Supervise all Reference and Archive Services and PNW. Focus on First Generation and Honors Students, Information Literacy, Public History and Special Archive assignments.

Supervises six professional staff in addition to temporary student employees, paid/unpaid interns, and experiential learning students.Provides classroom instruction for faculty, students, and staff, highlighting various archival collections, databases, and skill sets. such as recognizing Fake News. Library Liaison for the College of Humanities, Education, and Social Sciences. Works with the reference team and faculty to create the embedded librarian program and creates ways to implement emerging technologies to best serve the university community.Works with the Library Director to create a strategic plan and goals for the University LibraryCreates and assists with social media and other marketing materials for the library.Maintains all archive collections and special projects for university archives.Works with Library Director to maintain $1 million + Library budget.

Oversees the day-to-day activities of the Purdue Northwest Archives and Special Collections, which cover both the Hammond and Westville campusesProcesses and managed all archival and manuscript collections, including appraisal, accessioning, deaccessioning, preparation of processing plans, arrangement and description, and preservation of materials in all formats and collecting areasInstitutes realistic processing goals, keeping more product, less process in mindPreserves the history of the former Purdue Calumet and Purdue North Central campusesDigitize specific collections for online accessExpands partnerships with local archives, museums, and historical societies to assist local groups to preserve their history

Reference Librarian, Archivist, and Veteran Represenative

I worked for the Calumet Regional Archives as a Clerk and worked for Dr James Lane as a supplemental instructor for American History.