Experience

Kansas City Public Library

• United States
• Libraries
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Chief Executive Officer

  • Jul 2020 - Present

  The Kansas City Public Library includes ten locations with a district population of 250,000 and a metropolitan population of 2.2M. The Library maintains a diverse activity portfolio contributing to digital literacy and inclusion efforts, health improvement, public programming, improved literacy, refugee and immigration services, and the curation of new scholarship. The Library has 300+ FTE, 2M+ items in circulation, an annual budget of $26M+, as well as an art collection, multiple exhibit and… Show more The Kansas City Public Library includes ten locations with a district population of 250,000 and a metropolitan population of 2.2M. The Library maintains a diverse activity portfolio contributing to digital literacy and inclusion efforts, health improvement, public programming, improved literacy, refugee and immigration services, and the curation of new scholarship. The Library has 300+ FTE, 2M+ items in circulation, an annual budget of $26M+, as well as an art collection, multiple exhibit and retail spaces, a mobile division, and considerable capital resources under management. Show less



University of Missouri-Kansas City

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Interim Dean, College of Arts and Sciences

  • 2019 - 2020

  UMKC is part of the four-campus University of Missouri system. It is a comprehensive, urban public research university of 16,000+ students located in the center of metropolitan Kansas City. As a Carnegie Institution R2 campus, UMKC offers more than 125 degree programs at the BA, MA, and PhD levels. The university has 1000+ faculty, 1300 staff, and an annual budget of more than $400M. The College of Arts & Sciences, the largest and most diverse unit in the university, is home to 16 departments… Show more UMKC is part of the four-campus University of Missouri system. It is a comprehensive, urban public research university of 16,000+ students located in the center of metropolitan Kansas City. As a Carnegie Institution R2 campus, UMKC offers more than 125 degree programs at the BA, MA, and PhD levels. The university has 1000+ faculty, 1300 staff, and an annual budget of more than $400M. The College of Arts & Sciences, the largest and most diverse unit in the university, is home to 16 departments with more than 20 programs and centers. It houses approximately 450+ FTE faculty and staff and serves 3,000 students.

• Associate Vice Provost for Innovation

  • 2018 - 2020

• Faculty Member, Department of History

  • 2003 - 2020

• Associate Dean, College of Arts and Sciences

  • 2016 - 2019

• Associate Director, Honors College

  • 2008 - 2018

• Chair, Department of History

  • 2013 - 2016



Henry E. Huntington Library and Botanical Gardens

• Researcher

  • 2002 - 2003

  San Marino, California



University of San Diego

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Postdoctoral Scholar

  • 2001 - 2002

  San Diego, California



Tufts University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Visiting Professor

  • 2000 - 2001

  Boston, Massachusetts



U.S. Forest Service

• United States
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Wildland firefighter

  • 1986 - 1994