Resume
Listen, Learn, Connect, Transform ~ I'm a Librarian with a background in Art and Design coupled with a passion for connecting people with information. I love to listen to diverse voices and their experiences. These moments bring humility to the cultural competency of my world view and through their lens enhances my empathy.
Education
2021 Masters of Library and information Science
University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
Magnum Cum Laude
2011 Bachelor of Art, Art with Art History
California State University of Fresno, Fresno, California
Summa Cum Laude
Experience
Used with permission by Labor Archives of Washington, University Libraries, University of Washington
2021 - 2022
Library Technician III
Labor Archives, University of Washington
Project:
Working in the Time of Covid-19: Oral Histories
Processing born-digital audio and video recordings. Curation, preservation, creation of closed captions, metadata, and preparation for the Labor Archive, UW Special Collection and Internet Archive repositories while adhering to archival principles and standards.
Jan - June 2021
Library Intern - Processing Archivist
Visual Materials, Special Collections, University of Washington Libraries
Project:
Edward S Meany Collection: Photographs
Conducted research, facilitated intellectual arrangement and completed cataloging of metadata records and ephemera which include protection of cultural heritage for the Aleut and Sugpiaq Alaskan communities.
Jan - Apr 2021
Library Intern - Processing Archivist
Yosemite Museum, Archives & Research Library
Project:
Conducted research, facilitated physical and intellectual arrangement, and completed cataloging of metadata records of the Branch Chief of Physical Science and Landscape and Ecology (PSLE) including content related to Indigenous American land, ecology, and cultural heritage.
The PSLE Collection became a new addition, within the Resource Management and Science Branch to the Yosemite Archives.
2014-2015
Executive Director
Madera County Arts Council
Administrated a Nonprofit for the Visual and Performing Arts community of Madera County.
Oversight included staff supervision, budget, audits; grant writing, gallery exhibitions, program development, contracts with school districts; partnerships with local, state and federal agencies, development of a five year strategic plan & objectives; marketing & fundraising; Art In schools; facilitated committee consensus among board members & diverse community stakeholders.
Jun 2012 -
Dec 2013
Curatorial Consultant
Center for Creativity and the Arts
Department of Arts and Humanities, Fresno State
Project: Outdoor site specific exhibition.
The Learning Curve ~ Artist in Residence Patrick Doughtery. Assistant to the Associate Dean of Arts and Humanities, and artist in residence with full installation of innovative art exhibitions, interdisciplinary university-wide programming and curricula, and community events. Public presentation to Fresno State President, Provost, Faculty and Public.
Jun 2011 - Dec 2012
Co Curator
Arne Nixon Center for the Study of
Children's Literature
Special Collections, Fresno State Library
Project: Exhibition "Down the Rabbit Hole with Lewis Carroll and Leonard Weisgard"
Co - Curator, Registrar, Designer & Artist of the Exhibition, Education Programs and Instruction for Docents. Developed and facilitated a three hundred piece exhibition including original and limited edition illustrations, sculpture, literary pieces and ephemera from the Arne Nixon Center’s permanent collection as well as collections loaned from four owners / artists / institutions including the Charles M. Schulz Museum, Lewis Carroll Society of North America and Leonard Weisgard collections.
Jan 2008 -
Apr 2010
Branch Manager
Wawona Basset Memorial Library,
Yosemite National Park
Circulation, Reference, Program Development, Research Local History.
Scholarships: Info People,
California State Library, Sacramento, CA
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Grant Writing for Libraries
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Core Research and Reference Interviews
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Nominated by County Librarian. Participant: Eureka Library Leadership Nine - Month Program
Established partnerships Associate Director at University of California Press and Yosemite National Park Fire Public Education Program.
Liaison with Wawona Bassett Memorial Friends of the Library and Mariposa County. Created and edited handbook of branch policy and procedure.