Experience

Network of the National Library of Medicine (NNLM) Region 3

• United States
• Information Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Community Engagement Coordinator

  • May 2021 - Present



Network of the National Library of Medicine, MidContinental Region

• Kansas City, Kansas, United States

• Outreach and Technology Coordinator

  • Dec 2019 - Apr 2021



Central Kansas Library System

• United States
• Libraries
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Library Technology Consultant

  • Jan 2018 - Dec 2019

  Manager of the consortium ILS, Pathfinder Central. I manage catalog maintenance and monitor reports related to content, user statistics, and record integrity. I teach new librarians how to use the ILS and basic librarianship skills. I co-manage the website and am the administrator for LibraryAware. I also build LibGuides for our consortium. I have a special interest in Intellectual Freedom issues relating to libraries.

• Technical Library and Outreach Services Consultant

  • Jan 2017 - Dec 2017

  As Technical Library and Outreach Service Consultant I am part of the Pathfinder Central Management team for CKLS. This entails teaching new librarians how to use the ILS, creating tutorials, managing reports and performing catalog maintenance. I offer assistance and resources on how to introduce new technology into the various system library communities. We lend 3D printers to public and school libraries and provide scanners for collection digitization and preservation on Recollections: Kansas. I am responsible for the management and collection development for the Rotating Books program and Books By Mail. I also catalog materials for those collections and originally catalog materials for system libraries as needed. Show less

• Technical Services Librarian

  • Mar 2013 - Dec 2016

  Catalog materials for system member libraries including processing. Perform regular ILS management task to insure ease of discovery for users. Assist librarians with ILS issues. Interlibrary loan materials to Worldshare member libraries. Collection management team member as needed.



Associated Plastic Surgeons

• Kansas City, Missouri Area

• Office and Private Scrub Nurse for Plastic Surgeon

  • May 1984 - Sep 1990

  In this position I worked in the office performing all pre-op teaching and assessment of patients undergoing elective and non-elective plastic surgical procedures. Post-operatively I provided support, teaching and all care in necessary to promote healing and a positive outcome. I also performed all scrub nurse and assistant duties for one plastic surgeon. In this position I worked in the office performing all pre-op teaching and assessment of patients undergoing elective and non-elective plastic surgical procedures. Post-operatively I provided support, teaching and all care in necessary to promote healing and a positive outcome. I also performed all scrub nurse and assistant duties for one plastic surgeon.



St Luke's Hospital

• Kansas City, Missouri Area

• Staff Nurse - Operating Room

  • May 1981 - May 1984

  Operating room team member working as a circulating and scrub nurse in a variety of specialties. Operating room team member working as a circulating and scrub nurse in a variety of specialties.