Seymour Public Library District, Auburn, NY

www.seymourlibrary.org

Library Director, February 2007 to present

-Improved library collection by increasing purchase of bestsellers and popular materials

-Implemented an organizational chart

-Held informational meetings with staff, library board members, and foundation board members

-Gathered feedback from library patrons through comment cards

-Increased computer availability for youth

Dover Public Library, Dover, DE
http://www.doverpubliclibrary.org
Library Director, August 2001 to February 2007

-Oversaw a 17,000 square foot library with a 1.3 million dollar budget
-Supervised a staff of 23 including 7 librarians with ALA-accredited MLS degrees
-Coordinated the development of a library collection with over 100,000 volumes

Clarion University of PA, Clarion, PA
http://www.clarion.edu/libsci/
Instructor, Department of Library Science, Summer 2000-present

Currently teaching Seminiar in Issues in Rural Libraries

Allen County Public Library, Fort Wayne, IN
http://www.acpl.lib.in.us
Manager, Young Adults’ Services, May 1999 to August 2001

-Managed seven employees in a 4,500 square foot department devoted to young adults with a 45,000 volume collection and a $70,000 materials budget
-Planned for an $84.1 million dollar building renovation project

Cumberland County Public Library & Information Center, Fayetteville, NC
http://www.cumberland.lib.nc.us
Librarian II, Young Adult Coordinator, September 1998 to May 1999
-Supervised and coordinated all young adult services and operations for the county library system

Librarian I, Student Liaison Librarian, February 1995 to September 1998
-Conducted programming, booktalks, pathfinders, and tours for young adults
-Developed library collections, wrote grant proposals, and conducted reference services

Free Library of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
http://www.library.phila.gov
Graduate Intern, May to August 1994
-Aided in collection development, assisted with summer reading, and conducted reference interviews