Board of Trustees
About the Trustees
Trustees meet at the library every 4-6 weeks. All meetings are posted and open to the public. Agendas are posted in advance of the meetings and minutes for each meeting are posted once accepted by the Board.
The Board of Trustees is governed by a set of by-laws, which are reviewed annually. Five trustees are elected for two-year terms to oversee the District. Trustees must live within District boundaries and be registered to vote in order to serve. Elections are managed by Travis County, who set the polling locations.
Elections are held in November of each year.
- 2015 Board Meeting Agendas and Minutes
- 2016 Board Meeting Agendas and Minutes
- 2017 Board Meeting Agendas and Minutes
- 2018 Board Meeting Agendas and Minutes
- 2019 Board Meeting Agendas and Minutes
- 2020 Board Meeting Agendas and Minutes
- 2021 Board Meeting Agendas and Minutes
- 2022 Board Meeting Agendas and Minutes
- 2023 Board of Trustee Meetings
- 2024 Board of Trustee Meetings
- 2025 Board of Trustee Meetings
- 2023-2027 Library Long Range Plan
- Board Meeting Archive
- Annual Financial Reports
- Annual Budgets
- Trustee Code of Behavior
- By-laws
- District Boundary Map
Current Trustees
President: Abigail Joffrain (2024-2026) | Email Abbie
Abigail Joffrain grew up in libraries, both as patron and volunteer, and in college she worked for several years at the UT libraries. Abbie has a Masters in Linguistics and a Bachelors in both Linguistics and Government from the University of Texas at Austin. She has a deep love of books, libraries and bookstores. Abbie and her husband have lived in the Austin area for more than 20 years and in Wells Branch since 2007, and Abbie has been visiting and bringing her children and her nieces and nephews to the WBCL for more than a decade now. She is incredibly grateful to the library for all the wonderful resources it provides to our community!
Vice President: Derek Mahnke (2023-2025) | Email Derek
Derek Mahnke has been a Wells Branch community member since 2008 when he moved to the area from Grand Rapids Michigan. He holds a BS from Grand Valley State University in Political Science and a minor in Foreign Relations. Since moving to the area he’s been active in a number of community outreach organizations especially as it relates to fighting hunger. He’s an energetic volunteer in 2 neighborhood food pantries. Currently he sits on St. Andrews Presbyterian Church's Mission committee which oversees the church's anti-poverty missions. From June to November of 2022 Derek sat on the Library board for trustees after being appointed to the position.
Secretary: Matt Bucher (2023-2025) |Email Matt
Matt Bucher has served on the Library Board since 2021. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in English from the University of Denver and began his career in New York, working in book publishing. He now works as a marketing manager at Charles Schwab. Matt has previously served on the boards of the Deerpark Middle School PTA, Wells Branch Elementary School PTA, the McNeil High School Wrestling Booster Club, and the International David Foster Wallace Society. He and his wife Jordan have two sons, Henry and Arlo. They have lived in Wells Branch since 2006.
Treasurer: Jennifer Klein (2024-2026) | Email Jennifer
Jennifer Klein is a lifelong reader with a bachelor's degree in literature from TCU, a master's degree in global poverty reduction from Georgetown University, and a master's degree in education from George Mason University. For more than 16 years, she focused on improving the quality of education for the world’s poorest children through her education policy research at the World Bank. She and her husband moved to Wells Branch in 2015 and adopted their son in 2019. She is now a Little Free Library steward, the Diaper and Period Product distribution team leader at the St. Andrews Food Pantry, and a regular attendee of two library book clubs.
Trustee: Elizabeth Martin (2024-2026) | Email Elizabeth
Since 2009, Elizabeth has called Wells Branch home, where she is raising her family, established a career in education, become an active community volunteer, and built a small business. A Texas-certified educator with a Bachelor of Arts in Education from Texas State University, Elizabeth brings over a decade of experience in Round Rock ISD schools. Her volunteer work includes serving as an administrator for the Wells Branch Buy Nothing and Parent Facebook groups, as well as serving on the Wells Branch Elementary PTA Board and coordinating volunteer efforts to support the school community. An avid reader and longtime patron of the Wells Branch Community Library, Elizabeth values its role as a cornerstone of education, culture, and connection, fostering a sense of belonging for all. She is honored to serve as Trustee and to champion the library’s essential role in enriching the Wells Branch community.