Ellyssa Valenti Kroski Email & Phone Number

Myrtle Beach, SC, US

New York, NY

* Design engaging programs and events as well as create content for marketing initiatives, email campaigns, blog posts, articles, infographics, & create & host innovative marketing events both digital and live.* Oversee the maintenance and continual improvement of the NYLI website, including identification and implementation of site enhancements and.

New York, NY

• Major Initiatives
• Transitioned the organization to portable laptops vs. PC’s which allowed NYLI staff to work from home without any down time when the pandemic struck.
• Design content for marketing initiatives, email campaigns, blog posts, articles, infographics, & create & host innovative marketing events both digital and live, as well as seek out press coverage.
• Design innovative programs and events including a well-attended Alexander Hamilton-themed escape room, a virtual holiday scavenger hunt, a virtual Jeopardy event, and two augmented reality rare books exhibits.
• Moved NYLI’s infrastructure from in-house servers hosting all email, local network files, & patron access to electronic resources into a fully cloud-based organization not dependent on physical space, allowing NYLI to.
• Manage assessment measures such as Google Analytics, social media analytics, email campaign reports, and designed a database to track ROI.

• Teach Information Literacy, Emerging Technology, and Web technology courses to graduate students enrolled in Library and Information Science programs in an online learning environment.
• Serve on the Curriculum Committee.

Formerly Neal-Schuman Publishers

* Project Management: Responsible for concept, planning, author acquisition, project management, developmental editing, and marketing of an award-winning set of 10 technology books aimed at libraries.* Author of several books.* Management: Manage 10-12 high profile authors through all aspects of the book writing and publishing process from proposal to.

New York, NY

* Series Editor for Practical Guides for Librarians* Author of several books.*Project Management: Responsible for concept, planning, author acquisition, project management, and developmental editing, of technology books and book series* Management: Manage between 14-35 high profile authors through all aspects of the book writing and publishing process from.

*Teach Web Design courses*Teach Knowledge Management courses

New York, New York, United States

Law Library Management's technology evangelist and instructional designer. Design and maintain the organization's website and social media accounts as well as create and present promotional webinars.

• Teach Web technology and Basic Reference courses to graduate students enrolled in Library and Information Science program..
• Create private social networks for students to participate in using Drupal technology as well as maintain class websites in course management programs.
• Filmed and edited video lectures using green-screen technique as well as instructional screencasts.

• Author a daily blog with over 100,000 unique visitors per month. Topics include mobile and emerging technologies as they pertain to the library field.
• Audience development through multi-channel marketing such as social media, traffic analysis, and networking, etc.
• Track conversations and sentiment to ensure the iLibrarian brand has a positive presence wherever people are having conversations.

* Technology Initiatives: Responsible for the application and use of new and emerging technologies both internally and to the public services function.o Led the Library through a Web site redesign and migration to a Drupal content management system, combining multiple sites into one unified Web presence.o Developed taxonomies, menus, wireframes, & site.

Wrote a monthly column about emerging tech and academic libraries titled “Stacking the Tech” for Library Journal’s Academic Newswire.

• Teach Web technology courses to graduate students enrolled in Library and Information Science program..
• Create private social networks for students to participate in using Drupal technology as well as maintain class websites in course management programs.
• Filmed and edited video lectures using green-screen technique as well as instructional screencasts.

• Offered services in social media marketing, information architecture, usability testing, technology training, content development, and strategic assessment of Web technologies for clients such as The College Board, New.
• Provided writing and editing services, custom workshops and technology talks, and professional courses.

* Public Services: Provided reference services for Butler Library's 50,000 volume reference collection, 1,700+ electronic databases, and 10 million volume university library collection.* Technology Initiatives:o Created an interactive map for the Library’s reference collection which allowed patrons to click on virtual stacks to view contents as well as.

• Provided reference services and technical support to students and faculty as a solo librarian.
• Responsible for acquisitions, copy cataloging, subject guides, Web pages, etc.

• Information architecture, content production, creative direction, graphic design, viral marketing, contests and online promotions, advertising sales, information management, industry research, editorial, industry.
• Site traffic exceeded 100,000 unique user sessions monthly.
• Website was the number one ranked search result on Google, Lycos and AlltheWeb for a search for horror films.
• Personally wrote over 500 film reviews, 1,500 actor & director biographies and over 1,400 photos in picture galleries.

• Provided various freelance services related to development of commercial websites including content development, user experience, and quality assurance testing.

Master'S Degree, Egyptology

Cornell Certificate Program, College Of Agriculture And Life Sciences

6-course, 60 Professional Development Hours (6 CEUs) Professional Certificate Program. Medicinal Plants Certificate from Cornell College.

Mslis, Library And Information Science

GPA 4.0

B.A., Anthropology