Trevor A. Dawes Email & Phone Number

Helping you to create an equitable, inclusive, and dynamic environment where knowledge and collaboration thrive. We are dedicated to dismantling toxic cultures and building supportive communities through innovative solutions, open communication, and continuous learning. By prioritizing equity, diversity, and inclusion, we aim to transform academic libraries and higher education institutions into spaces of respect, excellence, and empowerment, ensuring every voice is heard and valued.

United States

Preside over the Board of Directors in setting the priorities of the Association. Supervise the Executive Director who executes the vision of the Association.

Newark, De

Lead the staff and operations at the University of Delaware's libraries, museums, and press. Develop services, programs and activities with campus and community partners that lead to the success of our students, faculty, staff, and broader community members.

Chair, Leadership, Recruitment, and Nominating Committee, 2023-2024Co-Chair, ACRL 2021 Poster Sessions Component Committee, 2019 - 2021Member, ACRL Diversity Committee, 2019 - 2021Conference Chair, ACRL 2019 Conference, 2017-2019Co-Chair, ACRL 2017 Scholarships Component Committee, 2015 - 2017Past President, 2014 - 2015President, 2013 - 2014Vice-President/President-Elect, 2012-2013Co-Chair, ACRL Philadelphia 2011 Poster Sessions Component Committee, 2009 - 2011Chair, Professional Development Coordinating Committee, 2006 - 2009Member, Professional Development Committee, 2005 - 2006

Elected member of the ALA Executive Board, 2017-2020Member, ALA Executive Director Search Committee, 2018 - 2019Elected member of ALA Council, 2008 - 2011; 2015 - 2018Chair, ALA Committee on Diversity, 2006 - 2007

St. Louis, Mo

Provided leadership, direction and guidance for Scholarly Services (subject and departmental liaison librarians and Data & GIS Services); Library Diversity and Outreach; Scholarly Communication; Collections and Acquisitions. Directly supervised six professionals with a total staff of over forty.

Philadelphia, Pa

I taught a required introductory course in the MLIS program

Jefferson City, Mo

Provided advice to the Secretary of State, through the State Librarian, on library services and funding for libraries in the state of Missouri.

Princeton, Nj

Lead the activities of the Circulation Services Division, including Circulation; Reserves; Current Periodicals; Stacks Management and Remote Storage; Resource Sharing; and Library Privileges. Directly supervised five professionals with a total staff of thirty-eight.

Member, Professional Development Committee, 2006 - 2008President, College and University Section (ACRL-NJ), 2009 - 2010Member-at Large, NJLA Executive Board, 2009 - 2013

Greater New York City Area

Managed the services and activities of the Butler Library Circulation unit, Information and Privileges Office, and Offsite Shelving facilitiesOversaw, set priorities for, and evaluated the work of 3 department managers, 12 full-time union support staff, and 5.5 FTE student assistantsEstablished qualitative and quantitative performance measures for staff and services

Greater New York City Area

Administered visitor privileges to the Columbia University LibrariesManaged the Libraries' publication budgetOversaw the Libraries' orientation program for visiting scholars

Fellow

Activities and Societies: Higher Education leadership development program.The Senior Fellows is a professional development program.

Frye Leadership Fellow

Activities and Societies: Higher Education leadership development program.The program is designed to help participants “... effect.

Minnesota Leadership Institute For Early Career Librarians

Activities and Societies: Higher Education leadership development program.The Minnesota Leadership Institute for Early Career Librarians.

Ed.M, Educational Leadership

Mls, Library Science

Ma, Educational Administration

Ba, Sociology

High School Diploma