Background
Parikh, Neel was born on April 20, 1948 in Pittsburgh. Daughter of John White and Virginia Kellogg Kingston.
Parikh, Neel was born on April 20, 1948 in Pittsburgh. Daughter of John White and Virginia Kellogg Kingston.
Bachelor in Political Science, University California, Berkeley, 1970. Master of Library Science, University California, Berkeley, 1971.
Branch manager Alameda County Library., various, California, 1977-1984. Coordinator children's services San Francisco Public Library., 1984-1990, chief branch libraries, 1990-1994. Library director Pierce County Library.
Systems, Tacoma, since 1994. Chair advisory board Library. Council Washington, Olympia, 1996—2002, chair Mayor's Advisory Council on Child Care, San Francisco, 1985-1990.
Member steering committee California Library. Networking Task Force, San Francisco, 1992-1993. Instructor University California, Berkeley, 1990.
President Pierce County Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome Foundation, Tacoma, Washington, 1995-2002. Board directors Communications on Children, Youth and Their Families, Tacoma, 1993-1996.
Board directors American Leadership Forum, Tacoma, since 1998, Lakewood's Promise executive board, Tacoma, 1997-2001, since 2005. President, board directors Young Women’s Christian Association, Pierce County, since 2003, Fund for Women and Girls Advisory Committee, 2001-2006. Member American Library Association (John Cotton Dana award 1988, councillor 1999-2002), California Library.
Association (president 1992), Washington Library. Association (executive board 1995-1997), Women Library. Workers (national president 1978-1979), Urban Libraries Council, Public Library Association (board directors since 2007), City Club Tacoma, Tacoma Rotary.
Married Mihir Parikh, December 28, 1968 (divorced July 1975).