Personnel at Houchen Bindery Ltd.

Previous business experience was all in the dairy industry, as owner and in management. Has attended many ALA and LBI meetings. Don has been the majority owner the bindery since 1977.

Assoc C E O - Connie J. Osborne
Iowa State University

Has been very active in library affairs since 1977, has served on the board of Library Binding Institute 1979-85. Also was on the organizing committee for the ALA ALCTS/LBI New Directions In Library Binding, Oct 1994. Attended ALA/LC sponsored "Library Preservation: Fundamental Techniques" at Stanford 1985. She also attended ALA/ALCTS in Minneapolis in 1994, Boston in 1996 and Los Angeles in 1999. Has organized and presented workshops in Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, Iowa and Nebraska. Nebraska Center for the Book board 1997-present. Connie has been the minority owner since 1977.
 

Of the family members, probably the one best described as growing up in the business, starting serving customers at 16, served as VP Sales for over 15 years. Active in LBI. Since 1980.
 

Started in library binding the day after college graduation. Has been active in ALA and LBI, Board Member LBI 1993 to 1999, LBI Officer 1999-2003, LBI President 2003-05, delegate to the White House Conference on libraries, DRUPA2000. Serves as corporate Secretary/Treasurer, is responsible for accounting, computers & LARS/ABLE, and overall business operations. Since 1977.

Plant operations, and supervision of the staff and equipment. Attended ALA/ALCTS in Portland OR 1989. Has been active with LBI. Since 1977.

Kevin was both a restaurant manager and owner before joining Houchen Bindery Ltd. in 1998.

Justin worked in the bindery for four years before becoming a Houchen representative in 1999, so he has very good knowledge of our products.

Ed grew up on a dairy and hay farm in central Nebraska. Before joining our team in August of 2004, he was employed in the agricultural field, working mostly with John Deere sales and service.

Many years previous to her bindery experience were spent in production management at a custom product manufacturer. Susie has been with the bindery since 1993.

Angie worked with us through high school, and has become a very proficient computer operator and supervisor. Attended the ALA/ALCTS Los Angeles 1999. Oversees data entry, stamping and cloth pulling. She joined us full time in 1989.

Sara has used her education in art and architectural preservation previous to working for the bindery and while at the bindery. She attended the ALCTS/ALA meeting in Minneapolis in 1994, Boston 1996 and Los Angeles 1999. She also closely works with the staff on restoration, conservation and preservation. Since 1993.