Experience

Glendale Community College

• Glendale, Arizona, United States

• Librarian

  • Sep 2020 - Present

  Public services faculty librarian responsible for reference, instruction, and collection management with an emphasis on grant writing. Public services faculty librarian responsible for reference, instruction, and collection management with an emphasis on grant writing.



Bates College

• Lewiston/Auburn, Maine Area

• Humanities Librarian

  • Jul 2013 - Sep 2020

  Subject liaison for humanities disciplines, including general and specialized research services, individual research consultations, group instruction, and collection development and management. Support for digital projects and scholarship for the Bates community. Subject liaison for humanities disciplines, including general and specialized research services, individual research consultations, group instruction, and collection development and management. Support for digital projects and scholarship for the Bates community.



Human Rights Watch

• Greater New York City Area

• General Counsel Coordinator

  • Nov 2010 - Jul 2013

  •Copyright permissions: review requests to republish HRW content, negotiate terms with publishers, and prepare licensing contracts for attorney approval. •LexisNexis and Practicing Law Institute liaison: manage institutional accounts assigned to each employee, provide in-house consultation, and maintain relationships with corporate partners. •Corporate Governance: assist in the registration of new corporate entities worldwide, maintain active registrations, and assist with quarterly Board meetings. •Continuing Legal Education: organize in-house CLE trainings, issue certificates and credentials to practicing attorneys, submit annual audit to New York State Bar to maintain accreditation. •Conduct legal research related to topics in international humanitarian law, corporate law, and intellectual property law. Prepare research memos and informational packets for attorneys. •Develop and implement records management system for legal files. •General administrative support for two attorneys. Show less



Bobst Library, New York University

• Greater New York City Area

• Academic Library Mentee

  • Sep 2010 - May 2012

  •Provided research assistance at physical and virtual reference desks. •Attended Virtual Reference Services Subcommittee meetings. •Worked one-on-one with mentor librarians to shadow and evaluate practical work in the library, including bibliographic instruction and collection development. •Provided research assistance at physical and virtual reference desks. •Attended Virtual Reference Services Subcommittee meetings. •Worked one-on-one with mentor librarians to shadow and evaluate practical work in the library, including bibliographic instruction and collection development.



Pima County Public Defender

• Tucson, Arizona Area

• Legal Secretary

  • Sep 2009 - Jul 2010

  •Accompanied attorney to all court appearances and into juvenile detention. •Maintained client files, organized evidence disclosure from prosecution. •Scheduled all hearings, interviews, and meetings for attorney; liaised with court calendaring office and office of the prosecution. •Participated in client, witness, and police interviews; organized transcripts and evidence for disclosure; arranged trial exhibits of evidence. •Drafted correspondence; drafted and filed motions to the court. Show less



Pima County Attorney's Office

• Tucson, Arizona Area

• Legal Processing Support

  • Dec 2007 - Sep 2009

  •Met with Diversion defendants to track compliance with court orders. •Created and maintained client files, drafted and filed motions. •Member of events committee, fundraising and planning in-office functions. •Participant in crime victim intervention training. •Met with Diversion defendants to track compliance with court orders. •Created and maintained client files, drafted and filed motions. •Member of events committee, fundraising and planning in-office functions. •Participant in crime victim intervention training.



Special Collections Library, University of Arizona

• Tucson, Arizona Area

• Archival Assistant

  • Oct 2005 - May 2007

  •Collection Management: assessed gifts of books; evaluated French and Italian literature collections for withdrawal or preservation. •Reference: answered patron research questions by phone and email. •Archives: processed incoming archival collections, prepared finding aids according to University manual. •Selected suitable sample materials from archival and special collections for instructional purposes. •Collection Management: assessed gifts of books; evaluated French and Italian literature collections for withdrawal or preservation. •Reference: answered patron research questions by phone and email. •Archives: processed incoming archival collections, prepared finding aids according to University manual. •Selected suitable sample materials from archival and special collections for instructional purposes.