SUMMARY
An information professional specializing in digital resource management, and digital preservation — with extensive experience in research, project management, marketing, creative and technical writing, and graphic design.

KEYWORD SUMMARY
ALA-Accredited, critical thinking, decision-making, digital formats, digitization, graphic design, information literacy, instruction, leadership, marketing,metadata schemas, preservation, problem-solving, project management, outreach, public service, research, scholarly communications, strategic planning

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Metropolitan New York Library Council
New York, New York
Emerging Technologies Manager
May 2008-Present

•Representing METRO in the New York and national library communities focused on digitization and emerging technologies.

• Planning and implementing educational programming and consulting services for METRO members in the areas of Web 2.0, Library 2.0 and other emerging technologies.

• Coordinating the planning, design, and maintenance of METRO’s Internet-based services including web-based tools, real-time interactive tools and similar functions.

• Providing referral services to METRO members on emerging technologies and digital issues.

• Managing the METRO digitization grant program, including application development, marketing the program, organizing and participating in the grant review process and consulting with successful grantees.

• Coordinating training associated with the digitization program.

• Utilizing outside program consultants to enhance the planning and implementation of METRO’s digital and emerging technologies programs and services.

School of Information Resources and Library Science
University of Arizona - Tucson, Arizona
Graduate Assistant
August 2006-December 2007

• Conducted research and interviews for case studies on institutional and learning objects digital repositories for use in the Digital Information Management certificate program.

• Assisted full-time faculty member with transferring School of Information Resources and Library Science website to the Drupal site design and content management system. Duties include template reconfiguration, site content population, and usability assessments.

• Assisted faculty with online course delivery and served as teaching assistant for summer residency course for new SIRLS students

• Worked with Communications and Outreach Librarian to institutionalize a formal communication strategy for the School of Information Resources and Library Science.

•Designed outreach materials for program — including complete SIRLS booth display and poster for a faculty poster session presentation at Association for Library and Information Science Educators (ALISE) 2007 conference

Center for Creative Photography
Tucson, Arizona
Digital Initiatives Assistant
May 2007-September 2007

• Working with head of Digital Initiatives and Imaging Projects to scan fine art photographs for preservation and access in accordance with the National Archives and Records Administration guidelines.

Toledo Museum of Art
Toledo, Ohio
Development Assistant
September 2005-May 2006

• Wrote copy and oversaw design process for development collateral (print and media) including direct mail solicitations, brochures, invitations, rack cards, web site, newsletter and other print material.

• Collaborated in writing and developing grant narratives and case statements for foundation and corporate funding proposals and community advocacy reports.

• Introduced and implemented use of an email update program for emailing TMA supporters about developments at the Museum — allowing TMA to bring this aspect of outreach in-house for less money than it was paying to outsource this project.

• Wrote and edited articles and took photographs for TMA’s quarterly membership and outreach magazine arTMAtters.

• Wrote and produced white paper on the crucial connection between TMA and the members of its local community titled “A Museum without a Community is Just a Vault."

Clamor Magazine
Toledo, Ohio
Founder/Co-Editor/Art Director
August 1999-December 2006

• Launched an internationally distributed bimonthly progressive magazine devoted to increasing representation of underrepresented voices, news, and ideas in the mainstream media.

• Managed contributors (artists and writers) and volunteers on short-term (issue to issue) and long-term basis
to complete goals.

• Developed and implemented projects related to magazine development that include general
growth and individual and organization outreach to peer publications and organizations.

• Created aesthetic design of Clamor and all printed work related to the magazine.

• Managed all digital assets for magazine, including procurement of rights for reproducing illustrations and photos

• Coordinated yearly fundraising campaigns and special events.

Allied Media Projects, Inc.
Toledo, Ohio
Founder/Director
September 1998-May 2000

• Launched non-profit organization to serve the needs of independent media makers while also developing resources to encourage community involvement in media making.

