Experience

Pace Academy

• United States
• Primary and Secondary Education
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Dean of Student Academics

  • Jun 2022 - Present

• Upper School History Teacher

  • Aug 2020 - Present



St. Andrew's Episcopal School

• United States
• Primary and Secondary Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• History Teacher

  • Sep 2018 - Jul 2020

• Instructional Librarian

  • Jun 2016 - Jul 2020



Nashoba Brooks School

• Concord, MA

• Library & Transliteracy Integration Specialist

  • Jul 2014 - Jun 2015

  As a member of the school’s Information Services team, worked collaboratively with team members and faculty to develop information literacy, library navigation, digital technology, digital citizenship and database accession library and classroom lessons for students in grades PreK through 8; developed library programming to foster a love of reading among students; organized a well-attended monthly faculty book club; launched an eBook platform; directed collection development across all grade levels based on recommendations from acclaimed review resources and literary blogs; organized library events such as a town book shop day, book fair and service-learning book drive; provided reference and readers’ advisory services to students and faculty; overhauled the library space and website; started a library blog; performed circulation and collection maintenance duties.



The Park School

• Brookline, Massachusetts

• Upper Division Librarian

  • Jul 2013 - Jun 2014

  As a sabbatical-leave replacement, Worked collaboratively with teachers across the curriculum to develop information literacy, library navigation, digital technology and database accession lesson plans and genre-specific book talks; directed collection development for The Park School’s Middle and Upper Divisions based on recommendations from acclaimed review resources and literary blogs; developed and oversaw an evaluation of the library’s database collection to determine usage and relevance to faculty; with co-librarians, arranged author visits; maintained library spaces; provided reference and readers’ advisory services to students and faculty; created original content for blogs and parent newsletters; performed circulation and collection maintenance duties.



McLean High School

• McLean, Va

• Assistant Librarian

  • Nov 2012 - Jun 2013

  With head librarian, developed information literacy, database accession and technology skills lesson plans for high school students; worked with teachers to select titles and resources to complement lesson plans; created a series of subject specific book and electronic resource displays and handouts; copy cataloged new titles; shelved books; covered and prepared books for shelves; assisted librarians in the creation of bibliographies; provided reference services to students. With head librarian, developed information literacy, database accession and technology skills lesson plans for high school students; worked with teachers to select titles and resources to complement lesson plans; created a series of subject specific book and electronic resource displays and handouts; copy cataloged new titles; shelved books; covered and prepared books for shelves; assisted librarians in the creation of bibliographies; provided reference services to students.



The Catholic University of America

• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Research Assistant

  • Sep 2012 - Mar 2013

  Worked as a research assistant for David Shumaker, Professor of Library & Information Sciences; cataloged references; compiled bibliographies; organized events; assisted with administrative needs; developed an information literacy plan for first year students. Worked as a research assistant for David Shumaker, Professor of Library & Information Sciences; cataloged references; compiled bibliographies; organized events; assisted with administrative needs; developed an information literacy plan for first year students.



East Egg Farm

• Boyds, MD

• Owner / Farmer

  • Feb 2011 - 2012

  Porcine-centric, duck friendly purveyor of fine meats, eggs and milk (to come) located in the heart of the Maryland Agricultural Reserve. Porcine-centric, duck friendly purveyor of fine meats, eggs and milk (to come) located in the heart of the Maryland Agricultural Reserve.



Hanley Wood

• Content Manager

  • Sep 2008 - Jun 2011

  Managed the development of custom pamphlets, brochures, press releases, email newsletters, email blasts, live events, virtual events, videos, surveys, white papers, continuing education units, microsites, webinars, and richmedia presentations for a variety of business-to-business clients in the construction industry; wrote and edited newsletter copy, education series, scripts, website content, web content audits, marketing collateral, magazine articles, white papers, and print advertorials; managed twelve consumer publications annually.



Center for History and New Media

• Digital History Associate

  • Jul 2007 - Sep 2008

  Created historical documentary-style movies for the Virginia Teaching American History grant and website; edited audio recordings; conducted and transcribed interviews with scholars and teachers; built historical web sites for elementary and secondary teachers; contributed book review articles to U.S. History Matters, published in 2008; conducted extensive photo research for videos, websites and book reviews. Created historical documentary-style movies for the Virginia Teaching American History grant and website; edited audio recordings; conducted and transcribed interviews with scholars and teachers; built historical web sites for elementary and secondary teachers; contributed book review articles to U.S. History Matters, published in 2008; conducted extensive photo research for videos, websites and book reviews.