Hervay Petion Email & Phone Number

Greater New York City Area

• Partner with the Environmental Protection Agency by collecting and managing their records related to New York, New Jersey, and Caribbean Superfund sites; ensure easy and seamless access to environmental assessments and reports, allowing the EPA to meet demands and uphold environmental standards in a timely and responsive way. • Active member of transition team that improved efficiency of EPA records retrieval; converted files gathered from individuals, city, county and state agencies to electronic files and assisted in development of indexing and database management procedures.• Perform annual quality assurance procedures on records for Region 2 Superfund Sites; prepare documents for Federal archives.

Greater New York City Area

• Maintained documents and internal communications for international funder and leader in the field of social justice philanthropy, ensuring that historical records were organized and accessible to staff. • Assisted with value-added indexing and subject classifications of catalog records and other information sources (MARC records and LCSH).• Added metadata to electronic documents and maintained bibliographic records.

• Conducted research and analysis for current and prospective clients; provided advisement for insurance companies. Collected and synthesized critical information for clinical trial study and natural disasters trends, which resulted in acquisition of two new contracts. • Provided critical support in maintenance of library, including: collection development, ordering books and periodicals, instruction and guidance for library users. Improved efficiency and reduced wait time of library users by designing and implementing effective search strategies. • Prepared news bulletins for domestic offices and news updates in various industries for selected brokers. Managed content of corporate library intranet.

Greater New York City Area

• Collaborated with writers of award-winning print and online newspaper by conducting research and collecting supporting documents for articles. Retrieved and prepared issues for Pulitzer Prize submission, resulting in reporter winning Pulitzer for a seven-part series on AIDS epidemic in Africa.• Managed local library and national indices: catalogued books and maintained collection and database, supervised staff and interns, indexed news articles for The Village Voice and its sister publications - LA (Los Angeles) Weekly, OC (Orange County) Weekly and Seattle Weekly. Managed library budget and contracts.• Retrieved, reformatted and uploaded four years (200+) of back issues of weekly newspaper to Lexis-Nexis in less than six months; information is now web-based, free, and accessible to the general public, and has strengthened Village Voice Media’s online presence.

Greater New York City Area

• Managed all aspects of the museum library that welcomed over 200 visitors weekly: trained and supervised staff, assisted visitors and staff with research, catalogued materials, reviewed books and periodicals for purchase.• Developed after-school program for over 80 elementary and middle school students to spark their interest in science; coordinated tutoring and special projects (e.g., gardening projects).• Increased NYC science teachers’ capacity by coordinating technical support for trainings and conferences; provided resources and guides to supplement age-appropriate science curriculum.

Greater New York City Area

• Oversaw the Young Adult Program, an initiative to increase literacy skills for 12-18 year olds; conducted outreach to local middle and high schools to promote library usage and developed engaging programming for youth, including chess tournaments and poetry writing workshops.• Involved actively in collection development, maintenance and material selection. • Provided reference service to library visitors, using traditional and electronic tools.

Mls, Library Science

Activities and Societies: SUNY Albany Swimming, Assistant coach.

Ba, Music, Art, French

Activities and Societies: SUNY Oswego Swimming Team Captain. SUNY Oswego Soccer. SUNY Concert Band.