Experience

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  Brigham young university

  Jan 1990 - Jan 1991

  General reference assistant

  Responsible for general and specialized academic subject reference and research assistance. Query negotiation, bibliographic instruction, and database searching. Taught BYU students in a twice weekly library class in Freshman English.

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  City of kirkwood

  Jan 1991 - Jan 1993

  Children’s librarian

  Managed all aspects of the Children’s Department including the area budget, hiring and training, collection development, cataloging, reader’s advisory, reference and circulation, shelving, statistics, programming and outreach, and environs.

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  City of brentwood

  Jan 1991 - Jan 1992

  Children's librarian

  Managed all aspects of the Children’s Area including the area budget, collection development, cataloging, reader’s advisory, bibliographic instruction, reference and circulation, statistics, programming and outreach, and environs.

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  Brigham young university

  Jan 1993 - Jan 1994

  Manuscripts reference specialist

  Established reference service in the Special Collections Department and oversaw all aspects of manuscripts reference with specialized research assistance.

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  Brigham young university

  Jan 2006 - Jan 2016

  Established and managed the iLearning Unit in Learning Commons including the hiring and training of production assistants. Led teams that created online instructional tools for BYU students, employees, and patrons. Managed the Course Reserve Office, which creates and maintains digital records and processes materials faculty place on shelf or electronic reserve. Liaised between faculty and the BYU Copyright Licensing Office.

  • iLearning Manager

    Jan 2008 - Jan 2016

  • Course Reserve Supervisor

    Jan 2006 - Jan 2008
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  City of orem

  May 2016 - Jan 2023

  Children’s librarian

  Library executive team member that managed Children’s Services including collection development, department facilities, hiring and training, reference services, programming and outreach, technology, environs, section budget, equity initiatives, and strategic goals.

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  Utah library association

  May 2020 - May 2023

  Executive board member

  Advocated for Utah libraries and worked towards the betterment of society as the President, Vice President, and Past President of the Association, serving a term of one year in each office.

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  American library association

  Jul 2022 - Jan 2024

  Randolph caldecott award committee member

  Served on the 2024 Caldecott Medal Committee which recognizes the artist of the most distinguished American picture book for children.

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  Salt lake city public library

  Jan 2023 - now

  Fosters an inclusive and equitable work environment and implements strategic initiatives to promote diversity, equity, and inclusion in the library. Champions the library’s culture of learning and works to coordinate high quality training and professional development opportunities for staff throughout the organization. Supports the organizational development, culture, and equity work of the library.

  • Acting Director of Equity & Organizational Development

    Oct 2023 - now

  • Staff Development Coordinator

    Jan 2023 - now