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Chicago, Il, Us

Chicago, Illinois, United States

• Management of a combined project portfolio exceeding $23 million in federal and private grants.• Development and direction of Libraries Transforming Communities, a community engagement initiative with more than 1,200 library grantees in the US and US territories.• Project direction of Let’s Talk About It, a humanities-based reading and discussion program for libraries.• Creation and direction of Media Literacy for Adult Audiences in Libraries, a continuing education initiative to help libraries battle mis/disinformation on a variety of subjects.• Ongoing proposal development and grant writing; new partnership development; program budgeting, evaluation and reporting; personnel management including 2 FTEs, consultants and advisors; and development and delivery of continuing education offerings including conference programs, workshops and webinars.

Greater Chicago Area

-Research and build relationships with established/prospective partners and granting agencies.-Create program proposals with financial and programmatic relevance and longevity-Research and recommend new models and content for library programming and librarian professional development-Lead professional development and other key components of grant funded projects-Plan and implement evaluation across initiatives

Greater Chicago Area

• Develop and deliver online learning opportunities for ProgrammingLibrarian.org.• Research and identify funding opportunities for multiple grant supported projects.• Manage all aspects of the independent evaluation for major initiatives.• Extract findings from initiative evaluations to demonstrate implications/outcomes for the library field.• Plan and oversee professional development workshops and Annual Conference special events.

Greater Chicago Area

• Managed grant applicants and exhibit hosts• Researched, coordinated and edited program model submissions for ProgrammingLibrarian.org.• Created and reviewed grant forms throughout a grant award and/or exhibit lifecycle.• Monitored progress of grant awards and traveling exhibitions. • Organized workshops and conference activities.• Maintained web pages for projects, using Drupal and Dreamweaver.

Bloomington/Normal, Illinois Area

• Performed technical writing for Legacy Modernization project.• Wrote executive summaries and reports for the program and executive sponsors.• Drafted communications and white papers to be shared with a broad audience and AVPs.• Designed and maintained internal facing SharePoint site for the program and its projects.• Utilized Microsoft Excel to create resource overviews, budget reports, and milestone maps.• Developed organizational charts, workflows, timelines, and general visuals using Visio.• Created surveys, work package tracking site, GANT charts, and workspaces utilizing SharePoint.

Bloomington/Normal, Illinois Area

• Coordinated Statements of Work for six yearlong projects.• Created and maintained department budget reports for projects and components.• Designed PowerPoint presentations for departmental and project meetings.• Assisted Statement of Work Leads and Project Managers in navigating the project process.• Designed department templates for vision statements, communications, and PowerPoints. • Organized On-Boarding process and procedures for new associates.• Facilitated weekly department showcases.• Coordinated department-wide Off-Boarding effort after area was cut due to budget constrictions.• Assisted leadership with project and area close down procedures.

Master Of Library & Information Science - Mlis, Library And Information Studies

Master Of Arts (M.A.), Gender Studies

Activities and Societies: Making Waves, National Organization for Women (NOW), Panelist for the Midwest Feminist Conference 2011Studied.

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), English Language And Literature, General

Activities and Societies: Center for International Studies Conversation Partner programMajored in English with an emphasis on American.