Debra Schenkel is a Young Adult Librarian at Lee County Library- NW Regional Library. They possess expertise in collection development, libraries, library science, social media, organization skills and 31 more skills. They is proficient in English. Colleagues describe them as "Debra Schenkle’s title is Youth Services Library Associate, however Debra functions as NMB Library’s Youth Services Librarian. I have been Debra’s immediate supervisor for the past two years. I have observed Debra develop her skills as a programmer, marketer, and collection developer for the YA and Children’s Area. Debra supervises a part-time staffer and the page-volunteers assigned to her area. She is technology savvy and is eager to teach the children in creative ways. Debra is really skilled at putting together our pre-school story-times and summer classes. Debra ‘s technology knowledge has made her the liaison between our Library Staff and the City’s IT department. Debra has stepped up to being a cataloger in our Library and is flexible with her time in order to meet the various needs that have surfaced. Debra was a valuable member of our User Experience team project. She was creative and used the opportunity to create/change our teen services. Her ‘small’ change was so valuable that we were able to gauge an 18% circulation increase in our YA collection as a direct result of her initiative. Debra has a great understanding of the tenets of Librarianship. Debra’s certification in School Counseling has driven her to work with the youth and now seeks a Masters in Library information Science to become a greater asset to our Profession. "