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District of Columbia Board of Library Trustees Betsy Harvey Kraft Confirmation Resolution of 2000
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Chairman Linda W. Cropp at the request of the Mayor

A PROPOSED RESOLUTION IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

To confirm the reappointment of Ms. Betsy Harvey Kraft to the District of Columbia Board of Library Trustees.

RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this resolution may be cited as the "District of Columbia Board of Library Trustees Betsy Harvey Kraft Confirmation Resolution of 2000"

Sec. 2. The Council of the District of Columbia confirms the reappointment of

Ms. Betsy Harvey Kraft
1929 Upshur Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20011
(Ward 4)

as a member of the District of Columbia Board of Library Trustees, established by 4 of An Act To establish and provide for the maintenance of a free public library and reading room in the District of Columbia, approved June 3, 1896 (29 Stat. 244; D.C. Code §37-104), for a term to end January 5, 2005.

Sec. 3. The Council of the District of Columbia shall transmit a copy of this resolution, upon its adoption, each to the nominee and to the Office of the Mayor.

Sec. 4. This resolution shall take effect immediately.

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Betsy Harvey Kraft
1929 Upshur Street, N. W.
Washington, D.C. 20011
(202) 882-3178

Professional Experience

Author

Five published books for young adults, including: Sensational Trials of the Twentieth Century, (Scholastic Press, 1998), a Junior Literary Guild selection; and Mother Jones (Clarion. 1995), recipient of the Christopher Award for young adult non-fiction, 1995, and starred reviews in major library journals.

Association Executive

Executive Director, Coal Exporters of USA. Duties included executor board management monitoring issues, budges planning, conference program development, press relations, public relations, and meeting and event planning.

Educator and Trainer

Director, Education and Training, National Coal Association. Initiated and coordinated all association education and training projects, including supervision of multi-media, industry-wide training program; development of energy curricula and materials for public schools nationwide; and creation and presentation of teacher training workshops.

Editor

Editor, The Macmillan Company and EP. Dutton & Co., Inc. Responsible for selection of manuscripts for publication; contract negotiations; author/illustrator contacts; book editing and production; and promotion and publicity.

Civic Projects

Volunteer, Williams for Mayor campaign. Served on Transition Education Subcommittee on Libraries.
Volunteer, Everybody Wins Books Project. Author visits to DC public schools in conjunction with Children's Hook Guild.
Volunteer, Washington Home and Home. Establishing bereavement program for elementary and secondary students in DC public schools.
Volunteer, Benjamin Murch Elementary School, Chaired development activities, raising $37,000 in private funds.

Education and Professional Alliances

Brown University, Masters of Arts in Teaching
DePauw University, Bachelor of Arts
Children's Book Guild member

Personal

Twenty-year resident of Washington, DC's Crestwood neighborhood (Ward Four).
Married to Michael Baker Kraft. Mother of one adult daughter, Katherine.

References

Professional and personal references are available upon request.

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