Brian Gleisser Named President of Shaker Library Board of Trustees

Brian Gleisser has been named President of the Shaker Library Board of Trustees for the 2017 term. Michael Bertsch is Vice President and Troy Meinhard is Secretary.

A Mercer resident, Gleisser is Senior Vice President at the Council for Economic Opportunities in Greater Cleveland where he has more than 25 years’ experience managing nonprofit agencies and programs.

He holds the degrees of Bachelor of Arts from Northwestern University, Master in City and Regional Planning from Harvard University, and Juris Doctor from Cleveland State University. He served as an elected member of Shaker Heights City Council for 14 years (1999 through 2013), serving as the city’s Vice Mayor in 2004 and 2005. Gleisser has served on the Library Board since 2014.