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About the Board

The MPHPL Board of Trustees is made up of a seven-member governing board that represents your interests in the library.

The school boards of the Mishawaka and Penn-Harris Madison School Corporations, the County Council and the County Commissioners appoint members.

The Board is charged with the establishment of policies, procedures, and governance of the Mishawaka-Penn-Harris Public Library.

Headshot of Jenny McNeil. She has blonde, shoulder length hair with bangs. She is smiling and wearing a black blouse with a necklace.

Jenny McNeil - President

Appointed by the Mishawaka School Board

Term ends 12/31/2026

Headshot of Dee Dee Gerber. She has blonde, straight collarbone length hair. She is smiling and wearing a black blouse with a dot patterned jacket.

Dee Dee Gerber - Vice President

Appointed by the Mishawaka School Board

Term ends 12/31/2029

Headshot of Mark Bagwell. He has a buzz cut and a short beard. He is smiling and wearing a red, button up sweater over a blue gingham button up.

Mark Bagwell

Appointed by the County Council

Terms ends 12/31/2028

Headshot of Karen Baldini. She has a chin length, white bob cut with bangs. She is smiling with glasses on and wearing a black blouse with white dots

Karen Baldini

Appointed by the County Commissioners

Terms ends 4/8/2027

Headshot of Sarah Holmes. She has brown, wavy collarbone length hair. She is smiling with glasses on and wearing an orange button up shirt.

Sarah Holmes

Appointed by the County Commissioners

Term ends 1/1/2029

Headshot of Mary Nicolini. She has long, grey hair. She is smiling and wearing a purple shirt, book themed earrings and a pin on her shirt.

Mary Nicolini

Appointed by the Penn-Harris-Madison School Board

Term ends 12/1/2028

Headshot of David Straughn. He has short, white hair. He is smiling and wearing a yellow sweater over a white collared shirt.

David Straughn

Appointed by the County Council

Term ends 12/31/2029

Board Meetings and Correspondence

The Board of Trustees meets the third Thursday of every month at 4 p.m. The meeting is open to the public.

To contact a member of the Board, direct correspondence to:

ATTN: (Name of Board Member)
Mishawaka-Penn-Harris Public Library
209 Lincolnway East
Mishawaka, IN 46544