Foundation Board member Cathy McCormick prepares fruits and snacks for Library workers during Library Appreciation Week in April.
Who We Are
The Foundation as we know it dates back to 2015, when it was incorporated as a 501(3)(c) corporation to raise money to support the library's events, programs, and acquisitions. Since 2020, it has been recognizing library staff with the Chet DeLong Award.
Currently six board members and the library director meet monthly to plan fundraising activities and other events to support the library. The Foundation is currently seeking someone to join the Board as Secretary.
Meet the 2024–2027 Board of Directors
AIMEE MORGAN
Chair
Aimee Morgan graduated from The University of Virginia in 2015 with a B.A. in English. She has since worked as a children’s librarian’s assistant, a preschool teacher, and a registered nurse. She is thrilled to be serving her community’s library again!
Now a stay-at-home mother, Aimee lives just over the Falls Church border in Arlington with her husband, Patrick, their toddler son, Henry, and their terrier-dachshund mix, Scarlett. She loves bringing Henry to preschool story times at MRSPL. The library is one of his favorite places!
ANDREW A. PAINTER
Vice Chair
Andrew Painter is a partner with Walsh, Colucci, Lubeley & Walsh, P.C., a Northern Virginia land use law firm.
Andrew serves on multiple local boards of directors, including for the Falls Church Chamber of Commerce and Celebrate Fairfax, Inc.
Andrew holds a B.A. in Political Science, a Masters in Urban and Environmental Planning, and a juris doctor from the University of Richmond’s T.C. Williams School of Law. He is the author of a 2018 book chronicling the history of the Virginia wine industry, Virginia Wine: Four Centuries of Change.
He and his wife, Mary Anne, founded Falls City Threads, a local t-shirt company celebrating local Falls Church scenes.
TAHIR QAMAR
Treasurer
Tahir Qamar brings to bear 25 years of financial management to his role as Treasurer.
Tahir moved to Falls Church in February 2022 from Pakistan, where he worked for the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) as a Chief Accountant and Acting Deputy Controller.
Tahir has experience with budget development, budget analysis, budget variances, audit management, internal control, and fiscal year-end procedures. He has supervised the day-to-day operations of payment, accounting, and payroll staff, and received several service awards for outstanding contributions to his USAID office.
He currently works for the National Academy of Sciences as a Financial Business Partner.
CATHERINE McCORMICK
Board Member
Catherine McCormick, Ph.D., joined the Board following nearly 40 years of working with students and adults on transition, job search strategies, and retirement planning as a counselor and career development and transition professional.
She served as the Director of the Career Transition Center, Foreign Service Institute, U.S. Department of State 2010–2023, before retiring.
Besides serving on the Board, Catherine is a volunteer and a member of Encore Learning. She is devoted to promoting educational opportunities and lifelong learning. A highlight of her first few months of retirement was a trip to Iceland with Road Scholar. She looks forward to additional travel, to supporting the growth of her two grandchildren and to spending a lot of time with her five siblings and their families.
JARED NISTLER
Board Member
Jared Nistler is a Senior Systems Librarian and head of Library Technical Services at the Ralph J. Bunche Library, U.S. Department of State, serving over 270 diplomatic posts worldwide. In 2025 he was named the Library of Congress's (FEDLINK) Federal Librarian of the Year for his work modernizing the Bunche Library's IT infrastructure and creating a user-centered experience for more than 70,000 Department of State employees stationed around the world.
Jared holds a Master of Library and Information Science (MLIS) degree from the University of Washington and a B.A. in International/Global Studies from the University of Utah. Before his library career, he served in the U.S. Army as a Non-commissioned Officer and Arabic Crypto-Linguist in the 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, NC.
Jared has fallen in love with Falls Church, where his wife, Katharine, grew up. Outside of work, you're likely to find him visiting his in-laws around town, grabbing a beer at Solace Outpost, or at the library!
KENT MENDOZA
Board Member
Kent Mendoza is a science and technology policy professional working as a patent examiner at the USPTO, having previously conducted water quality research in the NoVA region.
Being interested in strengthening community services, Kent previously served as the business manager of a community radio station and as a coordinator of a science outreach initiative focused on nature-based learning and invasive species.
He holds a B.S. in Chemistry from Stanford University, and a M.S. in Environmental Science and Engineering from Virginia Tech. Coming from a long line of librarians and educators, Kent is excited to help support MRSPL!
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JENNY LEE AGEE
Board Member
Jennylee Agee is the Assistant Director of Member Initiatives at the National Academy of Sciences. Since joining the National Academies in 2019, her work has included managing the NAS Awards Program, developing scientific programming and academic lectures, and creating new ways for Academy members to share their work.
A historian by training and a project manager by profession, Jennylee earned both her bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County.
She has a deep and enduring love of Agatha Christie, will happily discuss mysteries at length, and rarely turns down an opportunity to get together with her book club.
MEGAN DOTZLER
Library Director
Megan Dotzler joined the Mary Riley Styles Public Library as Director in 2024.
She previously worked for the Arlington Public Library in Arlington, Virginia, where she was head of Central Library youth services and—before that—branch manager for Arlington’s Aurora Hills location.
Before moving to Virginia, Megan was the assistant director of the Memorial Library in Acton, Massachusetts.
Megan earned her dual master‘s degree in children’s literature and library science from Simmons College in Massachusetts. She loves being a librarian, where every day she gets to champion the power of stories!