• Planned makerspace services and programs, researched and chose equipment, and developed training for staff and patrons.• Created community engagement opportunities to increase awareness of library programs, collections, and services.• Supervised and mentored librarians, trained them on Mesa Public Library's policies and procedures, helped them set achievable goals to progress in their careers.• Participated on the Library Leadership Team, helped make decisions on library services, and dealt with day-to-day challenges with staff and patrons as they arose.

• Provided direction and set expectations for team of 5 librarians who program for adults and teens, keeping expectations in line with community needs and library goals.• Analyzed past programs’ success to make data-driven decisions on future programs.• Directly supervised 3 librarians, evaluated their work, and regularly met one-on-one with them to help them set and achieve career goals.

• Planned and presented creative youth services programming for children and teens.• Wrote and administered a grant to support digital and early literacy programming.• Arranged and coordinated performer visits to all Mesa Public Library branches.• Worked with other city departments and organizations to provide programs.• Supervised volunteers to ensure programs ran smoothly and volunteers had a rewardingexperience.

• Planned and presented creative youth services programming, including school visits and preschool story times.• Arranged and coordinated author and performer visits to library and schools.• Provided general and in-depth reference service to patrons of all ages.• Instructed library patrons in the use of the library’s online catalog and databases.• Maintained collection through selection and weeding. Maintained a deep and current knowledge of materials for young library patrons using print and online resources.• Supervised and trained youth services staff to provide top-notch service to every patron who entered the library.

• Shaped business wire coverage by selecting and editing wire stories based on knowledge of the business- and tech-savvy Seattle news market.• Localized national and international stories by adding local context to make them more relevant and interesting to readers in the Puget Sound region.• Stepped in as business editor periodically, managing five to seven staff reporters. In business editor role, evaluated importance of stories and determined placement in newspaper.• Updated seattlepi.com’s business section as stories broke, keeping the website competitive and fresh with up-to-the-minute business news.• Translated interviews from Japanese to English on occasion, providing additional insight on important tech developments.

• Designed news, business and local sections of the Seattle P-I newspaper. • Corrected factual and logical errors in stories.• Negotiated with reporters and other editors to improve stories’ content and readability.• Crafted award-winning headlines and photo captions.