ABOUT THE LIBRARY

Library Board of Trustees

Library Board Members

Jesse B. Lynch  - President
Appointed by Indianapolis Board of School Commissioners
Current term expires May 23, 2010
Fourth Term, Member of the Board since 1994
Contact Info
6049 Foxwood Lane
Indianapolis, IN 46208
Phone Number: 257-0161
jlynch@imcpl.org
Jesse Lynch has over 30 years of experience in the educational arena. His degrees in Elementary Education and Elementary Administration from Indiana State University and Ball State University prepared him to serve both as a teacher and an administrator in the Indianapolis Public Schools system. Mr. Lynch is a member of the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity and he is an avid golfer. His service to the community has involved officiating in the boy's basketball State Finals in 1983. Mr. Lynch is retired from his position as the Regional Director for the Manual Boundary.
Thomas Shevlot
Thomas S. Shevlot  - Vice President
Appointed by the City-County Council
Current Term Expires April 8, 2012
First Term, Member of the Board since 2008
Contact Info
7326 Elm Ridge Drive
Indianapolis, IN 46236
Phone Number: 823-9887
tomshevlot@aol.com

Tom Shevlot is a Lawrence Township resident who was born and raised in Indianapolis. He graduated from Indianapolis Baptist High School and received his B.A. from Taylor University and an M.B.A. from Kennedy Western University. Mr. Shevlot's professional career spans over 20 years in various management and leadership positions, primarily with AT&T. He currently manages AT&T's Indiana and Michigan consumer retail sales division. Prior to re-joining AT&T in 2007, he served two years as Comcast's Vice President for Northeast Indiana. Mr. Shevlot's 25-year civic involvement has included serving on local boards such as the Special Olympics, the Chamber of Commerce Economic Council and the American Heart Association. He also has served as a basketball coach for the Indianapolis YMCA, president of the Heritage Christian High School Athletic Booster Club, and other assorted community activities. Mr. Shevlot and his wife, Elizabeth, a CPA at KPMG, have two children, Alex and Emily.

Richard K. Bacon
Richard K. Bacon  - Secretary
Appointed by City-County Council
Current term expires May 31, 2011
First Term, Member of the Board since 2007
Contact Info
5928 Northland Road
Indianapolis, IN 46228
Phone Number: 370-3755

Mr. Bacon’s commitment to local civic involvement spans 27 years and includes, among other volunteer activities, work with the Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Center of Indianapolis, the Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Development Corporation and the Douglass Juniors Golf Program. He is an Indianapolis Outstanding Volunteer recipient and co-founder of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Development Corporation, as well as an Indiana Black Expo Outstanding Volunteer recipient. Mr. Bacon has held board positions and memberships in numerous civic, fraternal and dance organizations. A graduate of Arsenal Technical High School in Indianapolis and Tennessee State University, Mr. Bacon received a Masters in Project Management from ITT. He currently serves as Manufacturing Engineer with Allison Transmission Div./GM, where he has worked since 1973. Mr. Bacon is an avid golfer and ballroom dancer and enjoys listening to smooth jazz.

Board Member Scott Evenbeck
Scott Evenbeck
Appointed by the Indianapolis Board of School Commissioners
Current term expires May 22, 2013
First Term, Member of the Board since 2009
Contact Info
815 West Michigan Street
Indianapolis, IN 46202
Phone: 317-274-5032
evenbeck@hotmail.com
Scott Evenbeck grew up in Fostoria, Ohio. He earned his AB in Psychology at Indiana University and his MA and PhD in Social Psychology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He joined the Psychology faculty of IUPUI in 1972 where he is now Professor of Psychology and Dean of University College. He is a national leader in developing and assessing programs to support entering university students and in general education and assessment. He has served as President of the Association for Continuing Higher Education, Vice President of Alpha Sigma Lambda's national board, and the Board of the National Resource Center for First-year Students and Students in Transition and is currently on the Board of the American Conference of Academic Deans. He has also served as President of the American Lung Association of Indiana and of the Consortium of Endowed Episcopal Parishes. He is on the Board of the Indianapolis Urban League and of the Indianapolis Art Center. He is Secretary of the Episcopal Diocese of Indianapolis and has served as a Deputy to General Convention since 1991 where he Chairs the House of Deputies Committee on Education.
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Jim Lingenfelter
Appointed by County Commissioners
Current term expires December 31, 2010
First Term, Member of the Board since 2009
Contact Info
660 Virginia Avenue
Indianapolis, IN  46203
Phone: 374-9068
jimlingenfelter@five2fivedesign.com
Jim Lingenfelter is a member of the American Institute of Architects and owner of Five2Five, a design-oriented firm that provides planning and architectural services for different types of projects. Mr. Lingenfelter received a B.S. in Environmental Design and a Bachelor of Architecture from Ball State University. Mr. Lingenfelter has vast experience as Project Architect or Manager for numerous Indianapolis and central Indiana building projects, including IPS School 54 and the Garfield Parks Arts Center. His community involvement includes service on the boards of the East Tenth Street Civic Association, Fletcher Place Neighborhood Association and Meridian-Kessler Neighborhood Association, and participation in the Urban Design Guidelines Oversight Committee and the Regional Center Update Committees 2020 plan.
Gary Meyer
Gary J. Meyer
Appointed by County Commissioners
Current term expires December 31, 2009
Second Term, Member of the Board since 2000
Contact Info
1055 Winterthur Street
Indianapolis, IN 46260
Phone Number: 251-8716
Mr. Meyer is President of Square One, Inc., a consulting practice specializing in government and regulatory affairs liaison services to various clients. Prior to forming Square One, Inc. in 1990, he was the Director of Administration at the Indianapolis Center for Advanced Research. Mr. Meyer received his B.S. degree in Environmental Science from the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay and an M.S. degree in Agronomy and an M.S. degree in Public Policy and Administration both from Purdue University.
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Marie Turner-Wright
Appointed by County Commissioners
Current term expires December 31, 2011
First Term, Member of the Board since 2009
Contact Info
328 North East Street
Indianapolis, IN  46202
Phone: 634-6626
mtwright@iupui.edu
Marie Turner-Wright was named Librarian Emeritus at Indiana University in 2001 following a 20-year career of service at University Library, IUPUI and teaching positions throughout the I.U. system. Ms. Turner-Wright earned an A.B. in the College of Arts and Sciences, and a M.L.S. and Sp.L.I.S. in the School of Library and Information Science at I.U. Ms. Turner-Wright began her career at IMCPL, where she served as Manager of the Emerson Branch from 1974-1979. Recently included in Marquis "Who’s Who in America,” Ms. Turner-Wright has served on the governing body of the American Library Association, and has been a member of the Association for the Study of African-American Life and History, Inc., the Children’s Literature Association, the Freedom to Read Foundation and the Indiana Library Federation. She is a past Board member of the Writers’ Center of Indianapolis.
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