Experience

Taylor Community Library

• United States
• Government Administration
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Community Engagement Librarian

  • Oct 2022 - Present

  Serve as liaison between library and surrounding school districts providing outreach to raise awareness to resources we have to offer students and families. Head the Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion committee researching and implementing strategies to align EDI with our strategic plan and policies. Order, maintain, and weed youth and teen fiction and non-fiction collections. Oversee and use budget allocated to youth department. Supervise two youth paraprofessionals to ensure our… Show more Serve as liaison between library and surrounding school districts providing outreach to raise awareness to resources we have to offer students and families. Head the Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion committee researching and implementing strategies to align EDI with our strategic plan and policies. Order, maintain, and weed youth and teen fiction and non-fiction collections. Oversee and use budget allocated to youth department. Supervise two youth paraprofessionals to ensure our programs and services are meeting community needs. Create and implement programs for children ages 0-18. Provide reference, readers advisory, and technology assistance at youth and adult desks.  Service the Wayne County Braille and Talking Book patrons. Show less Serve as liaison between library and surrounding school districts providing outreach to raise awareness to resources we have to offer students and families. Head the Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion committee researching and implementing strategies to align EDI with our strategic plan and policies. Order, maintain, and weed youth and teen fiction and non-fiction collections. Oversee and use budget allocated to youth department. Supervise two youth paraprofessionals to ensure our… Show more Serve as liaison between library and surrounding school districts providing outreach to raise awareness to resources we have to offer students and families. Head the Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion committee researching and implementing strategies to align EDI with our strategic plan and policies. Order, maintain, and weed youth and teen fiction and non-fiction collections. Oversee and use budget allocated to youth department. Supervise two youth paraprofessionals to ensure our programs and services are meeting community needs. Create and implement programs for children ages 0-18. Provide reference, readers advisory, and technology assistance at youth and adult desks.  Service the Wayne County Braille and Talking Book patrons. Show less



Wayne State University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Diversity Outreach Graduate Student Assistant

  • Aug 2020 - Dec 2022

  Support prospective and current students by connecting them to any resources they need to be more successful in the School of Information Sciences. Manage the student organization, Future Librarians for Inclusivity and Diversity. Organize and implement community outreach to ensure underrepresented populations are assisted and informed of the opportunities in SIS. Support prospective and current students by connecting them to any resources they need to be more successful in the School of Information Sciences. Manage the student organization, Future Librarians for Inclusivity and Diversity. Organize and implement community outreach to ensure underrepresented populations are assisted and informed of the opportunities in SIS.



Troy Public Library

• Libraries
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Youth Librarian Intern

  • Feb 2022 - Oct 2022

  Provided reference services in the youth department of a diverse, high-volume library using the Polaris system. Planned, implemented, and documented programs in the youth department. Assisted with community outreach at community events. Ordered and maintained biography and 900’s collections ensuring books align with community needs. Supported youth staff with any projects, social media post, and collection development needs. Provided reference services in the youth department of a diverse, high-volume library using the Polaris system. Planned, implemented, and documented programs in the youth department. Assisted with community outreach at community events. Ordered and maintained biography and 900’s collections ensuring books align with community needs. Supported youth staff with any projects, social media post, and collection development needs.



Royal Oak Public Library

• Libraries
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Circulation Clerk and Computer Aid

  • Jan 2020 - Feb 2022

  Provide customers with reference, technology, and circulation assistance while tending to resources being checked in and out of the library. Utilize interlibrary loan systems to ensure patrons received items they wanted even if our library did not have them. Provide customers with reference, technology, and circulation assistance while tending to resources being checked in and out of the library. Utilize interlibrary loan systems to ensure patrons received items they wanted even if our library did not have them.



Latinidad Magazine

• Contributing Writer

  • Dec 2018 - May 2019

  At Latinidad I assisted in maintaining the Latinidad brand as the new and only Latinx writing magazine on campus to showcase Latinx voices and ideas. I also write informative, creative, and culturally representative pieces of work to be published monthly for the magazine in print and online. At Latinidad I assisted in maintaining the Latinidad brand as the new and only Latinx writing magazine on campus to showcase Latinx voices and ideas. I also write informative, creative, and culturally representative pieces of work to be published monthly for the magazine in print and online.



Community Action Network (CAN) of Ann Arbor

• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Spanish Language Intern

  • Sep 2018 - Apr 2019

  Assisted Spanish speaking students and other elementary aged students in after school program focused on teaching reading and math with positive reinforcement strategies. Assisted Spanish speaking students and other elementary aged students in after school program focused on teaching reading and math with positive reinforcement strategies.


The Michigan Daily
• United States
• Newspaper Publishing
• 200 - 300 Employee
• Music Beat Writer

  • Sep 2015 - Dec 2018

Detroit Metro Times
• United States
• Newspaper Publishing
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Listings Editor

  • Jun 2016 - Aug 2017

The South End Newspaper
• Paid Correspondant

  • Sep 2016 - Apr 2017