Beka Darrah Email & Phone Number

Columbia, Sc, Us

Columbia, South Carolina, United States

• Interact with customers at the Richland Library Lower Richland branch to create a safe and fun customer experience• Coordinate programs such as “Discover Your Family History!” and basic computer classes to foster community interest in local and family history• Manage the branch's Library of Things collection and the systemwide Library School Employee Research Group• Serve on the Staff Association and Una Voz Committee, a systemwide committee dedicated to language justice and supporting Spanish speaking customers, English as a Second Language (ESOL) customers, and English Language Learners (ELL)

Columbia, South Carolina, United States

• Designed website and edited metadata for digital collection "New Insights in The American Civil Rights Movement: South Carolina Council on Human Relations Records"• Harvested faculty curricula vitae for open access scholarly articles and metadata• Ensured the collections in Scholar Commons, the University Libraries' institutional repository, follow the guidelines laid out in the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act• Scanned and uploaded photographs from the "Augusta Baker Papers, 1911-1998" collection to be added to the Digital Collections website

Columbia, South Carolina, United States

• Searched for and photographed relevant archival records under the direction of Dr. Gregg Hecimovich in related to local Columbia history• Familiarized myself with research and preservation process at the South Carolina Department of Archives and History and the South Caroliniana Library at the University of South Carolina

Greenville, South Carolina, United States

• Prepared labs for courses by learning how to operate different equipment• Followed protocol and procedures given by the lab coordinators, including sterilization and handling micro-organismsThree years of lab experience with a hiatus due to COVID in 2020

Madrid, Community Of Madrid, Spain

• Investigated patient files for relevant information related to celiac disease and gluten sensitivity• Created helpful graphics and resources for both members and staff of the organization

Greenville, South Carolina, United States

• Implemented community health programs with members of Prisma Health’s Accountable Communities Department• Assisted the directors of AccessHealth and Community Care with a variety of projects including data management and creation of promotional material• Produced video about experience as part of the Shi Institute for Sustainable Communities fellowship requirement

Greenwood, South Carolina, United States

• Provided aquatic safety and instruction for up to 50 youth ages 4-18 years old• Supervised indoor activities and fostered relationships and trust with individual children

Greenville, South Carolina, United States

• Collaborated with other staff to nurture a safe and cohesive co-ed residence hall community among 20 residents• Planned programs, enforced standards, attended trainings and meetings, and served on-duty multiple times a semester

Greenville, South Carolina, United States

• Studied the drug resistance of C. neoformans, a yeast-like fungus, that infects the lungs of immunocompromised patients• Presented poster of findings at SC INBRE Conference in January 2020 in Columbia, SC

Master Of Library & Information Science - Mlis

Activities and Societies: Secretary of Library and Information Science Student Association (LISSA), 2022-2023 University Libraries'.

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Biology: Biomedical Sciences & Spanish With A Minor In Latin American And Latinx Studies, Magna Cum Laude

Education record

Activities and Societies: Group Language Exchange (Intercambios)Studying in Madrid, Spain as a part of the IES Abroad Madrid Language.