Members as of September 2005, in alphabetical order

Mayor Rocky Anderson
Before being elected in 1999 to his first term as Mayor of Salt Lake City, Rocky Anderson was a community activist and practicing attorney working on issues relating to civil and human rights, youth development, access to health care, and environmental protection. Upon taking office he has continued his commitment to community-building by, among other things, creating a more diverse and inclusive city government, developing innovative city-wide environmental protection programs, and comprehensive programs for young people. Mayor Anderson was elected to a second term in 2003.

Anne Beck
Anne Beck is Salt Lake City's web producer. In a former life she taught English at the University of Utah where she earned a Ph.D. in English literature and creative writing. She reads books by the armload.

Betsy Burton
Betsy Burton opened TKE with partner Ann Berman in 1977. Bought Ann out three years later and ran the store by herself until 1987 when Barbara Hoagland became her partner. TKE is celebrating its 27th birthday this year. Betsy is publishing a book in 2005 about the book store and the book business - title is "The King's English Spoken Here." Married with two children, one of whom was born with disabilities. Loves mysteries and good fiction. Served on several boards dealing with the book business, literacy and special needs.

Jean Cheney
Jean Cheney is the Associate Director of the Utah Humanities Council.

Ann Floor
Ann Wnitney Floor works in the University of Utah Marketing and Communications office and is responsible for internal communications to faculty and staff and other special projects.

Alex Gallegos
Alex Gallegos is the former Chair of the Salt Lake City Library Board, Alex was instrumental in overseeing development of the new Main City Library. A long-time community activist, Alex also serves on the Board of Centro Civico.

Rosalind Sandack
Roz has been leading reading groups for the last 17 years at The King's English Book Shoppe and facilitates private book clubs throughout the Salt Lake City area.  Roz proudly boasts that she is a BOOKWORM and is enthusiastic about the SLCReads Together book club.

Ken Sanders
Ken Sanders is the owner of Ken Sanders' Rare Books, a unique book store in downtown Salt Lake City that specializes in Western literature.

Michael Stott
Michael Stott is a Community Affairs Analyst for Salt Lake City. With an affinity for science fiction, he enjoys picking up a book for a daily space travel that’s out of this world. When he was married, he and his wife made a goal to not own a TV for a year.  That’s when they looked to books for entertainment and relaxation. The library became a regular stop in their weekly schedule. Michael was delighted to find that his new hobby of reading to relax also increased his ability to read for work and school.

Nancy Tessman
Nancy Tessman has worked for the City Library since 1976 and was selected as Director in 1996. She is an avid reader with tastes ranging from science non-fiction and arm-chair adventure through English cozy mysteries to Regency historicals. Reading is a hobby, a passion, a nutritional requirement for her.

Chip Ward
Chip Ward is the Assistant Director of the Salt Lake City Public Library System and the author of Canaries on the Rim: Living Downwind in the West and Hope's Horizon: Three Visions for Healing the American Land.

Catherine Weller
Catherine Weller is the Retail Operations manager and a new book buyer for Sam Wellers Zion Bookstore. She has worked as a bookseller for 10 years and currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Mountains and Plains Booksellers Association. Before working at Sam Wellers she worked in the University of Utah Library System. Since the age of 3 she's been a passionate and committed reader.

Daphne Williams
Daphne Williams is Supervisor of Community Involvement and Director of the Salt Lake Education Foundation for the Salt lake City School District. She belongs to a most enjoyable book group. Her bedroom looks and feels like a used bookstore. The one thing she never says no to is when children ask her to read to them.

Janet Wolf
Janet Wolf is the Director of Youth & Family programs for Salt Lake City.  She has been overseeing the development of  city wide after-school, summer and employment programs for young people since Rocky Anderson was elected Mayor in 2000. She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and before her work with the city, she was the Clinical Director for Travelers Aid Society (The Road Home).  When she's not working, she reads.