Experience

Westbrook Middle School

• United States
• Education Administration Programs
• 1 - 100 Employee

• School Library Media Specialist

  • Dec 2021 - Present



Portland Public Library

• Libraries
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Associate Director

  • Jun 2020 - Dec 2021

  Strategy and leadership for Portland Public Library's patron facing departments including Access Services, Youth Services, Adult Services, Branches, Bookmobile, and Outreach.

• Adult Services Director

  • Oct 2017 - Jun 2020

  Managed the Portland Public Library's Adult Services department, including Reference, Readers' Advisory, local history archives, and Public Computing Services. Led a team of 6 librarians and 6 paraprofessionals. Collection management, scheduling, and adult programming coordination. Strategic planning for the department and institution. Ensured that department goals were in alignment with overall organizational goals. Trained staff and set policies and procedures for the department. Grants management and tracking.



Montana Shared Catalog

• Director

  • Feb 2016 - Jul 2017

  Management of a large, state-wide multi-type library consortium. Created and maintained annual budget, supervised 3 FTEs, systems administration and technical support for the consortium's ILS and server. Presented and trained at Membership Meetings and library conferences. Edited HTML and maintained library catalog profiles for member libraries. Tracked outcomes and data for federal grants management.

• Training and Technical Support

  • Jan 2015 - Feb 2016

  Training member library staff across the state to effectively use the shared ILS software, creating training materials using Camtasia, the GoToMeeting suite and Microsoft Office software, system administration and technical support for the ILS. Presented and trained at Membership meetings and library conferences.



CASA of Lewis and Clark and Broadwater Counties

• Administrative and Database Assistant

  • Jul 2014 - Jan 2015

  Records management and handling, including appropriate storage and disposal of courtdocuments and data entry of all case information into records database. Development tasks including assisting with writing letters of interest for grants, researching grants, creating an annual grant calendar, and writing thank you letters to donors. Coordinating with staff and volunteers for annual fundraising event tasks. Website and social media maintenance and updates. Volunteer coordination and ensuring compliance with training requirements.



City of San Diego

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care

• Library Branch Manager

  • Oct 2013 - Mar 2014

  Branch management including supervision of 2.5 FTEs, collection development, programming, training, and community outreach. Presented to community groups and ensured that the branch's marketing and social media was in alignment with library system goals. Branch management including supervision of 2.5 FTEs, collection development, programming, training, and community outreach. Presented to community groups and ensured that the branch's marketing and social media was in alignment with library system goals.



County of San Diego

• United States
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Librarian

  • Jan 2008 - Oct 2013

  Reference services, library programming, branch management. Frequently trained library staff and patrons on technology and library services. Presented to community groups, library stakeholders, and patrons. Reference services, library programming, branch management. Frequently trained library staff and patrons on technology and library services. Presented to community groups, library stakeholders, and patrons.



Coronado Public Library

• United States
• Libraries
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Technical Services Assistant

  • Feb 2004 - Dec 2007

  Copy cataloging and materials processing for all formats. Serials maintenance. Served as acting head of Technical Services during department head's absence. Copy cataloging and materials processing for all formats. Serials maintenance. Served as acting head of Technical Services during department head's absence.