EDUCATION:
2004:Certificate of Advanced Study in Library and Information Science
Specialization in Special Libraries and Information Centers
School of Library and Information Science
Louisiana State University

2004: Master of Library and Information Science
School of Library and Information Science
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, LA

1993:Bachelor of Arts, English Education
Southeastern Louisiana University
Hammond, LA
Graduated magna cum laude

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Current position: Head of Public Services, Library Services
River Parishes Community College

DUTIES:

Fosters, supports, and maintains a collaborative professional team environment with colleagues within Library Services and with other College faculty and service units. Provide Services department including supervision, reporting, planning, implementation and evaluation of policies, procedures, and services. Staff the Library Circulation/Service desk. Promote Library Services activities, events , services, instructional programs, and learning opportunities. Coordinate library instruction services to meet the needs of local and remotely located faculty and students, including but not limited to pathfinders and user guides, course-integrated instruction, schedule bibliographic instruction programs, and point-of-use instruction. Trains and supervises public services support staff and students employees. Create and instruct the one-credit-hour online LISR 1000 course as necessary. Coordinate services including reference, database access, proctored testing, subject bibliographies, and other patron resources. Coordinates and provides circulation and reserve services via the SIRSI Library Management System. Generates and maintains appropriate records and reports including financial data related to library fines, fees, charges, circulation usage statistics, and collection reports. Assist in the development, maintenance, and evaluation of library collections. Develops and communicates Library Services policies and procures to faculty, staff, students and community patrons.

Previous positions:

LSU Libraries - August 1994 to June 2006
Library Associate, May 2001 to present.
Serials Services, Gifts and Exchanges Coordinator

Duties: Coordinate the Libraries Gift and Exchange Program, corresponding with partners, foreign and domestics, and selectors, claim missing issues, fill claims from partners for missing issues, maintain database, etc., on partners, titles sent and received, claims processed, both incoming and outgoing, problem resolution, revise and compile procedures. In addition to normal duties, perform other tasks when needed for special projects, such the creation of thousands of serial control records as a result of the LSU Libraries, migration to SIRSI, Unicorn system, assume duties of other staff when needed due to vacancies etc., training new staff, general troubleshooting, and act as supply officer for the department.

LSU Libraries
Library Associates, March 1999 to May 2001
Serials Services, Binding Unit

DUTES:

supervised 20-50 student workers throughout the year, including hiring, firing, scheduling and training; processed time cards; budgeted funds sources; revised and compiled procedures; maintained graduate student study carrel assignments; assisted with general Circulation Desk duties, interacted with library patrons; dealt with security issues; entered information into various databases; acted as supply officer for the department.

Tangipahoa Parish School System
Hammond, LA; August 1993-May 1994
Position: Teacher, English I and II

Duties: instruction of students in freshman and sophomore English based on the scope and sequence established by the department and school system; junior sponsor; regular duty assignment; volunteer duty

COURSES TAUGHT:

LIST 1000-Research Strategies/Electronic Resources. 1 credit\

Conducted several course-integrated library orientation and bibliographic instruction sessions for courses in English, Math, Physical Science, Reading, Business, Psychology, CCSS (formerly Academic Seminar course), and Religious Studies.

Conducted several students workshops on user instruction for Blackboard, Library Orientation, Databases, etc.

Instruct individuals, one-on-one, in the use of the various resources available through Library Services.

MEMBERSHIPS:

CURRENT:

American Library Association, 2004 to present

Louisiana Library Association, 2007 to present, Secretary, Subject Specialists Section

MERLOT ( Multimedia Educational Resource for Learning and Online Teaching), 2007 to present

LSU Libraries Staff Association, member 1994 to 2006

President, 2003/04

Holiday Party Chair, Fundraising Committee Chair

National Education Association/Louisiana Association of Educators/ Tangipahoa Association of Educators 1993/94

Sigma Tau Delta/English Club-SLU Chapter, 1990-93

Vice-President, 1991-93

Kappa Delta Pi- SLU Chapter, 1990-93

SLU Professional Educators Students Association, 1990-93

CONFERENCES, WORKSHOPS & ACTIVITIES:

Attended SOLINET Online Workshop on Information Literacy, June 13-15, 2007

Attended LOUIS-SA training session, Aug. 2, 2007

Attended MERLOT Conference, Aug. 7-10, 2007

Attended LCTCS Conference & Grant Writing Workshops, Aug. 12, 2007

Organized the Poetry Contest and other events Sept. 2007

Attended an ACRL-LA workshop, Oct. 10, 2007

Assisted in training of new staff and student workers as needed

Attended LLA Conference, March 5, 2008; elected Secretary of the Subject Specialists Section

Attended indexing workshop sponsored by the LSU-SLIS SLA Chapter, 2005

Attended various webinars on digital preservation; web searching techniques; and digital access, sharing and intellectual property, 2004, 2006

Attended cataloguing workshops in management, June 2005

Attended SOLINET workshops in management, June 2005

Organized or involved with LSU Libraries Staff Association Holiday Party, three consecutive years; organized fundraiser two consecutive years

Participated in pilot test for Louisiana Teacher Assessment Program for Interns, 1993/94

Attended Sigma Tau Delta International Convention, March 1992, Round Table Panelist on Campus

COMMITTEES:

Served on search committees for new sociology, history, computer science and biology instructors
Served on search committees for VISTA position
SACS Reaffirmation & QEP
Member of Work Group 9 (Library Services) for SACS Reaffirmation
Dean’s Scholarship Committee
E-Learning Committee

PROJECTS:

Redesigned of the Library Services website
Development of a program on Information Literacy to be incorporated with certain English courses, pilot unit implemented Spring 2008
Redesigned the LISR 1000 course

VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES: Served as a:
Member of the 2006 United Way Committee, Fall 2006
Judge for Lutcher High School Social Studies Fair, November 2006
Volunteer at the CLCU Conference, February 2007

Publications:

Editorial Board, The Pick, 1990-93; The Pick is a scholarly journal and general interest magazine published by the students of Southeastern Louisiana University
Continuing education; enrolled in Networks for Information Centers class, LSU-SLIS, spring 2006