Professional Awards:EPIC Award - Excellence in Business (2013 - Grand Rapids Chamber of Commerce)5 Star library (2010, 2011, 2012, 2018-2023)State Librarian's Certificate of Excellence (2013)Lighthouse Recognition (2013 - Michigan Quality Council)Navigator Award (2015 - Michigan Quality Council)Community Champions Award (2015 Disability Advocates of Kent County)Urban Libraries Council Honorable Mention for Organizational Change and Strategic Management (2016)Network Advisory and Outreach Center of the year Award (National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped) (2016) Grandy, Peoples' Choice Award (GR Now 2018)West Michigan's Best and Brightest (2019)National Best and Brightest (2020)Top Resource for Entrepreneurs-Grand Rapids Business Journal (2021) Top Innovator Urban Libraries Council Institutional Change and Strategic Management KDL Project Management Office for Strategy and ROI (2021)Honorable mention Urban Libraries Council Anti-Racism, Equity, Diversity and InclusionKDL Community Collaboration with Affinity Mentoring (2021)Honorable mention Urban Libraries Council Communicating the Library’s ValueKDL Wimee’s Words – Multimedia Community Partnership (2021)Honorable mention Urban Libraries Council Digital Equity and Citizenship KDL Multiple Organization Partnership Puertas Abiertas (2021)Honorable mention Urban Libraries Council Education – Adults, KDL Mama Bear & Baby Cubs Support Group (2021)Jerry Kline Community Impact Award - Kline Foundation/Library Journal (2023)National Medal Winner - IMLS (2024)Michigan Intellectual Freedom Award - Michigan Library Association (2024)
Listed skills include Library, Library Science, Community Outreach, Library Instruction, and 46 others.