Board of Trustees

Trustee Kim Harper, President
Term ends June 30, 2029
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Kim Harper is a lifelong resident of Mount Vernon, New York, and a dedicated professional with over 40 years of experience in accounting, bookkeeping, and administrative support across both the public and private sectors. Throughout her career, she has built a reputation for precision, reliability, and collaboration, serving organizations ranging from small businesses to city departments.

Since 2024, Kim has proudly served as a Library Board Trustee, helping guide the library’s policies, financial oversight, and community programs. She is passionate about ensuring the library remains a welcoming and valuable resource for all residents, combining her professional expertise with a genuine commitment to her community.

Kim holds an Associate Degree from Pace University and certificates in Business Essentials and Computer Science and Information Systems. Her professional experience includes accounts payable, bookkeeping, and Human Resource Manager In every role, she has
demonstrated integrity, attention to detail, and a commitment to serving others.

Beyond her professional accomplishments, Kim is deeply connected to Mount Vernon, contributing her time and talents to local initiatives, supporting community events, and fostering connections that strengthen the city she has called home her entire life.

Trustee Cynthia Crenshaw, Vice President
Term ends June 30, 2030
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Trustee Crenshaw, PTA President of Cecil H. Parker School, is a retired budget analyst for AT&T Communications. Twice awarded in 2023 for Mount Vernon Community Advocacy, Trustee Crenshaw lends that same passion to the Library since appointed in November of 2024. Trustee Crenshaw is a longstanding District Leader and Executive Committee Member of the NAACP, Mount Vernon Branch. She is an alumna of Iona University where she received a Bachelor Degree in Computer Science. Trustee Crenshaw is a proud Mom and Grandmother of children being educated, as she was, in the Mount Vernon City School District.

Trustee Cynthia Dickerson, Secretary
Term ends June 30, 2028
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Trustee Cynthia Dickerson is the CEO of her parent’s namesake, Jack & Ellen Dollhouse, Inc. Inspired by her family’s love for children and animals, “Jack & Ellen Dollhouse” provides pet therapy for students K-12 at the green spaces of Trustee Dickerson’s Mount Vernon home. Trustee Dickerson is an alumna of Westchester Community College. A longstanding employee of Mount Vernon City School District, she was recently awarded “Most Compassionate Monitor”, Grimes Elementary School. Trustee Dickerson believes quality programs are the amongst the Library’s best services and is an advocate for program resources and funding.

Trustee Loretta Thomas
Term ends June 30, 2027
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Born and raised in Mount Vernon, New York, Loretta Thomas is the youngest of 11 siblings. Ironically, Trustee Thomas’s Mother, the late Rosalie Swain-Thomas, was the first of William and Queenie Phelps-Swain’s 12 children to be born in the City of Mount Vernon, after the family’s 1929 arrival from North Carolina.  Trustee Thomas, a product of the Mount Vernon Public School District, is an alumna of Mount Vernon High’s graduating class of 1984. She is a lifelong resident of the City, and proud District Leader of 55, Mount Vernon. Ms. Thomas has an Associate degree in Accounting from Monroe College, as well as an Associate degree in Secretarial Science from Monroe Business Institute. Her 30+ years of career experience in the field of finance and accounting, enables her to boast of the following credentials:
– Audit procedures for internal controls.
– Internal controls; positive pay.
– Implementation of policies and procedures.
– Hiring, development, and evaluation of staff performances.
– Payroll administration; 401k, Health benefits.
– Full cycle accounts payable management.
– Staff accounting and management.
– Cash Sheets, Bank reconciliations, Journal entries.
– Y/E 1099’s, Month-end close.
– Trustee Thomas is a licensed notary (01TH6265161), and is the long-standing employee of a nonprofit organization based in Westchester County, New York.

Trustee Jonathan Davis
Term ends June 30, 2031
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Jonathan Michael Davis is a dedicated community advocate, educator, and environmental safety professional with more than 35 years of experience in workforce development and public service. A native of Atlantic City, New Jersey, he moved to Mount Vernon ten years ago after marrying Judy Williams. As owner of JOMIDA Associates, LLC, he has trained thousands of workers in environmental health and safety while promoting education and career advancement. His passion is working with returning citizens and at risk youth, giving them skills to earn livable wages in the construction industry.

A former Mount Vernon Public Library Trustee, Jonathan is committed to strengthening the library as a center for lifelong learning, literacy, technology, and community engagement. He believes in transparency, fiscal responsibility, and ensuring that the library remains a welcoming resource that serves all residents.

Jonathan attended Wayne State University and is a graduate of Rutgers Law School–Newark where he earned a Juris Doctorate degree. He is 2x past master at Historic Alpha Lodge #116 under the Grand Lodge of New Jersey. He is also a proud member of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. and remains actively involved in community service and educational initiatives throughout Mount Vernon. He is also a District Leader of District #1.

Timur Davis, Executive Library Director
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My name is Timur A. Davis, the Executive Library Director of the Mount Vernon Public Library . I worked in public libraries for over 30 years from Library Page to the current administrative position as Library Director. Along the way, I mentored many aspiring Professional Librarians in New York and New Jersey throughout my career who are now working as Professional Librarians. I was mentored by the late Dr. John Henrik Clark, Dr. Robert Manley – CEO of Center for Global Responsibility, the late Suzzanne Douglas (actress), the late Paul William – Librarian, Dr. Lenworth Gunther – Professor Emeritus, Dean C. David Williams, Hisani Dubose, CEO/Producer, and Filmmaker of SenGen Media, and many other noted scholars in academia. I managed a group of 50 staff members and supervised a nearly $ 5 Million-dollar budget at the Mount Vernon Public Library in Westchester County, New York. I secured music distribution deals for Hip-Hop artists at Blingnot/Sony, and Empire Distribution and negotiated a synchronization publishing deal with Warner Chappell for the AzIzz from the music group Outsidaz. I was a researcher for film writer Hafiz Farid for the film entitled Tupac Shakur: Thug Angel. I am a producer of the following films: Pillar of Salt featuring the late Dr. Gwendolyn Goldsby Grant former columnist for Essence Magazine and author of The Best King of Loving: A Black Woman’s Guide to Finding Intimacy, and Sekyiwa Shakur (Tupac’s sister), The Presumption of Guilt (Foremost Productions) featuring Anita Hill, Tim Wise, and Alan Derkowitz; and a documentary film entitled Maya Angelou: Reflections of a Blessed Soul (Foremost Productions), Circle of Woman: docu-series that highlights the extraordinary women in the life of the Iconic young artist Tupac Amaru Shakur; written and directed by Hafiz Farid and Yaasmyn Fula, Darfur: Too Dark, Too Far: This film reveals the central thread that runs through all genocides throughout history. Whether it’s Darfur, the African Slave trade, Nazi Germany, the Native American atrocities, Cambodia, Armenia, Bosnia, Rwanda and beyond, there is a reason that it keeps occurring. I received my Associates of Arts in Liberal Arts from Essex County College, Bachelors of Arts in History/ African American Studies from Jersey City State College, in Jersey City, New Jersey; and my Masters of Science in Information Library Science from Pratt Institute: Graduate School of Information Library Science in Brooklyn, New York. I received a second Masters in National Security Studies from American Military University in Charles Town, West Virginia, and a third Masters in Administrative Science from Fairleigh Dickinson University, Teaneck, NJ.