• Created the Allied Media Conference, a primary project of Allied Media Projects, which convenes annually to gather independent media makers from around North America to share skills and network. Responsibilities for this conference included overseeing development of conference agenda, publicity, and logistical details

American Culture Studies Department
Bowling Green State University; Bowling Green, Ohio
Graduate Student Instructor
May 2002-Present

•Developed curriculum and taught course on cultural pluralism in the United States — an undergraduate course offered to meet cultural diversity requirements.

•Worked with colleagues in Women’s Studies and Ethnic Studies to create a cross-curriculum project aimed at encouraging undergraduate students to work together to apply course material in real-world settings to benefit their local communities.

Music Library and Sound Recording Archives
Bowling Green State University; Bowling Green, Ohio
Graduate Student Manager
September 1999-May 2000

•Supported research clients with assistance in locating and evaluating print and sound recording resources.

•Managed undergraduate staffing of information/reference desk.

AWARDS, SCHOLARSHIPS, & RECOGNITION
School of Information Resources and Library Science • December 2007
Awarded "Outstanding Student" distinction of graduating class by program faculty

Northeast Document Conservation Center • December 2006
Awarded scholarship to attend the Persistence of Memory: Stewardship of Digital Assets conference

Bowling Green State University • November 2004
Presented with the American Culture Studies Program’s first “Distinguished Alum” award

Utne Reader • September 2002
Named one of thirty “young visionaries” in the country who are changing the future

Utne Reader • January 2001
Clamor Magazine awarded “Best New Magazine” in Alternative Press Awards — nominated for “Best Cultural Coverage” each subsequent year

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Digital Information Management Program — November 2007-Present
• Student member of advisory board for online certification program in digital information management

Student/Faculty Liaison — May 2007-December 2007
• Representing student concerns at monthly faculty meetings for the School of Information Resources and Library Science Department — also relaying faculty communication back to students via the Library Student Organization.

BiblioTech Editor — May 2007-December 2007
• Serving as editor of Library Student Organization online journal.

Bridging the Gap Between Present and Future — January 2007
• Bibliotech January 2007 (Volume 4, Number 2) - online magazine of the Library Student Organization (LSO)

Countering Marginalization: Incorporating Zines into the Library — February 2002
• An essay making the case for the inclusion of marginalized alternative literature to be included in public and academic library collections. Published by Library Juice.

Notes From the Underground
• A review of Stephen Duncombe's Notes From Underground: Zines and the Politics of Alternative Culture. Published by Other Voices.

"The College Classroom as Critical Free Space: A Comparitive Analysis of Progressive and Traditional Classrooms" — April 1998
Paper presented with Jennie Haarsager at California American Studies Association and Rocky Mountain American Studies Association Joint Conference, "Corridors and Open Spaces: Place, Time, and Texts."

View non-published projects and papers here.

MEMBERSHIPS & AFFILIATIONS
American Library Association (ALA) January 2007

Special Libraries Association January 2007

Library Student Organization September 2006

EDUCATION
University of Arizona Tucson, Arizona
• M.A. Information Resources and Library Science, December 2007

University of Arizona Tucson, AZ
• Currently enrolled part-time in online Digital Information Management Certificate Program
Anticipated program completion date: Summer 2009

Bowling Green State University Bowling Green, Ohio
• M.A. American Culture Studies, May 2000
• B.A. Communications, May 1996

University of Wyoming Laramie, Wyoming
• Graduate student in American Studies Department in 1996/97 (transferred back to BGSU)

SKILL SETS
• Adobe InDesign, Photoshop, Dreamweaver, Pagemaker, Quark, Filemaker Pro, and Microsoft Office
• Web-based content and project management packages Drupal, Wiki, Basecamp, WordPress,
Google Docs & Spreadsheets, and more
• Scholarly, technical, and creative writing
• Professional and interpersonal communication skills
• LAMP web server technology (Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP)