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NANCY <br />ALLEN <br />948 St. Andrews Lane 1 Louisville, CO 80027 1 303-665-1124 (ht 303-981-6914 (rn) <br />November 6, 2016 <br />MerenyiR MUT <br />City Hall <br />749 Main Street <br />Louisville, CO 80027 <br />Dear MerGdyth Muth, <br />1 have a professional inreresr in supporting cultural heritage organizations, and as a Tong -time <br />Louisville resident, I am inreresre❑ in membership on the Historical Commission. For 23 y%74a, 1 <br />was Dean and oirecror or TRe University Libraries at the University of Denver, and after an <br />aatlirional year of service at DU as the Interim Associate Vico Chanccilcr fur UnivErsity <br />Technology services and Chief Information Officer, I am retiring from tho University. I wish to <br />refocus my energies in Boulder County, and especially in Lcui3villc. Years ago (1997 to 2002) <br />was a member of the Louisville Public Library' Board, Grid I enjayud that role very rnoch. At <br />that time, I met Bridget Bacon, v.ha .vas aka a member of the library baord. I have been <br />very impressed with the roles the Masc►1111 plays far the community, 5a I am delighted to apply <br />for a seat on the Historical Commission. If far Same feasan,, E,y application for the Historical <br />Commission dogs nut seem apprapriate, I wauld also be interested in the Historical <br />Preso4ution Cammissian. But the Historical Commission is my first choice. Let rie eAploin why. <br />Beginning in 1999, I Was the grunt writer and overall leader, with Lk Bishoff, of the Colorado <br />DigitLatian Project / Callaborative DigitiLatior I Program. The CDP brooghr IiDraries, archives, <br />historical societies, al id museums of all sites together to craft and use besr pracrices for <br />creating digital cultural heritage resources. I continued to find granr funning, ana provide❑ <br />leadership to the CDP through the time that it was conveyed to anorrter non-proiii <br />organiLatiun in 2007, and even after that time, I servea on many gram panels for IMLS, and <br />Jrranaged the final IMLS grant in 201 r for rhe IM[3 vvel3vvise conference, hosted in Denver <br />17 <br />