Education
Drexel University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
September 2006 - September 2007
MS in Library and Information Science
Rutgers College, New Brunswick, New Jersey
September 1988 - May 1991
Bachelor of Arts, English
Library Work Experience
Director
Collingswood Public Library
May 2008 - Present
Collingswood, New Jersey
- Oversee operations, management, and policies
- Responsible for technology infrastructure
- Maintain budget and direct fundraising activities
Special Projects
Temple University
Samuel L. Paley Library
September 2007 - April 2008
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Transform HTML-based finding aid to MARCXML suitable for uploading to Diamond: The Libraries' Catalog
- Establish budget and timeline for digitizing 25,000-volume video archive
- Project manage and specify requirements for new database of staff privileges (e.g. room and system access, credit card authorization)
- Benchmark academic library website norms and best practices
- Assist in transferring image archives from Digital Diamond (Innovative Interfaces, Inc.) to ContentDM
Reference
Saint Joseph's University
Francis A. Drexel Library
November 2007 - April 2008
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Provide reference assistance for students, faculty, and staff in person and virtually via QuestionPoint
- Provide bibliographic instruction (e.g. to MBA classes)
- Assist with web projects
Reference
University of Pennsylvania
Lippincott Library
of the Wharton School
August 2006 - December 2007
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Provide business reference services to students and faculty in person, via email, and IM, and multidisciplinary reference through Van Pelt Library's IM and live chat service
- Create research guides for library website (e.g. Microfinance)
- Responsible for information literacy instruction for Wharton Management 100 students (Spring 2007)
- Transferred thousands of bound serials to high density storage
Award
2007 Knower Award from SLA Philadelphia Chapter (stipend to attend SLA Annual Conference)
Professional Associations
ACRL (ULS Current Topics Discussion Group committee, 2007–2008, and ULS Communications Committee, 2008–2009); ACRL Delaware Valley Chapter (Nominations Committee, 2006–2007 and 2007–2008, and Legislative Liaison Board Member, 2008); ALA; RUSA; SLA (Student Academic Affairs Advisory Committee, 2007–2008); SLA Philadelphia Chapter (Technology Task Force, 2007–2008)
Other Work Experience
Director of Fundraising & Communication
NPower Pennsylvania
June 2005 - September 2006
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Created four-year strategic fundraising and communications plan
- Initiated successful annual fundraising luncheon (200
attendees, $100,000 raised in 2006)
- Developed governing boards and relationships with key institutional
funders (e.g. Accenture, Bank of America, Deloitte, Pew Charitable
Trusts, Reed Elsevier, SAP)
Real Estate Analyst
Endurance Real Estate Group
June 2003 - June 2005
Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania
- Maintained accounting records and prepared financial statements for
limited partnerships
- Drafted communications and managed website
- Provided technology assessment and support for five-person
office
Web Developer
Temple University
Development & Alumni Affairs
September 2002 - June 2003
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Developed new website for Temple alumni
- Rolled out new alumni online community
- Introduced formatted email newsletters
Web Communications Manager
University of Pennsylvania
Development & Alumni Relations
September 2000 - March 2002
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Supervised development of new website for alumni and new intranet for staff
- Managed budget and staffing needs
- Represented department in IT Roundtable (senior technology officer
advisory committee)
Online Services Coordinator
University of Pennsylvania
Alumni Relations
September 1998 - September 2000
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Published online resources that helped alumni feel more connected to
their alma mater
- Rolled out new alumni online community
- Developed e-commerce product for event registration
Staff Writer
University of Pennsylvania
Development & Alumni Relations
January 1994 - September 1998
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Crafted text that encouraged contributions to the University of Pennsylvania and conveyed the University's appreciation to those who made gifts
- Wrote proposals, stewardship and annual reports, brochures, executive speeches, correspondence, and text for Internet and intranet sites
- Adapted databases to track stewardship initiatives and departmental
projects
Phone Manager
NJ Environmental Federation &
NJ Citizen Action
June 1990 - September 1992
New Brunswick, New Jersey
- Supervised team of ten telephone canvassers raising lobbying funds
- Responsible for staff development, discipline, and morale
- Organization met goal ($450,000) for first time in five years during my year as manager