Experience

Lake Bluff Public Library

• United States
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Library Director

  • Jan 2023 - Present

  Director of operations and services for staff of 19 at Lake Bluff Public Library located on the North Shore of Chicago, Illinois with population of approximately 6,000 residents overseeing an annual budget of 1 million dollars Facilities manager of library building overseeing all heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems; plumbing; electrical and fire protection systems; manages design and acquisition of new furniture; manager of building and facilities related vendor service calls and contracts, including landscaping and grounds contractor, electrician, maintenance lead, cleaning service, and HVAC vendor Liaison and library representative to Friends of the Lake Bluff Library and Lake Bluff Library Foundation groups; coordinates donation requests based on needs assessment with library staff; provides communication support to employees and the Lake Bluff community regarding groups’ organizational activities Administers library policy for the organization; reinstated Bylaws and Policy Board Committee from Ad Hoc to Standing Committee; developed new Board-approved policies including Public Comment Policy and Patron Suspension Policy Manager of all Human Resources related activities for the library including interviewing, hiring, background checks, on-boarding and training; developed new job descriptions for four-person management team and director positions; oversees the development of new job descriptions for organization’s positions and job classes; administers salary benchmarking project with HR Source to develop new salary schedule for the organization Show less



Self-Employed

• Library Accessibility Consultant

  • Sep 2013 - Present

  -Develops and presents virtual and in-person presentations, workshops, trainings, keynotes, and closing remarks focusing on accessibility, diversity, equity, and inclusion for all age groups in all library types -Collaborates with staff in regional library systems to co-create library training opportunities to support their membership -Collaborates with graduate school professors to prepare topical guest lecturers for library graduate school programs -Presents outcome-based educational experiences through the four learning modalities and various in-person and virtual facilitation styles and strategies to support all learning needs -Supports and mentors library staff regarding topics related to accessibility and service to people with disabilities in all types of libraries -Presented 9 presentations across 4 cities in Spain for the Public Diplomacy Department of the United States Embassy of Spain and the U.S. Consulate General Barcelona on various topics related to American libraries, accessibility, and makerspaces (November, 2018) Show less



Dakota County

• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Youth Services Manager, Dakota County Library

  • Nov 2016 - Dec 2022

  -Manager of Youth Services Department, leading the strategic vision and coordination of youth programs and services for Birth to Grade 12 with 25+ youth branch librarians in a nine-branch county library system -Member of the Youth and Adult Services Team, responsible for implementation of outcome-driven community responsive programs and services to support the library's Strategic Plan -Leads the vision and implementation of library's Summer Discovery programs serving approximately 13,000 youth county-wide annually -Project manager of student card program, providing fine-free virtual library cards for high school students in seven school districts across county -Acts as a youth/teen design consultant for branch remodel projects -Member of the library’s Social Media Committee, responsible for developing weekly content for the library’s three social media channels (Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram) and Teen Discord Server -Member of the library's Staff Training Committee, responsible for recommending, supporting and helping coordinate staff training efforts system-wide -Project Lead $100,000 Minnesota State Department of Human Services Disability Services Innovations Grant awarded to Dakota County Library to improve accessible library services to customers with disabilities (2018-2020) Show less



St. Catherine University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Adjunct Professor

  • Jan 2022 - Jun 2022

  Responsible for curriculum and syllabus development, virtual instruction, student assessment and grading for 13-week online course LIS 7230 Library Services for Children & Young Adult Responsible for curriculum and syllabus development, virtual instruction, student assessment and grading for 13-week online course LIS 7230 Library Services for Children & Young Adult



Glen Ellyn Public Library

• United States
• Libraries
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director Of Youth Services

  • Jun 2014 - Oct 2016



Glencoe Public Library

• United States
• Libraries
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Head of Children's Services

  • May 2012 - May 2014



Deerfield Public Library

• United States
• Libraries
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Youth Services Librarian

  • May 2008 - Apr 2012

• Acting Head of Youth Services

  • Oct 2011 - Jan 2012



Indian Trails Public Library District

• United States
• Libraries
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Information Assistant

  • 2007 - 2008