Past Leadership for Choosing to Participate

The Historical Society of Washington, D.C., 2011

Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland, Ohio, 2009

Co-chairs: Holly Brooks, Community Leader and Philanthropist, Deborah Plummer, Director, Office of Diversity, Cleveland Clinic

Honorary Co-chairs: Frank G. Jackson, Mayor of Cleveland, Eugene Sanders, CEO, Cleveland Metropolitan School District

Boston Public Library, Main Branch, 2008

Co-chairs: Beth S. Klarman, Executive Director, Klarman Family Foundation, Alyce Lee, former Chief of Staff for Boston Mayor Thomas Menino, Dana W. Smith, Community Leader and Philanthropist

Honorary Co-chairs: Thomas H. Menino, Mayor of Boston, and Angela Menino

San Francisco Public Library, Main Branch, 2005

Honorary Chairs: Warren Hellman, Chairman of Hellman & Friedman, and Chris Hellman, Arlene Ackerman, Superintendent, San Francisco Unified School District

Los Angeles Central Library, Downtown Branch, 2003

Chair: Karen Sulzberger, Community Leader and Philanthropist

Honorary Co-chairs: Lawrence Ramer, Chairman of Ramer Equities, Inc., and Lee Ramer

Memphis-Shelby County Library and Information Center, 2002

Co-chairs: Michelle Fowlkes, Associate Director, Save the Children, Kay Usdan Saslawski, Community Leader

New York Historical Society, 2001

Co-chairs: Lee Daniels, Publications Director, National Urban League, Kathy Fuld, Community Leader and Philanthropist. Floy Kaminski, Community Leader and Philanthropist

Chicago Historical Society, 2000

Co-chairs: Michelle Obama, Associate Dean, University of Chicago, Jennifer Aubrey, Community Leader and Philanthropist

Honorary Co-chairs: Maggie Daley, Community Leader and Education Advocate, Merri Dee, WGN-TV Director of Community Relations

Boston Public Library, Main Branch, 1998

Co-chairs: Martha Jackson, Community Leader, Beth S. Klarman, Executive Director, Klarman Family Foundation, Alyce Lee, Chief of Staff for Boston Mayor Thomas Menino