New Commissioner Appointed

Governor Mitt Romney has appointed Richard D. Dunbar of West Springfield to a three-year term on the nine-member Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners. He replaces Deborah Hill Bornheimer of Duxbury whose term on the Board had expired.

"I look forward to the opportunity to serve the Commonwealth and contribute to the effectiveness of the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners in providing oversight to strengthen the free public library system of the Commonwealth, and to utilize my experience to assist in this endeavor," said Dunbar.

Dunbar is currently the Vice President of Financial Operations at the Springfield Museums Association that operates the Connecticut Valley Historical Museum, George Walter Vincent Smith Art Museum, Museum of Fine Arts, Springfield Science Museum, and the Dr. Seuss National Memorial Sculpture Garden. As chief financial officer for the past 25 years, Dunbar was also affiliated with the Springfield City Library until 2003 when the City of Springfield commenced operations for the library system.

A graduate of Elmira College in New York, Dunbar is a past treasurer of the Springfield Girls Club Family Center, past president of the Rotary Club of Great Barrington, and a member of the American Association of Museums and the New England Association of Museums.