Trustees & Staff

The Ohioana Library is governed by a Board of Trustees and run by a staff of full-time and part-time employees. Find out more about our trustees and staff below.

Board of Trustees

(As of January 2026)

Honorary Chair

Fran DeWine

Elected

President: Brad Hughes, Columbus

Vice-President: Helen Bolte, Columbus

Secretary: Amy McClure, Dublin

Treasurer: Amelia Adams, Logan

Ashley Bethard, Dayton

Sam Chang, Toledo

Dionne Custer Edwards, Columbus

Steve George, Columbus

Andrew Grace, Gambier

Robert Jaquay, Highland Heights

Kelli Johnson, Chillicothe

Negesti Kaudo, Columbus

Todd Kleismit, Columbus

Chrissy Myers, Akron

Holly Brians Ragusa, Cincinnati

David Siders, Cincinnati

Caroline Stevens, Columbus

Emily Taft, Columbus

Deborah Urton, Columbus

Rekha Voruganti, Dublin

Donte Woods-Spikes, Columbus

Appointed By the Governor of Ohio

Amy McClure, Dublin

Brian Perera, Upper Arlington

Trustees Emeritus

Rudine Sims Bishop, Columbus

Ann Bowers, Bowling Green

Christina Butler, Ph.D., Columbus

Cynthia Puckett, Columbus

Daniel Shuey, Westerville

Robert Webner, Columbus

Ohioana Staff

Kathryn Powers

Assistant Director

Kathryn holds a B.A. in English from Ohio University, graduating summa cum laude in 2007. She became part of the Ohioana team in 2013 as Office Manager, moving to the Assistant Director role in 2021. Kathryn also writes and illustrates and is the Regional Advisor Emeritus for the Central & Southern Ohio chapter of the Society of Children’s Book Writers & Illustrators (SCBWI).

Courtney Brown

Librarian

Courtney has been the librarian since 2017. She reads a lot and enjoys interacting with Ohio readers and writers.