Greetings!  I'm the director of the Seymour Public Library District in Auburn, NY.  Previously, I was the director of the Dover Public Library in Dover, DE for five and a half years.  Before that, I managed the Young Adults' Services Department at the Allen County Public Library in Fort Wayne, IN and was the Young Adult Coordinator at the Cumberland County Public Library & Information Center in Fayetteville, NC. 

Since 2000, I've taught graduate courses for the Department of Library Science at Clarion University of PA, including young adult literature, collection development, history of children's literature, public library management, rural library services, introduction to the information profession, storytelling, the humanities, reference, and multicultural resources. 

I've served on the YALSA Board of Directors, the Selected DVDs and Videos for Young Adults Committee, the Professional Development Committee, and the Best of the Best Books for Young Adults Preconference Committee. I also served on the ALA Children's Book Council (CBC) Joint Committee and as an ALA Councilor-at-Large. 

My first book, Serving Older Teens, was published in 2004.  My second book for Libraries Unlimited, Extreme Teens: Library Services to Nontraditional Young Adults, was released in 2005.   My third book, Serving Young Teens and 'Tweens was published in 2007. 

In Auburn, NY, I'm a member of the Auburn Kiwanis Club and a 2008 graduate of Leadership Cayuga through the Cayuga County Chamber of Commerce.