Cathy Richy PRESIDENT

Catherine served as a trial part clerk and Deputy Chief Clerk for the Unified Court System for 40 years. She is now happily retired.  She has lived in Yorktown for 24 years and lived in Cortlandt Manor for 20 years prior to coming to Yorktown. The Hart Library has always been a part of her family’s life. Catherine had served 10 years on the Board of Trustees in the past and is delighted to return. She is looking forward to the many exciting projects currently underway and still to come at Hart.

contact:
crichey@yorktownlibrary.org

Laura Tropp
VICE PRESIDENT

Laura Tropp, Ph.D. is the Director of Academic Affairs & Associate Campus Director and affiliated faculty member in the Department of Digital Media and Design at the University of Connecticut, Stamford Campus. Dr. Tropp is the author of several books, including Grandparenting in a Digital Age: The Third Act and A Womb With a View: America’s Growing Public Interest in Pregnancy. She has been featured in magazines and newspapers discussing technology and popular culture and was an online columnist about work-life balance for Inside Higher Ed. She has always enjoyed spending time at the library with her children.

contact:
ltropp@yorktownlibrary.org

Cathleen Bahan
SECRETARY

Applying for a Hart Library card was one of the first things I did upon moving to Shrub Oak 18 years ago. Recently retired, my 30-plus years in marketing span full-time experience with Fortune 100, startup and nonprofit organizations, as well as consulting. I have deep respect for the role of reading in lifelong learning and am delighted by the opportunity to assist The Hart as it navigates the community’s ever-changing needs.

contact:
cbahan@yorktownlibrary.org

Barry Erenberg
TREASURER

I have been privileged to take my kids to the John C. Hart Memorial Library since our family moved to Yorktown Heights in 1997. The resources the Library provide benefits our community in so many ways. I look forward to helping the library with my experience as NYS licensed architect with my own firm for the last 30 years. My design and project management experience ranges from libraries to state-of-the-art educa­tional facilities to community health centers. I appreciate the importance of the Hart Library and look forward to helping with its mission.

contact:
berenberg@yorktownlibrary.org

Jean Zappia
MEMBER AT LARGE

Jean Zappia has lived in Yorktown Heights for over 28 years, where she raised 2 children and still resides with her husband, Robert Fahey. She is a veteran of the chemicals industry, with extensive experience in sales, marketing, and commercial leadership roles. She retired from Ashland LLC in 2020, and since then has been pursuing her passions in literacy, business management consulting and financial advising, and promotion of STEM careers for girls in a variety of board and volunteer roles. She is happy to lend support to the John C Hart Library as a member of the Board of Trustees, which has been part of her family’s lives since they arrived in Yorktown.

contact:
jzappia@yorktownlibrary.org