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Garrettsville, Ohio, United States

• Managed daily operations and staffing of two branch libraries, ensuring exceptional customer service and user experience.• Guided staff in streamlining processes, maximizing time for valuable programs and services.• Collaborated with the Friends of the Library group to plan and execute programs and fundraisers.• Organized monthly outreach events by partnering with a local high school, where computer science students provided technology troubleshooting sessions for patrons.• Selected and coordinated performers for the summer reading program across six library branches.• Collected and reported qualitative and quantitative statistics, preparing monthly updates for the Board of Trustees.• Authored and distributed an instruction manual to ensure compliance with organizational guidelines across the county’s six library branches.• Selected as one of 30 librarians statewide to participate in the 2024 Library Leadership Ohio conference.

Cleveland, Ohio, United States

• Managed onboarding for new school partners and nurtured existing relationships through active listening and consistent follow-up, ensuring contract renewals and platform growth.• Contributed to achieving quarterly and annual sales goals by supporting targeted campaigns and incentives.• Designed and delivered training presentations to educate stakeholders on platform functionality, best practices, and strategies for content selection and merchandising to boost digital collection usage.• Analyzed usage patterns, local demographics, and publisher specials to inform strategic content acquisition decisions.• Presented in webinars with industry stakeholders, including School Library Journal and Booklist, to showcase high-profile products.• Utilized Salesforce CRM to monitor KPIs, track metrics, and document customer issues for timely and efficient resolution.

Ridgeland, Mississippi, United States

• Organized synchronous virtual learning for 20-30 students annually as Academic Liaison for the Malone School Online Network and Site Director for the Global Online Academy.• Led an Architectural Exploratory Committee on a research trip to private schools and universities across the Atlanta metro area, documenting advancements in educational technology and design. Our proposal was instrumental in shaping the school’s capital campaign and building project.• Served as Mentor Program Coordinator, successfully onboarding and orienting an average of 20 new faculty and staff members each year.• Co-chaired the Academic Technology Subcommittee, crafting the PreK-12 technology integration and skill development plan while serving on the Committee on Excellence in Learning and Teaching (CELT).• Acted as the liaison between the school and the textbook vendor, spearheading the transition from physical textbooks to digital products and solutions.• As a faculty sponsor of the Global Studies Advisory Committee, led student service learning trips to Accra, Ghana, and Kunming, China.

Ridgeland, Mississippi, United States

• Directed three libraries across two campuses, managing staff, volunteers, budgets, policies, and procedures.• Enhanced the collection's relevance by reducing the average publication date by 15 years within three years through data-driven weeding and strategic purchasing.• Authored the school’s first collection development and intellectual freedom policies, successfully defending multiple books against challenges.• Conducted a diversity audit on required reading for grades 1-12, assisting teachers in selecting modern alternatives with more authentic representation.• Co-wrote a PreK-12 curriculum integrating research and library skills with digital literacy and social-emotional learning, which received commendation at an annual conference from the president of the American Association of School Librarians.• Coordinated regular visits and presentations by award-winning authors and illustrators across both campuses.• Re-cataloged, re-labeled, and reorganized the entire library collection by genre, replacing the Dewey Decimal System to enhance the browsing experience for students.• Established a process for regularly distributing updates to stakeholders, including statistics on database cost per usage, top circulating materials, and strategic goals for the upcoming year.

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

• Curated and purchased the opening day collection for a newly built library, ensuring alignment with the school’s curriculum, mission statement, and the diverse needs of students.• Authored collection development policies and procedures while managing the annual library materials budget.• Developed and co-taught a research and information literacy curriculum for grades 5-12, collaborating closely with teachers on lessons and projects.• Self-taught cataloging for world language materials and established a network of translation volunteers after receiving a significant donation of Hebrew language books.• Volunteered to help plan and lead a service learning trip to New Mexico, guiding students through a week focused on social action, teamwork, and collaboration, rooted in the Jewish concept of Tikkun Olam.

Masters, Library And Information Science

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Middle Childhood Education