Professional Experience

San Diego State University, Information Literacy Librarian, 2005-present. Responsibilities include: Information literacy program planning, library instruction, general and specialized reference, collection development, coordinating library educational technology projects that enhance information literacy, and collaborating campus-wide in support of information literacy.

San José State University Library, Reference/Instruction Librarian, 2002-2005.
Responsibilities included: Library instruction and information literacy program planning, general and specialized reference, collection development, planning library support for international students, and coordinating interactive online library education.

The Why Files [http://whyfiles.org], Project Assistant, 2001-2002. A non-profit science education website funded by UW-Madison. Responsibilities included: Working with a team to develop weekly science stories, online literature and image searches, email reference, electronic subject bibliographies, copyright, web design, science writing, and marketing.

University of Wisconsin-Madison
Center for Demography and Ecology Library, Library Assistant, 1999-2001. Responsibilities included: reference, cataloging, document delivery, serials management, collection development, indexing, library instruction, web page development, current awareness services, circulation, and research.

Sonoma State University English Department,
Administrative Assistant, 1996-1999.
Responsibilities included: supporting faculty and staff through public relations, office management, budget maintenance, training student assistants, academic advising, curriculum scheduling, and organizing tenure-track faculty hiring searches.

Applied Technology Associates (contracted to United States Immigration and Naturalization Services), Lead Manager, 1992-1995. Responsibilities included: training, counseling, and evaluating the performance of employees; setting goals and priorities for the department; and assuring that departmental standards were met.

National Archives and Records Administration, Archives Aid, 1990-1992. Responsibilities included: Providing a reference service to the general public by researching and retrieving documents; and transferring sensitive and delicate documents onto microfilm (Micrographics Lab).