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Philadelphia, PA, US

• Manage city-wide summer programs with a team of seven employees that reach more than 35,000 students and families and provide literacy and learning opportunities throughout the summer.
• Oversee program planning, budget management, and reporting for multiple grants and private funding to support summer literacy programs.
• Hire, train, and supervise 20-30 seasonal staff for summer programs.
• Supervise additional Library staff that coordinate literacy programs and outreach for children, teens, and families.

• Coordinated and supported library programming for teens and provided staff training around programs and services for teens.

• Developed goals, programs, services, and procedures for a branch library, with a focus on children's services and programs.
• Provided reference services to children, teens and adults, and performed collection maintenance and materials selection for the branch library and community.

• Managed the Free Library's role in the Philadelphia Freedom Rings Partnership as part of a federal Broadband Technology Opportunities (BTOP) grant to support KEYSPOTS, a city-wide network of community-hosted technology.
• Supervised the Library's mobile computer lab and hired, trained and supervised a staff of twelve.
• Helped to expand the Free Library's presence at the Philadelphia International Airport, including Wi-Fi services and Library Lounge.
• Facilitated transition from federal grant-funded computer labs to sustainable City-funded program for ongoing computer assistance and workforce development to help bridge the digital divide.

• Coordinated all children’s services and programming in a busy neighborhood branch and assisted with adult and teen services.

Master Of Business Administration - Mba

Master Of Library & Information Science - Mlis

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba