Assistant Director / Public Relations Manager

• Jun 2023 - Present

Adult Services Manager

• May 2022 - Present

Adult Services Librarian

• Jul 2021 - Present

Reference Librarian

• Apr 2021 - Jun 2021

Library Assistant

• Mar 2021 - Jun 2021

Graduate Assistant - Scholarly Commons

• Aug 2019 - Apr 2021

◦ Provide reference assistance to diverse population of patrons in person at the reference desk, via email, and through the Library’s online live chat service, “Ask a Librarian.”◦ Assist patrons with unit equipment during scheduled reference desk hours such as scanners and computer hardware and software.◦ Collaborate with unit librarians to develop library guides.◦ Lead and develop instructional workshops on unit service points.◦ Promotes unit services, technologies, and events by planning and developing marketing materials and managing and maintaining the unit’s social media accounts.◦ Manage, edit, design, and record Scholarly Common’s podcast, “It Takes a Campus.”◦ Assist with unit’s physical and electronic collection development.◦ Create internal documentation of policies and workflows for unit’s collaborative projects and procedures including accessibility best practices, managing web presence, and reference resources. ◦ Perform accessibility audit on unit’s digital and physical spaces.◦ Assist with metadata collection and cleaning for digital image machine learning project. Show less

Graduate Hourly - Scholarly Communication & Publishing

• Jan 2020 - Jul 2020

Temporary position for Spring 2020 semester◦ Provide research support and preliminary preparation of the text for a digital scholarly edition of the 1925 novel, "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes" by Anita Loos◦ Perform high-resolution scanning and manipulating of images with image editing software, and cleaning of Optical Character Recognition (OCR) text data◦ Conduct library and archival research on history of authors, illustrators, and publishers◦ Compile complete bibliography of up-to-date criticisms on Anita Loos and "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes"◦ Acquire supplementary primary source materials of the novel including bestsellers lists, advertisements, reviews, and illustrations Show less

Practicum Student

• Jan 2020 - May 2020

◦ Responsible for the creation of an original catalog of partially un-accessioned collection donated to the University of Illinois in 1994. Create a narrative, detailed list, and pictorial list of collection ◦ Provide artifact history of over 400 items and researching and cataloging of items. ◦ Contact various stakeholders regarding the original donation restrictions, current status, and proposed future of the gift ◦ Provide further descriptions and cataloging of items belonging to the Ewing Collection ◦ Summarize the history of un-accessioned collection in order for information can be shared with different stakeholders Show less

Volunteer

• Jul 2019 - Jul 2019

◦ Assist with local history project scanning and managing newspapers in an OCR Reader ◦ Assist with local history project scanning and managing newspapers in an OCR Reader

Substitute Teacher

• Aug 2018 - May 2019

◦ Interpret and follow lesson plans assigned by permanent teacher to maintain student classroom success in various subject areas for Grades 9-12 ◦ Maintain effective classroom management strategies for 9 periods and classes of 30 students. ◦ Compose daily reports of class’s events ◦ Interpret and follow lesson plans assigned by permanent teacher to maintain student classroom success in various subject areas for Grades 9-12 ◦ Maintain effective classroom management strategies for 9 periods and classes of 30 students. ◦ Compose daily reports of class’s events

High School Admissions Representative

• Jul 2017 - Jul 2018

◦ Manage High School and Junior College territory by developing & building rapport with a variety of Departments, create a strategic and comprehensive marketing plan to meet goals, and manage CRM database ◦ Schedule and conduct engaging presentations in appropriate classrooms and assist Admissions departments with matriculation of students through utilization of creative and professional recruiting methods and events ◦ Manage High School and Junior College territory by developing & building rapport with a variety of Departments, create a strategic and comprehensive marketing plan to meet goals, and manage CRM database ◦ Schedule and conduct engaging presentations in appropriate classrooms and assist Admissions departments with matriculation of students through utilization of creative and professional recruiting methods and events

Student Admissions Representative

• May 2016 - Jul 2017

◦ Lead campus tours to prospective and admitted students and assist in admitted student orientation◦ Obtain strong public speaking and communication skills through presentation and interaction with diverse groups of people daily and participation on student panels

Sourcelab Digital Humanities Initiative

• Jan 2016 - Jun 2017

◦ Research, write, transcribe, edit digital editions of primary sources to be available for scholarly use◦ Enhance understanding of publishing practices and technologies in public history

Student Assistant - University Archives

• Jan 2017 - May 2017

◦ Inventory, organize, and maintain University archive collections and digital records, thereof◦ Create finding aids for newly accessioned collections