Administration & Governance

Executive Team

Library Director & Chief Executive

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Interim Library Director

Debbie Siragusa
Contact Debbie Siragusa
816.701.3515

Deputy Director for Public Affairs & Community Engagement

Carrie Coogan
Contact Carrie Coogan
816.701.3514

Deputy Director of Youth & Family Engagement

Crystal Faris
Contact Crystal Faris
816.701.3513

Deputy Director of Branch & Library Services

Joel Jones
Contact Joel Jones
816.701.3504

Deputy Director for Philanthropy

Margaret Perkins-McGuinness
Contact Margaret Perkins-McGuinness
816.701.3518

Department and Service Directors

Director of Central Library Operations

Teresa Bolton
Contact Teresa Bolton
816.701.3747

Director of Information Systems

Melissa Carle
Contact Melissa Carle
816.701.3516

Director of Finance/CFO

Angela Fencl
Contact Angela Fencl
816.701.3748

Branch Services and Engagement Director

Kim Gile
Contact Kim Gile
816.701.3568

Director of Policy Analysis & Operational Support

Cindy Hohl
Contact Cindy Hohl
816.701.3581

Director of Operations

Jerry Houchins
Contact Jerry Houchins
816.701.3720

Director of Community Engagement and Outreach

Mary Olive Joyce
Contact Mary Olive Joyce
816.701.3580

Assistant Director of Youth & Family Engagement

Jamie Mayo
Contact Jamie Mayo
816.701.3445

Director of Employee Success

April Roy
Contact April Roy
816.701.3690

Director of Library Collections

Deborah Stoppello
Contact Deborah Stoppello
816.701.3770

Director of Readers' Services

Kaite Stover
Contact Kaite Stover
816.701.3683

Director of Programming & Marketing

Steve Woolfolk
Contact Steve Woolfolk
816.701.3698

Chief People Officer

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ADA Access Coordinator

Joel Jones
Contact Joel Jones
816.701.3504