Collection Services Library Technician

• Jun 2018 - Present

Create and maintain accurate records for library materials within a statewide consortium according to established standards through both copy and original cataloging.Manage the existing physical materials in the library collection.Assist with collection development.Oversee statistics tracking and compilation.Manage periodicals subscriptions for the library collection.Plan and deliver programming alone and in cooperation with other staff members.Collaborate with librarians across the consortium to evaluate and improve procedures according to evolving patron needs and professional developments.Provide appropriate customer service to library patrons. Show less

Library Assistant

• Jul 2015 - Jun 2018

Provided excellent customer service including assist patrons with locating and using library materials and resources.Helped patrons utilize and understand digital resources and general information literacy.Created and managed patron accounts.Organized, maintained, and shipped library materials within the building and through the statewide interlibrary loan system.

Comics Reviewer

• May 2021 - Present

Read recent and forthcoming comics and write reviews targeted at readers, teachers, librarians, and parents. Format all reviews according to established style guides and in accordance with audience needs. Read and submit all projects according to regular deadlines. Read recent and forthcoming comics and write reviews targeted at readers, teachers, librarians, and parents. Format all reviews according to established style guides and in accordance with audience needs. Read and submit all projects according to regular deadlines.

Novelist and Playwright

• Jan 2015 - Present

Co-organizer - Local Writers Read

• 2018 - Sep 2021

Co-organize a reading series featuring Maine writers from across genres for in-person and digital events.

Editor and Tutor

• 2015 - Present

Provide freelance editing services for both academic and fiction writing. Offer independent writing support to undergraduate students on a freelance basis. Provide freelance editing services for both academic and fiction writing. Offer independent writing support to undergraduate students on a freelance basis.

Adjunct Professor

• Aug 2017 - Dec 2018

Taught the capstone thesis class to undergraduate juniors and seniors utilizing an interdisciplinary approach to scholarship.Taught multiple forms of academic writing to a diverse student population including research, project development, writing, and multiple citation formats.

Writing Assistant

• Sep 2012 - Jul 2017

Worked with diverse students from multiple degree programs to improve content and mechanics as well as general understanding of the writing process.Listened to student concerns to identify needs and form suitable cooperative work plans.Assisted students with scheduling Writing Center appointments using the online interface.Managed content of the writing center Facebook account in order to share information and increase outreach on campus.Kept accurate records of visits to the Writing Center and transmitted those records to students, faculty, and Writing Center staff.Assisted university faculty as an embedded Writing Assistant in writing-centered classes.Collaborated with colleagues to evaluate and improve overall Writing Center performance and address the needs of individual students. Show less

Internship

• Aug 2014 - Nov 2014

My internship involved working with producer and hosts of Maine Calling, a call-in radio show and working with the MPBN web team to edit, organize, and post web content. Answered the telephone for a call-in radio show to record and transmit listener comments and questions. Managed content of social media accounts and web site in order to share information and increase audience size. Researched experts and background on public-interest topics for public radio. Wrote materials for publication through internet and public radio. Show less