Seventeen volunteers have been named a task force to explore ways to assist the cash-strapped Charlotte Mecklenburg Library system.

Nearly 90 people applied.

Jim Woodward, chancellor emeritus at UNC Charlotte, will chair the group, which will begin meeting later this month.

“The pool of applicants was very impressive,” Woodward said in a statement.

In addition to Woodward, the task force incudes:

• Jeff Armstrong - managing partner, Eitel and Armstrong
• Robert M. Bisanar -- attorney, Ogletree Deakins
• Alan Blumenthal -- chairman, Radiator Specialty Co.
• Pamela Davies -- president, Queens University of Charlotte
• Michael A. DeVaul -- senior vice president of organizational advancement, YMCA of Greater Charlotte
• Geneal Gregory -- community volunteer
• W.A. Heath Jr. -- managing partner, Heath Partners
• Carol Hull -- vice president, process design consultant for technology and operations, Bank of America
• Leonora Kaufmann -- former director, library and information resources, Carolinas Healthcare System and Charlotte AHEC
• Gloria A. Kelley --dean of library services, Central Piedmont Community College
• Bill Millett -- president, Scopeview Strategic Advantage
• Bernie Simmons -- retired television broadcaster
• Scott D. Stone -- vice president, Merrick and Co.
• Julie Szeker -- attorney, Johnston Allison & Hord
• Connie Wessner --commissioner, Town of Davidson Board of Commissioners
• Ed Williams -- retired editor of editorial pages, Charlotte Observer

The task force was first proposed last spring during county budget talks. Mecklenburg commissioners made the creation of a task force part of its contingency for library funding.
 

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