As co-chair of the Bainbridge Public Library Board Development Committee, I have had the distinct pleasure of working with Anne Blair on a number of endeavors.

For the past two years, she has helped to plan and facilitate our annual retreats.  Having served on community organizations for many years, she is incredibly adept at collaborating with a diverse group of volunteers, as well as listening to and distilling a broad array of perspectives.

However, Anne’s best gift is truly as a strategic thinker and “doer.”  She has infused our committee with her ability to see opportunity for growth and enrichment in the everyday – and she is able to make good on seeing those ideas through to completion.

Not only does she possess this remarkable skill set, she also has outstanding communications skills: she is positive, articulate, objective and thoughtful.  With this in mind, I enthusiastically recommend her for council.

Ruth Baleiko

Bainbridge Island