Independent Business Owner with a demonstrated history of curating titles for a variety of occasions. Skilled in Bookselling, Young Adult Literature, Children's Literature and STEAM. Strong entrepreneurship professional with a Master's degree focused in Library and Information Science from Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis. Graduate of Paz and Associates Bookseller Bootcamp. Served on 2018 American Library Association Printz Award Committee for Excellence in Literature for Young Adults as well as 2014 American Library Association Excellence in NonFiction Literature Award for Young Adults. Presented at American Library Association/Sharjah International Book Fair in 2015 and 2016 on Digital Literacy and Reading Promotion respectively.The Brain Lair Bookstore provides a safe space to read and discuss inclusive literature. Those discussions lead to building empathy across our community. We are dedicated to helping the community navigate conversations centered around race, gender, sexuality, and disabilities stemming from our collective readings.