These are the Movers and Shakers of the Board of the Friends
of the Pace Library:
OFFICERS
President: Jennifer Richardson has
been married to her husband Jim for thirteen years. They have two
active boys, James 8, and Jacob 6. Jennifer is an internal medicine
physician assistant and has been in private practice for eleven
years. She volunteers at the Health and Hope clinic regularly and
loves living in the community of Pace.
Vice-President: Mary Jane Yarrington retired
in 1986 after 35 years of Federal government employment. She then went
to work as a senior policy analyst for the National Committee to Preserve
Social Security and Medicare, and does an online Q&A answering questions
on Social Security. She is a member of St. Rose of Lima parish. is active
in the St. Rose Ladies Society, in Chapter 197 of the National Active
and Retired Federal Employee association and in the Panhandle Macintosh
User Group club.
Secretary:
Treasurer: Ferryn Twarkins is a retired
elementary principal, a member of the Gulf Coast Knitters Guild, church
organist and Sunday School teacher, and world traveler!
BOARD
Sue Brouilette is a retired elementary
school teacher. Most of her 38 year teaching career was at Pea
Ridge Elementary School. She still goes every day during the school
year to volunteer. She also volunteers at Kids House in Milton
and serves as chairman of Children's Ministry at Wesley Memorial
Methodist
Church. Sue has two sons and four adorable grandchildren.
Martha Lyle is a retired elementary school principal,
a member of the Santa Rosa County Library Board, and is a charter
member of the Pace Library Friends. She loves to sew, read, knit,
and do genealogy. Martha has two grown children, five grandchildren,
and a precious great-granddaughter.
Gail Roberts is the secretary at First United Methodist
Church of Pace. She enjoys reading and her booth at Alyssa's. She has
been married for 45 years and has two grown children. She is a Pensacola
native who loves living in Pace.
Tom Twarkins is a retired middle school teacher, who
loves working outdoors with plants. Tom has an educational materials
publishing business and loves to travel and meet new people.
Sharon Webb spent 17 years in the business world
and approximately 10 years at PJC as an adjunct in the Business Department.
She has a BS in Business Teacher Education and a Masters in Vocational
Education/Business Education and graduated with honors from UWF in
both programs. She taught 1 year at Gulf Breeze High School part
time and at the PIC program when it existed.
The annual meeting of the Friends of the Pace Area Library is
held in February/March of each year. The Friends Board meets every
other month. The Friends Members include seniors and retirees,
mothers of young children, students, and representatives of businesses.
We are a pro-active, committed group who love libraries! |
