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Supervise a staff of 42 employees, providing strategic vision for departmentParticipate in budgetary decisions with 16 million annual budget; manage grant budgets, program budgets, and capital projectsExperience and comfort with public speaking and interviewing on a variety of mediaWrite job descriptions and recruit applicantsOffer a variety of training opportunities for staff and encourage conference attendanceCo-­facilitated a session on MPL’s Bubbler at the 2016 American Library Association annual conferenceActively involved in Public Library Association leadership, participating in a 2015­ 2016 positioning summit to refocus the organization as well as serving as the current chair of the Membership Advisory GroupHire professional and support staff for MPL system, while also working with HR to improve processesDeveloping a participatory community led lifelong learning platform focused on 21st century skills via a newly hired community engagement team, obtaining an $18,000 grant for Library Takeover initiativeDeveloping services for and building relationships with business, entrepreneur, and technology communitiesConsolidated collection management and redeployed other staff in line with library mission and goals, resulting in a collection team able to implement changes nimbly, employ a data driven process and get funds spent efficientlyActive in South Central Library System leadership by serving on the Administrative Council, the Technology Committee, and the Innovation SubcommitteeProject manager for Spoke­n­Words library bicycle initiative, developing both the concept and design and then the program planning and implementationLed a team through design thinking activities which re-imagined patron experience and staff service points at new central library, yielding improved wayfinding and more opportunities for discovery and interaction

Responsible for successful outreach with community organizations, schools, and elected officials to identify, develop, oversee and evaluate strategic partnerships in the neighborhoodHired, evaluated, supervised and disciplined staffCore member of the planning team that developed MPL’s internationally recognized Bubbler conceptSuccessfully wrote a $25,000 grant to fund mobile content creation studios and collection enhancements, providing an innovative program for teens at a branch which serves the highest number of teens in MadisonCo­-wrote a $20,000 technology grant to purchase 20 laptops to support ongoing Skills in Computers & Literacy for Employment (SCALE) seriesDeveloped a $15,000 grant funded family literacy class in partnership with the Literacy Network designed to teach core skills to new Madisonians while removing traditional access barriers such as childcareServed on the Arbor Hills/Leopold Neighborhood Resource Team, a group comprised of a cross section of city agencies which identifies and helps resolve critical issues in challenged neighborhoodsMember of the City of Madison Equity TeamImplemented a circulating laptop program to increase computing capacity in a low income community where public computer usage is highest per machine with 88,905 sessions logged in 2011, a 98% increase over previous yearInformed central library redesign, advocating for The Bubbler to position library as a place of innovationHelped determine MPL budget priorities and manage branch budget effectivelyPlayed a key role in updating library strategic plan as a member of the Steering CommitteeEncouraged all staff to try new ideas and to take advantage of professional development opportunities

Managed branch, including coaching staff on improving services, assigning projects and creating staff schedulesSelected fiction and non fiction materials for the adult collectionPrepared booklists, articles and reviews to promote collection and aid in readers' advisoryReorganized library materials to increase profile of high circulating collectionsResponsible for resolving patron complaints and staff performance issues

Served on BPL Staff Compass Committee, developing core principles to guide growthUsed social media to strengthen outreach effortsSupervised branch in absence of branch librarian Presented at 2010 MLA conference on using open source tools to aid productivity and reduce cost Attended branch librarian meetings, serving as branch head’s proxyVolunteered on two Collection Development Selection Teams; adult books and video games

Provided reference and instruction (in-person, telephone, email and chat) to a diverse community Collaborated on instruction modules used in continuing education workshops Developed a programming and outreach workshop for the 2009 MLA annual conferenceTaught patrons library literacy, from individual instruction at the desk to student groups Nominated to participate in Library Leadership of Massachusetts 2009Created technical documentation as a member of the Technology Quickwins Working Group

Demonstrated flexibility and adaptability by covering a wide range of locations with differing responsibilities within the library system, often as the ranking staff personParticipated in collection development for research & circulating collections Evaluated and selected books for the BPL Open Content Alliance digitization projectDeveloped an information session taught at the New England College of FinanceRedesigned DVD display and location to increase collection accessibility and circulation Served on the Competitive Landscape Digital Strategy Working Group

Master Of Science (Ms), Library And Information Science

Activities and Societies: Served as President of The Library and Information Science Student Association Member of Beta Phi Mu.

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), History