Experience

The Seattle Public Library

• United States
• Libraries
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Librarian

  • Jan 2013 - Present

  • Conceptualize synchronous and asynchronous learning, including assessing learning needs, defining project scope and learning objectives, identifying staffing resources and workflow, project implementation and evaluation • Manage development timelines and milestones, prioritize activities, and ensure timely delivery of outcomes • Develop a cohort of external instructors and internal subject specialists providing both short and long-term learning solutions • Communicate clearly and effectively with internal and external project partners and stakeholders • Implement grant-funded budgets, including end-of-year reporting • Onboard new project staff, defining team roles • Evaluate program effectiveness, including ongoing quality control and outcomes-based assessment • Multitask by staffing an information help desk while coordinating multiple projects • Manage a public-facing blog, including coordinating and editing content from staff contributors • Analyze all projects with a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion lens • Represent the organization at professional conferences and via media appearances Show less



Pierce County Library System

• United States
• Libraries
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Librarian

  • Jul 2011 - Jan 2013

  • Planned and delivered branch services, including in-person instruction and programming such as drop-in tech help, computer classes, and cultural programming • Collaborated on system-wide committees to develop innovative learning for prioritized communities • Provided information services in-person and online to an ethnically, linguistically, and socio-economically diverse population • Planned and delivered branch services, including in-person instruction and programming such as drop-in tech help, computer classes, and cultural programming • Collaborated on system-wide committees to develop innovative learning for prioritized communities • Provided information services in-person and online to an ethnically, linguistically, and socio-economically diverse population



University of Washington

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Bonderman Travel Fellow

  • Jun 2010 - Jun 2011

  • Travelled through eight countries in Africa and South America • Employed skills including independence, flexibility, negotiation, planning, self-sufficiency, and improvisation • Travelled through eight countries in Africa and South America • Employed skills including independence, flexibility, negotiation, planning, self-sufficiency, and improvisation



Loyola University Chicago

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Library Associate

  • Sep 2005 - Jul 2008

  • Processed payment for all book and a-v purchases ($600,000 annually), including review of vendor invoices for accuracy, revision, and correction • Assisted the department head in managing the collection budget, reconciling expenditure and commitment figures. Compiled monthly book budget reports for subject specialist librarians • Processed payment for all book and a-v purchases ($600,000 annually), including review of vendor invoices for accuracy, revision, and correction • Assisted the department head in managing the collection budget, reconciling expenditure and commitment figures. Compiled monthly book budget reports for subject specialist librarians



Dickinson College

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Program Associate, Dickinson-en-France

  • Jun 2004 - Jun 2005

  • Managed monthly stipend and accounting matters; organized receptions; coordinated student orientations; planned regional excursions and cultural outings. • Managed monthly stipend and accounting matters; organized receptions; coordinated student orientations; planned regional excursions and cultural outings.