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Darlington, South Carolina

Using a dynamic and creative leadership style, changed the direction of the library’s collections, programs, services, and management. Advocate for the library in Darlington County, the state, and the library community. • Created a full time Information Technology Manager to address the library unmet information technology needs.• Secured a $13,000 LSTA grants for the Darlington County Memory Project, a family history and genealogy training program for the public.• Guided the… Show more Using a dynamic and creative leadership style, changed the direction of the library’s collections, programs, services, and management. Advocate for the library in Darlington County, the state, and the library community. • Created a full time Information Technology Manager to address the library unmet information technology needs.• Secured a $13,000 LSTA grants for the Darlington County Memory Project, a family history and genealogy training program for the public.• Guided the building of the Lamar Branch Addition, a 1,000 square foot addition.• Initiated a strategic planning process with the Board resulting in a 2015-2017 Strategic Plan. • Revamped the library’s website and initiated a county wide Facebook page.• Partnered with the Carolina Pines Hospital and First Steps to create “welcome baby” bags for the parents of newborns.• Worked with the children’s librarians to create a supplement program to the 2014 summer reading program called the STEM Badge Challenge.• Instituted changes in office and personnel management proceduresSC Lends Retreat Facilitator - September 23-24, 2014 Show less

Wooster Oh

Assumed the position of Director two months after the restoration of staff and service hours following a major budget cut that occurred in mid 2009. With the management team, restructured of staffing, programming, and services. Advocate for the library in Wayne County, the state, and the library community. • Established an Administrative Core Team made up of the Director, Assistant Director, Fiscal Officer, and Branch Supervisor to act as an executive management committee to address… Show more Assumed the position of Director two months after the restoration of staff and service hours following a major budget cut that occurred in mid 2009. With the management team, restructured of staffing, programming, and services. Advocate for the library in Wayne County, the state, and the library community. • Established an Administrative Core Team made up of the Director, Assistant Director, Fiscal Officer, and Branch Supervisor to act as an executive management committee to address issues not suitable for taking to the full Administrative Team.• Restructured the organization by making IT, Facilities. and Circulation independent departments. Eliminated the bookmobile department by integrating it into the branch library system. • Encouraged the introduction of new circulating materials, such as video games, e-readers, Blue-ray DVDs, and Playaway views. • Encouraged staff to expand adult and children’s programming, resulting in a 30% increase in attendance over 2010. • Initiated the rechristening of the bookmobile service as the mobile branch. Integrated it into the branch library system with the other branches. Encouraged use of the mobile branch as an marketing tool. • Compiled and analyze community, budget, and performance statistics to assist in making staffing, programming, and service decisions.• Guided the Board through a long range planning process to prioritize facilities goals. It resulted in the decision to purchase a new mobile branch, expand a small branch, and replace the system’s oldest branch.• Encouraged the introduction of new material types to the collection, such as Blueray DVD, eReaders, videogames, and Playaway Views• Instrumental in the promotion of the library through the reintroduced the library’s quarterly newsletter, the Reader’s Way, hosting the Chamber of Commerce’s Business Before Hours, participating in Main Street’s activities, such as Window Wonderland, and encouraging participation in local celebrations. Show less

Frankfort, Ky

Consultant with a creative and dynamic style in working with public library trustees, directors, and staff in formulating policies, addressing personnel issues, marketing, program and service development, grant writing, budget preparation, long range planning, and statistical analysis. Acting as a liaison and advocate for KDLA programs and services.• Trained library personnel in marketing, personnel management, long range planning, collection development, and program and service… Show more Consultant with a creative and dynamic style in working with public library trustees, directors, and staff in formulating policies, addressing personnel issues, marketing, program and service development, grant writing, budget preparation, long range planning, and statistical analysis. Acting as a liaison and advocate for KDLA programs and services.• Trained library personnel in marketing, personnel management, long range planning, collection development, and program and service development.• Organize Directors’ retreats, staff retreats, and joint in-services.• Analyzed statistical data on the operations of individual libraries for presentation to directors and board of Trustees with relevant measures of performance.• Facilitated the drafting of a personnel and library manuals for public libraries.• Developed training materials on library related topics, among them the Trustee Pocket Guide Series.• Conducted annual statewide salary and benefits surveys for the past three years. • Provided guidance to two Boards of Trustees on the performance, corrective action, and eventual replacement of a director.• Provided guidance on four library building projects.• Marketed Field Services programs and services at professional conferences.• Facilitated the fifteen county Eastern Kentucky Public Library Reciprocal Borrowing Agreement. Show less

Wellston Oh

Transformed a cooperative regional library system serving public, academic, school, and special libraries in a ten county Southern and Appalachian Ohio area into a responsive and relevant service provider by providing professional and technical training, consulting, technology support, and resource sharing programs. • Implemented a competitive, entrepreneurial business approach to the management of OVAL using a strategy of service and program evaluation that resulted in quality… Show more Transformed a cooperative regional library system serving public, academic, school, and special libraries in a ten county Southern and Appalachian Ohio area into a responsive and relevant service provider by providing professional and technical training, consulting, technology support, and resource sharing programs. • Implemented a competitive, entrepreneurial business approach to the management of OVAL using a strategy of service and program evaluation that resulted in quality improvements during difficult economic times. • Successfully lobbied Kent State University to extend its Masters in Library Science distance education program to Southern Ohio, providing the opportunity for forty students to take accredited classes and for libraries around the region to finally have directors and staff with MLS degrees. • Creator and editor the Ohio Public Library News Digest, an electronic “news clipping” service. • Reorganized the “Books by Mail” program, making it financially self supporting through streamlining and implementing an online catalog and ordering system. Show less

Ironton, Oh

Supervised a unionized paraprofessional staff at the Main library in providing library services and programs. Assigned systems operator duties due to aptitude for working with computer hardware and software.• Successfully deployed an integrated library system uniting the main library and four branches. • Streamlined reference services and collection development of all adult materials in Main library system to make it customer driven. • Set up a school/public library in the Symmes… Show more Supervised a unionized paraprofessional staff at the Main library in providing library services and programs. Assigned systems operator duties due to aptitude for working with computer hardware and software.• Successfully deployed an integrated library system uniting the main library and four branches. • Streamlined reference services and collection development of all adult materials in Main library system to make it customer driven. • Set up a school/public library in the Symmes Valley High School in three months.• Introduced a “Hot Picks” system to identify future customer demands and needs.• Introduced and edited the library’s first public newsletter, the bi-monthly BookMark, and a weekly staff newsletter. • Introduced and conduct instructional classes for the public and staff in word processing, computer basics, and the Internet. Show less

Ashland Ky

Provided general library reference services and programs. Coordinator of public relations and media. Supervised the library’s Winder Memorial Genealogical Room. Developed the first catalog the local historical society's collection. Boyd County Information Center coordinator for Kentucky Assistive Technology Network.

Mlis, Library Science

Ba, Secondary Education - History

Activities and Societies: Kappa Delta Phi