Board of Directors

Tony Valenti
President
Florida Southwestern State College
7505 Grand Lely Drive
Naples, Florida 34113
anthony.valenti@fsw.edu
(239) 732-3776
Natasha Hayes
Vice President
Hendry County Library Cooperative
120 W. Osceola Avenue
Clewiston, Florida 33440
natasha.hayes@clewiston-fl.gov
(863) 983-1493
Richard Hodges, Ed.D
Treasurer
Florida Southwestern State College
7505 Grand Lely Drive
Naples, Florida 34113
rhodges2@fsw.edu
(239) 489-9356
Rosemary LaBarge
Secretary
Collier County Public Library
2385 Orange Blossom Drive
Naples, Florida 34109
Rosemary.labarge@colliercountyfl.gov.
(239) 252-7350
Tracy Elliott, PhD
Member
Florida Gulf Coast University
10501 FGCU Blvd S
Fort Myers, FL 33965
telliott@fgcu.edu
(239) 343-2410
Mindi Simon
Member
Lee County Library System
2345 Union Street
Fort Myers, Florida 33901
msimon@leegov.com
(239) 533-4810
Catherine Cowser
Member
Collier County Public Library
2385 Orange Blossom Drive
Naples, Florida 34109
Catherine.Cowser@colliercountyfl.gov
239-252-7378
Karen Smoczynski
Personal Affiliate Representative
DeSoto County Library
125 N Hillsborough Ave.
Arcadia, FL 34266
karen@myhlc.org
863-993-4851

Brian Chase
Executive Director
Ex-Officio and Non-Voting
SWFLN
13120 Westlinks Terrace Unit 3
Fort Myers, Florida 33913
brian@swfln.org
239.313.6338