor industry, Mr. Giametta is the 2008 recipient of the San Diego County Hotel-Motel Association’s prestigious Gold Key Award. Prior to joining ConVis in December of 1992, Mr. Giametta served as a top aide in the Mayor's office. Mr. Giametta has served on the boards of the Downtown San Diego Partnership, Little Italy Association, San Diego Workforce Partnership, San Diego Film Commission, Cabrillo National Monument Association and the San Diego Press Club. The 2004 recipient of the San Diego Press Club's award for outstanding contributions in the field of public relations, Mr. Giametta is a San Diego native and a graduate of San Diego State University where he double-majored in Journalism and Political Science.
  
  

• Alan Ziegaus
  Alan Ziegaus is president/partner of Southwest Strategies, LLC., and has over 30 years of experience in the field of public affairs and public relations. Mr. Ziegaus has been a resident of San Diego for 56 years and currently resides in downtown San Diego. He served for nine years on the San Diego County Planning Commission, five years on the City of San Diego's Civil Service Commission, and four years on the Centre City San Diego Planning Committee. Mr. Ziegaus holds a bachelor's degree in journalism from San Diego State University.
  

• Abby Silverman Weiss
  Abby Silverman Weiss is a Mediator, Arbitrator and Consultant, specializing in employment and employment-related business disputes.  After 20 years as a partner of Baker & McKenzie LLP, in July 2009, she retired from the firm to start this practice built on her experience as a trial lawyer including commercial and employment litigation and dispute resolution, and counseling on the employment law.
  
  Ms. Silverman serves as a trustee of Scripps Health.  She is chairman of the Human Resources and Compensation Committee, and is an Advisory Board member of the Scripps Translational Science Institute. She was the 2000 recipient of the University of San Diego School of Law Distinguished Alumnae Award, and the 2000 Recipient of the Tribute to Women in Industry Award.
  Ms. Silverman received her J.D. degree from the University of San Diego School of Law, her M.S.W. degree from Bryn Mawr College, and her B.A. degree from Wellesley College.
  

Board Meetings
Board of Library Commission meetings are held on the first Wednesday of each month at 9 a.m. in the Commission Room, located on the third floor of the Central Library. The Board may alter the meeting dates and the place of meeting as needed. Agendas and Board meetings are listed in our Calendar of Events.

For more information about the Board, call the Library Administration office at (619) 236-5870.