Friends of the Manchester Library
Board of Directors 2012

President – Lt. Colonel Ron Rada, US Army (Retired)

Ron is a retired Army Military Police Lieutenant Colonel, who is enjoying a second career as a Financial Advisor for a national firm.  Ron holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Florida State University and a Master of Administration of Justice degree from Wichita State University.  Ron remains an active member of the International Association of Chiefs of Police.  He is a past President of the Port Orchard and South Kitsap Chamber of Commerce and Kiwanis Club of Port Orchard.  Ron serves as a Board member for the Kiwanis Club of Port Orchard, the South Kitsap Public Education Foundation and the Manchester Community Foundation.  Ron was selected as the Man of the Year for Port Orchard in 2001.

Vice President – George Herbison

After more than 30 years service, George retired as a public drinking water system water quality manager.  For the last twelve years, he also created curriculum for Washington Environmental Training Center at Green River Community College in Auburn, Washington and instructed water system professionals throughout Washington State.  Through his private consulting firm, Smart Water Systems, he provided maintenance, operation and management training support as well as risk assessment analysis and risk abatement strategies for public drinking water systems.  He attended college at Tacoma Community College and Central Washington University.  He is a U.S. Army Vietnam veteran.

Secretary – Carol Campbell

Carol has been an officer with FOML since 2000, including terms as President, Secretary and Treasurer.  She is a retired professional librarian, having worked at the University of Iowa Libraries, then spending most of her federal service career at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard as librarian, then as manager of the Information Services Division. She has a Bachelor of Arts in English from Central College in Iowa, and a Masters Degree in Librarianship from the University of Washington. She also volunteers as treasurer of the Puget Sound Navy Museum Foundation, and as an AARP Tax Aide federal tax return preparer.

Treasurer – John K. Winslow

John has been an officer with the Friends of the Manchester Library since 2003.  He held a number of engineering management positions with Kenworth Truck Company during the course of his 35 year career.  John is a licensed Professional Mechanical Engineer in the State of Washington.  In his profession, John has been a board member of the Northwest Section of the Society of Automotive Engineers for over 40 years and has been the Section chairman three different times.  John has also served as a technical advisor to the Blue Sea Systems company, a marine electrical/electronics firm in Bellingham WA.  John holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Washington and served in the US Navy as an aviation electronics technician.

Director #1 – Gigi Weixler

Gigi has served in numerous roles as volunteer and officer of the Friends since 1995.  She also volunteers with the Ann Wilson Guild of the Children’s Hospital (Seattle).  Gigi was an active volunteer and officer of the Performing Arts Guild of South Kitsap from 1995-2000.  During her career she worked as a contract specialist and marketing support representative for the Federal Division of IBM and in the Real Estate Division of GE Capital.  Gigi received a BA from Colorado Women’s College and furthered her education in the MBA program at American University in Washington DC.

Director #2 – Eric Cisney

Eric has lived in Manchester for over sixty years.  He earned his college degree at the University of Washington and then taught school for two years and then went on to take a Masters degree in Librarianship from the UW.  Eric then went on to become a reference librarian for Seattle Public Libraries for 39 years.  He retired in 2005.  Eric is busy with local efforts with the FOML, Manchester Community Association, Manchester Port Advisory Committee and the Manchester Citizens’ Advisory Council.

Director #3 – Captain William “Bill” Lounsbery, US Navy (Retired)

Bill received his BS in Mathematics from Auburn University.  Bill and his wife Janice began his naval career at the Nuclear Power School in Bainbridge MD.  In 1971 Bill received an MS – with distinction – in Physical Oceanography from the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, CA. In 1976 he transferred to the Commissioned Corps of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). In 1982 he received an MA in Marine Affairs from the University of Washington in Seattle. After serving as NOAA’s Chief of Marine Operations and Assistant Director for the agency’s Office of Ocean and Engineering Services, Bill retired to Manchester, WA in 1991.

Officers and Directors, 2012
President	Ron Rada	term expires  12/31/2012
Vice President	George Herbison	term expires  12/31/2012
Secretary	Carol Campbell	term expires  12/31/2012
Treasurer	John Winslow	term expires  12/31/2012
Director	Gigi Weixler	term expires  12/31/2012
Director	Eric Cisney	term expires  12/31/2013
Director	Bill Lounsbery	term expires  12/31/2014