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Essential Staff – Executive Order 2020-21 (COVID-19)

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March 26, 2020

The following individuals have been designated by Ryan Wieber, KPL Library Director, as necessary to

conduct minimum basic operations for Kalamazoo Public Library in compliance with Governor Whitmer’s Executive Order 2020-21 (COVID-19).

In-person presence at any Kalamazoo Public Library location will be restricted solely to those operations necessary to ensure the security and maintenance of facilities, process of essential business transactions, and functionality of digital service.

  • Ryan Wieber, Library Director
  • Tom Sowell, Head of Facilities Management
  • Nnamdi Dike, Head of Finance & Budget
  • Terry New, Head of Human Resources
  • Jarrod Wilson, Head of Technology Services
  • Kevin King, Head of Community Engagement
  • Michael Cockrell, Head of Patron Services
  • John Meyers, Facilities Management staff
  • Derek Johnson, Facilities Management staff
  • Joe Brown, Facilities Management staff
  • Patti Dooley, Accounting Specialist
  • Charlene LaGrone, Finance & Budget administrative support