Education

Academic Honors

• William Henry Scholarship, University of Washington, Information School, 2004-2005
• Genevieve C. Cobb Scholarship, University of Washington, Information School, 2003 2004
• Deans Scholarship, Drexel University, 1999 2001
• Deans List, Drexel University, 1999, 2000, 2001
• Honors Program, Community College of Philadelphia, 1998 1999, GPA in Honors: 4.0
• Deans List Community College of Philadelphia, Fall 1997, Fall 1998, Spring 1999

Work Awards

• Monthly Service Award, Borders Books & Music, January 2007
• Quarterly Service Award, Borders Books & Music, August 2008

Library & Book Store Experience

• Was responsible for maintaining and changing displays and signage through store, as well as general supervisory duties.
• Assisted customers with purchasing/ordering books, both in store & over the phone.
• Maintained Bargain Book section.
• Sorted and shelved incoming inventory, pulled and processed returns.
• Signed customers up for rewards program, and ran charitable book drives at POS.

• Assisted patrons with in person and telephone reference queries, 20 hours per week.
• Completed Seattle Public Library's "Ready for Reference" training program.
• Helped with summer reading programs for children, teens, and adults.
• Worked with staff librarians on selecting new titles to add to the library's collection.

• Roving reference and computer assistance, 15 hours per week.
• Co-taught 27 classes, doing research for class projects and checking out class-related reading material.
• Assembled book displays for Black History Month and Women's History Month, and Poetry Books.
• Organized a student Poetry Jam.
• Assembled a selection list of biography titles, based on a previous survey of student career interests.

• Updated the lists of subscription databases and electronic journals on the library web site.
• Searched for web sites to add to the academic web resources on library web site.
• Wrote annotations for sites added to the academic resources links and updated the web resources pages.
• Maintained new book displays.

• Assisted students and faculty with checking out books and with course reserves at the Circulation Desk.
• Shelved library materials.
• Sent out library notices.

Public Advocacy STUDENT CONSERVATION ASSOCIATION, FIRE EDUCATION CORPS, White Swan, WA Team Yakama
Community Events Coordinator, Summer 2002

• Educated homeowners through distributing literature door-to-door and home evaluations of wildfire risk.
• Used tabling at several community events to reach out to community members.
• Co-taught three fire safety classes for children with the local fire departments.
• Provided the local fire departments with community data needed to seek additional funding.

THE ALLIANCE TO SAVE ENERGY, Washington, DC Policy
Internship under the direction of Kara Rinaldi, Policy Lobbyist, Winter 2002

• Obtained information from Congressional hearings and briefings for the Alliance's policy lobbyists.
• Assisted lobbyists with distributing information advocating higher CAFE and SEER standards to Congress.
• Tracked energy efficiency and energy policy issues in the media; maintained clippings folders.

GREENPEACE, Washington, DC
Internship under the direction of Kert Davies, Climate Campaign Coordinator, Fall 2001

• Researched current and planned solar-electric power generation projects in each state.
• Researched the effects of installing solar panels on 1 out of every 100 houses for the Solar Promise study.
• Researched energy conservation measures for the Green Ribbon Pledge http://www.greenribbonpledge.com/).

Computer Skills

Proficient in: Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, and Microsoft Access.
Working Knowledge of: PowerPoint, Adobe Photoshop, Fireworks MX, Dreamweaver, and FrontPage.

MLIS Coursework

• Information Resources, Services, & Collections
• Principles of Information Services
• Advanced Information Services
• Instructional & Training Strategies for Information Professionals
• Public Libraries & Advocacy
• Independent Study: Reader's Advisory
• Children's Materials: Evaluation & Use
• Young Adult Materials: Evaluation & Use
• Storytelling: Art & Techniques
• Collection Development
• 2 Directed Fieldworks (details above)