Thomas Stader
Executive Director / Founding Director
Tom Stader, Founder and Director, launched The Library Project in 2006. Through his travels and time spent living in Southeast Asia and China, Tom became aware of the range of cultural diversity throughout the region. What affected him the most was the lack of quality education for all children. The Library Project is his way of giving those children left behind the opportunity for a quality education.
Tom Stader has worked throughout the USA, China, Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam. Tom graduated from Northern Arizona University's School of Communications in 1996.
Scott Glassmeyer
Board Member
Scott Glassmeyer currently resides in Bangkok, Thailand where he has lived for the past 4 1/2 years. After graduating from Colorado College in 1991, he lived in Connecticut, Wyoming, and California. While living stateside, Scott worked in several different fields ranging from retail sales and account management, to internet and software sales. Over the years, his passion for travel has taken him to many countries throughout the world. Since settling in Bangkok, Thailand in 2001, Scott has worked as a teacher, in magazine ad sales, and business brokering before focusing his skills and experience on various academic and cultural exchange programs.
Ryan Holliday
Board Member
Ryan Holliday is President of Colorganics Inc, a natural cosmetic company based in San Francisco, California that supports fair trade, organic farming and socially responsible investing. www.colorganics.net
Nicholas Ingleton
Board Member
Nicholas Ingleton has been in Asia since 1958 and is currently resident in Tokyo. He was previously managing director of Time Inc.'s book publishing businesses in Asia from 1968 to 1981, and chairman and later a director of Time Life Educational Systems Inc., Time Inc,'s corporate training business in Japan. Since 1986 he has been president at various times of a number of the Tuttle publishing and distribution businesses. He is also a director of Aston Holdings (Overseas) Limited in Hong Kong and Aston Associates Limited in Beijing.
Kevin Kruse
Board Member
Kevin Kruse is the founder and President of AXIOM Professional Health Learning, a medical education company based in Pennsylvania. Kevin is also the author of Technology-based Training: The Art and Science of Design, Development and Delivery.
Philip McCrea
Board Member
Philip McCrea is the CEO of ClearPoint Learning, a media-based education company servicing the healthcare marketplace with offices in New York, London and Pune, India. He has founded several other technology and education companies. Philip brings expertise in building organizations as well as a passion for children’s education. He lives in Ridgewood, NJ.
Philip Mercurio
Board Member
Phil Mercurio is an Environmental Chemist currently living in Adelaide, Australia. Phil graduated from Northern Arizona University in 1998 with his Bachelor of Science degree. He has since completed an additional BS Honors degree at James Cook University in Townsville, Queensland, Australia and is working on an MS at the Australian Institute of Marine Science. His academic and professional career has focused on contamination in the marine environment and he has done research on heavy metals, petroleum hydrocarbons, PCB’s, and pesticides. Phil’s last job at Mote Marine Laboratory sent him to Arctic Alaska to work with subsistence hunters on human health risks due to possible pollution in whales, seals, and other wildlife. |
