Experience

TMC Library

• United States
• Libraries
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Head of Resource Management/Discovery Services

  • Sep 2007 - Present

  • Promote department excellence in customer service through on-going training • Manage vendor relationships and contract negotiations with 20+ STEM publishers• Manage resources expenditures for 3.2M resources budget in collaboration with CFO• Demonstrate library value to Board of Directors and accreditation committees• Ensure that acquisitions fulfill organizational mission to support biomedical research activities• Maintain collaborative partnerships with regional, state and local consortia• Research acquisitions of new medical content for program support, relevancy, accessibility• Train inter-department staff to implement library's content management and discovery system• Promote TMC Library via presentations at annual conferences



Lamar Consolidated Independent School District

• Hospitals and Health Care
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Teacher

  • Aug 1999 - Sep 2007

  • Developed and implemented lesson plans.• Mentored students to develop research and literacy skills. • Fostered collaboration skills in students.• Taught students to problem-solve both independently and as a team. • Developed and implemented lesson plans.• Mentored students to develop research and literacy skills. • Fostered collaboration skills in students.• Taught students to problem-solve both independently and as a team.



Kumamoto Prefecture of Japan

• Public Relations Director

  • May 1992 - Jul 1993

  •Initiated meetings between government, education, and social service organizations in Helena, Montana and Kumamoto City, Kyushu, Japan, to establish cross-cultural relationships in support of a sister-state relationship between Helena and Kumamoto.•Organized and marketed Japanese cultural events and activities at the Kumamoto Plaza, in support of the sister-state relationship between Helena and Kumamoto.•Created newsletters, press releases and brochures to publicize events and classes. •Arranged media coverage for events. •Traveled to Kumamoto, Japan as Kumamoto government representative and liaison for a disabled persons’ and teachers’ exchange delegation from Helena to Kumamoto.•Coordinated with Kumamoto Prefecture public relations office to set up travel itineraries for visiting Japanese delegations.•Learned basic Japanese language skills to assist in communications.