Maria Palacio Email & Phone Number

Library leader, collaborator, people personAwards & Honors Gulfshore Business Magazine 40-Under-40Represented the Library at Lee County BOCC Resolution,National Hispanic Heritage MonthLyrasis Next Generation LibrarianRecipient of Lee County BOCC Resolution for invitation to represent Lee County & U.S. at 4th Annual Conference on Public Libraries & Multicultural Societies in Madrid, Barcelona and ValenciaUS Embassy Madrid, Comunidad de Madrid, Goethe-Institut Madrid, Certificate for presenting at multi-city Library Conference, “Biblioteca pública y sociedad multicultural: familia y mujer en la biblioteca” Florida Library Association Minority ScholarshipMemberships Board member, Massachusetts Library System Executive BoardMember, Massachusetts Library System, Continuing Education Committee Board member, WGCU Public MediaBoard member, My Autism Connection Volunteer, bilingual, Harry Chapin FoodbankCo-chair of Latino focus committee for 2014 SWFL Reading Festival (www.readfest.org)Mentor, Sunshine State Library Leadership Institute (SSLLI) 2013-2014.Panelist at WGCU/NPR & Hispanic Institute at Hodges University's Latinos in SWFL discussion, September 2013 http://news.wgcu.org/post/area-latinos-talk-status-politics-and-experiences-southwest-floridaKeynote speaker, USCIS Naturalization Ceremony, Fort Myers, FL, March 2013Mentee, Library Leadership & Management Association (LLAMA) 2008-09Mentee and graduate, Sunshine State Library Leadership Institute 2006-07Panelist on services to diverse ethnic groups at American Library Association Conference , Washington, DC June 2007 Panelist on leadership at Florida Library Association Conference in April 2008 Co-facilitator, Spanish Language Outreach with State Librarian 11/2006 Specialties: employee relations, collaborative decision making, database administration, English, interpretation, marketing, materials management, meeting facilitation, microsoft mail, networking, presentation skills, promotional materials, read, reports, Spanish, teaching, translation, writing,

Listed skills include Digitization, Strategic Partnerships, Public Speaking, Archives, and 46 others.

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  Library Director

  Town Of Acton, Ma

  Jun 2022 - Present - Acton, Massachusetts, United States