Staff and Board of Trustees

Meet Our Staff

Beckley Gaudette, Library Director

Beckley’s family has been seasonal residents of Newfane Hill for three generations. She made Newfane her permanent home in May, 2021. Beckley first joined the Moore Free Library staff in May, 2021. She served as the Children and Family Librarian and Interim Director. She is currently both the Librarian and the Director of the Community Memory Project. Beckley holds a Masters of Arts in Teaching and an Ed.M. in Administration, Planning and Social Policy. She has worked in education and program development in nonprofits for 30+ years.

Meet Our Library Board (2024-2025)

Ryan Kelly, Vice President

Ryan is a nearly lifelong resident of Newfane. She has worked in education for 20 years and teaches English at Leland & Gray. While she has coached many sports over the years, she is currently the stat master of the varsity soccer and softball teams. In her spare time, Ryan enjoys live music, reading, trivia, darts, women’s soccer, and sitting on her deck. She is the proud dog mom of Bean, who is the goodest boy.

Trevor Williams, Secretary

Immediately after getting his degree in illustration, Trevor packed his belongings and his dog into his 1995 Volvo station wagon and moved to Vermont. He has happily lived there since 2011 and in Newfane since 2017. He is a Dad to 3 amazing boys, a designer at a vitamin and supplement company and above all, is a human being. He believes that all human beings should have access to ideas, stories, art and a community that fosters those things.

Marie Tattersall, Treasurer

Marie is a retired private accountant and tax preparer, enjoyed a career working on Wall Street, in the ski industry and with a food importer and distributor. After growing up in New York City, Marie has resided in Windham County since 1970. Marie now volunteers as a free income tax preparer with the IRS VITA tax program. Pastimes with her husband Chuck include challenge level Western style square dancing, kayaking, camping, eating delicious home grown produce, reading, cheering on the Boston Celtics and visiting with a large extended family.

Suzanne Paugh, Trustee

Suzanne has been a Newfane resident for 15 years. She is the art educator at NewBrook, Townshend and Jamaica Elementary Schools. She also works on web design and graphic design projects for other local organizations. She lives in Williamsville with her husband, Luke, two girls, Lucia and Piper, and their ‘guard’ dog, Giacomo. Suzanne is excited to help the MFL bridge the library-to-school gap and bring more families and students into the library to enjoy it’s diverse collection and inviting space. She hangs a yearly children’s art show in the Crowell Gallery. She loves to showcase her students’ work every year and is thankful for the library’s amazing gallery space for this event.

Kate Gehring, Trustee 

Kate lives in Williamsville with her family. She has worked as a lawyer in New York City (and briefly in Paris) and as a reporter in East Africa, and has lived in many places – and there’s nowhere she’d rather be than Southern Vermont. She loves gardening, running, and exploring the woods and hills in and around Williamsville with family and friends. Kate can tell you about the libraries that were important to her as a child – and she’s grateful that the Moore Free Library is part of her own kids’ lives. She believes that libraries are an essential resource for healthy communities, and is happy for the opportunity to support the MFL and the Newfane – Brookline community as a board member.

Darrell Tibbles, Trustee

Since 2017, Darell has been an enthusiastic part of the Newfane community. Originally from the West Coast, he moved to Newfane full time after finding a wonderful home just up the road from the Village of Newfane. Previously a teacher of world languages, he is now working in the community and enjoying time with his spouse and extended family. He is excited to contribute to one of the most welcoming and unique parts of our community, Moore Free Library and the Crowell Gallery.

Susan White Ahl, Trustee

Susan White Ahl lives in Newfane Village with her husband, dog, cats and chickens.

Susan is a Master Gardener, focusing on building native habitat to support wildlife and pollinators in her own backyard. She loves hands in the dirt, growing food and flowers, cooking, hosting friends, kayaking, skiing, woods walks, art, books and live music. She is excited to serve as a member of the Library Trustees.

A learning and development professional, Susan is a facilitator, executive coach and educator—Principal and Founder of Eventide: Coaching, Consulting, Community, and is a facilitator with the Center for Courage and Renewal. She uses the approaches and practices of Appreciative Inquiry and frequently leads retreats, Circles of Trust, and community of practice opportunities for individuals and organizations.

Susan brings expertise in group process, adult learning and development, reflective and deep listening practices to the Board. She previously served as Membership Director for the Maine Chapter of the Association for Talent Development, and was the Library Director in Jamaica, Vermont.

Joyce Van Pamelen, Trustee

Joyce graduated from Hope College in Holland, Michigan, where she met her husband, Dave. Starting in 1972 she taught in migrant programs and the inner city before moving to Vermont, where she was the teaching principal in Brookline for 22 years, going on to teach fifth and sixth grade in Newfane. She often bumps into former students, who happily reminisce about their special experiences with her over the years. She enjoys a variety of outdoor sports in both summer and winter, along with indoor pleasures such as reading, watercoloring, letter writing, sewing, and hanging out with friends. She and her husband, who are both avid sports fans, especially love spending time at their camp on Lake Champlain.