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Zephyr Cove, Nevada, United States

-Supervise and develop 3 FTE volunteers at the Zephyr Cove branch of Douglas County Public Library (DCPL)-Manage, instruct, and advertise in-person library programs for all ages-Write grant proposals after compiling research and statistics-Collaborate with department members on potential and current grant projects-Purchase physical and electronic materials and perform reference and circulation duties for small library-Attend community outreach events in south shore of Lake Tahoe and Carson Valley, Nevada-Contribute and attend DCPL Board of Trustees and Friends of DCPL meetings. Also work with Trustees, Friends, and the community on the Library's 5-year Strategic Plan.Currently enrolled: Supervisory Management Training by Douglas County, NV

Carson City, Nevada

-Manage and instruct multiple in-person and virtual library programs ranging from literacy, technology, crafting, writing, STEAM, and ESL-Supervise 2 P/T staff and department volunteers-Person in Charge on Saturdays overseeing 2 F/T, 3 P/T staff, and volunteers-Write grant proposals after compiling research and statistics-Collaborate with department members on potential and current grant projects-Perform reference and circulation duties for medium-sized library-Additional roles: outreach staff, social media representative, and event photographerAccomplishments:July 2020: Carson City Chamber of Commerce Leadership Institute Class of 2020 graduateMarch 2021: Computers in Libraries Connect 2021 Conference speaker: Bringing STEM & Bionics Learning to Community Schools

Carson City

Yuma, Arizona Area

-Manage multiple grant-funded projects for the library district and assist in a grant-funded project for county government-Write grant proposals after compiling research and statistics-Collaborate with departments and branches on current and future grant projects-Strengthen the local community by teaching nonprofit groups grant research onFoundation Directory Online and serve on the board of a nonprofit group-Perform reference librarian and receptionist duties when scheduled-Additional roles: E-Rate coordinator, committee member, outreach staff, social mediarepresentative, and amateur event photographer

Foothills Library

-Perform reference, circulation, collection maintenance duties for small to medium-sizedlibrary where patrons are military families and winter visitors-Instruct 8 monthly programs such as technology, writing, and papercrafting-Supervise 28+ library volunteers ranging from teens to winter visitors-Lead a 6 staff-team when manager is absent-Maintain and oversee the branch collection

Busanjin Girls' Commerical High School

Busanjin Girls' Commericial High School-Taught English conversation skills to high school students and teachers-Developed students' Business English skills in high school elective class Global Leaders and supplemental classes-Successfully trained one Global Leaders student for the Busan-Australia internship where the Korean high school student works and studies in Australia for one academic year.-Edited English documents for teachers and administrative personnel-Prepared weekly lesson plans for 22 classesBusan Metropolitan City Office of Education (BMCOE)-Represented the United States as a versatile information professional-Participated in BMCOE training-Edited bi-monthly translated online news articles for the BMCOE English website

Cedar City, Ut

Assessed 1st and 2nd grade students for a Department of Education RtI reading study

Las Vegas, Nevada Area

Prepared tax returns and provided excellent customer service

Reno, Nevada Area

-Researched black-crime fiction novels of 1960s-70s-Compiled an annotated bibliography of 400+ books-Created an Excel database of books’ bibliographic information-Assisted associate professor for the publication of the academic novel

Reno, Nevada Area

Library Services—Electronic-Reserves-Scanned assigned documents and books at the request of professors using state-of-the-art scanners with Adobe Acrobat Professional-Scanned additional material for Special Collections and University Archives-Worked extensively with data-entry for online database-Worked extensively with the automated retrieval system-Assisted full-time in the move from the old library building to the new facility in Summer 2008Technical Services—Acquisitions -Processed books and other materials-Managed files and organized collections-Sorted mail for the entire Technical Services department-Assisted Digital Projects Librarian with CONTENTdm-related tasks

Sunrise Library

-Shelved all types of circulating materials-Assisted librarians with programming projects and weeding projects-Assisted circulation staff-Collaborated with younger volunteers

Mlis, Library And Information Science

Ba, English

Activities and Societies: Accounting Minor, Summer English Research Assistant (2009), VITA (Volunteer Income Tax Assistance) Volunteer