Aileen Luppert Email & Phone Number

• Establishes and supports growth of collaborative relationships with community organizations, businesses, and individuals to engage staff and community members in promoting the District’s mission.• Develops and implements a comprehensive community engagement program, including the training of staff in community engagement methodology.• Advocates for community needs and concerns within the organization, ensuring that voices are heard and considered in decision-making processes.

Spokane, Wa

• Developed, coordinated, and implemented a district-wide community engagement and strategic plan initiative• Led multiple teams and a steering committee to facilitate dozens of community conversations, conduct stakeholder interviews, and research local data• Wrote a detailed three-year strategic plan

Spokane, Wa

• Supervised Public Services Specialists and managed the day-to-day operations of Spokane Valley Library• Responsible for district-wide training for Public Services staff• Presented at state and national library conferences and webinars on topics such as job seekers support, homelessness in libraries, and community engagement• Developed and maintained strong community partnerships

Spokane, Wa

• Designed and offered library services and programs responsive to community needs• Focus areas included story time, early learning, career development, and small business support• Provided in-depth library reference and readers’ advisory• Blogger for SCLD.org

• Developed and trained only team of public librarians in Washington state to be certified Navigators• Managed team of 11 Navigators who enrolled 720 individuals though the WA Health Care Exchange

• Supported fast paced and high-pressure plaintiff litigation for attorney representing victims of discrimination and whistleblowers against large entities and municipalities • Assisted at counsel table for trials in state and federal courts • Maintained voluminous paper and electronic files• Drafted, edited, and filed legal briefs and correspondence

Masters, Library And Information Science

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Ethnography, Community Studies, American Jurisprudence