The Book Industry Charitable Foundation has made several board and staff changes, including the addition of Chris Morrow, co-owner of the Northshire Bookstore in Manchester Center, Vt., and Saratoga Springs, N.Y., to the board of directors.
Executive committee roles have changed, too. Matthew Gildea of Arcadia Publishing is now the board president; Annie Philbrick of Bank Square Books, Mystic, Conn., and Savoy Bookshop & Café, Westerly, R.I., is v-p; Christie Roehl of Duluth Trading Co. is treasurer; and Julia Cowlishaw of Vroman's, Pasadena, Calif., is secretary.
Binc's board and staff expressed gratitude to Lori Tucker-Sullivan, the immediate past-president, "for serving for an incredible seven years as board president. She has deftly guided the foundation on to a path of sustainability and growth, allowing the foundation to help more booksellers every year of her presidency." Tucker-Sullivan will continue working on behalf of the booksellers' safety net and to serve on the board of directors as past president.
Mary Richards and Kate McCune concluded their terms as board members at the end of 2019. Binc said it "is grateful for the time, dedication to the foundation's mission, and thoughtfulness demonstrated by both board members."
In other changes, Joan Noricks has retired as Binc's office coordinator. She will be succeeded by Mary Baker, who has spent the majority of her career in management consulting, most recently as a senior manager at Deloitte Consulting.