curriculum
VITAE
PROFESSIONAL
EXPERIENCE
Library Media Specialist
Jul 2020 - Present
Creating a vibrant literature culture that permeates throughout the school.
Aug 2015 - Jul 2016
Responsible for planning programs for teen patrons and managing the social media presence of the East Orange Public Library.
Nov 2014 - Jan 2015
Responsible for planning programs and services for youth patrons ages 0 - 18,
Aug 2010 - Apr 2014
Responsible for providing case analysis and securing evidence in order to assist administrative law judges at Social Security Administration hearings.
Jan 2010 - Aug 2010
Supervised graduate and undergraduate employees while managing administrative and technical duties of the Art & Architecture library.
Nov 2008 - Jan 2010
Provided customer service to midshipmen, faculty, and the general public at the circulation desk of a military academic library.
Sep 1997 - Oct 1998
Responsible for reclassifying books, periodicals, and other library media.
2020
EDUCATION
Pratt Institute (New York, NY)
MS Library and Information Science
Concentration: Law; Youth Services
2015
New York University (New York, NY)
Diploma Paralegal Studies
School of Continuing and Professional Studies
2010
Montclair State University (Montclair, NJ)
BA Political Science
2008
Tuskegee University (Tuskegee, AL)
Political Science
Concentration: International Politics, Statistics
Study Abroad Program: Shanghai, China - First Step World
2006
PROFESSIONAL
MEMBERSHIPS
CURRENT
American Library Association (ALA), Reference and User Services Association (RUSA), Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), Association for Library Services to Children (ALSC), Black Caucus of the American Library Association (BCALA), Ethnic and Multicultural Information Exchange Round Table (EMIERT), American Association of School Librarians (AASL), Hillsborough Association of School Library Media Specialists (HASLMS)
PAST
Florida Library Association (FLA), New Jersey Library Association (NJLA), New York Black Caucus of the American Library Association (NYBCALA), Conference Accessibility Task Force (CATF)
2020/2021 LA Times Book Book Prize for Young Adult Literature
2019/2020 Coretta Scott King Book Awards Juror
2017 - Michael L. Printz Award Committee Member
2017 - Florida Author's and Publisher's Award Book Committee Member
2017 - 2020 Creator and Organizer of Hype Lit Book Club
2016 - 2019 Book Riot Contributor
2016 - Conference Accessibility Task Force Member
2015 - 2016 YALSA Instagram of the Week Blogger
2010 - 2011 Library Journal Book Reviewer
2010 - Brooklyn Public Library Intern
2008 - 2016 Organizer Uptown Girls Harlem Book Club
2008 - 2011 Book Reviewer Rawsistaz
2008 - 2009 Court Appointed Special Advocate
2002 - 2004 Tuskegee University Ambassador
1994 - 1997 Volunteer at Mr. Olive Public Library
SERVICE
TECHNICAL SKILLS
Library Catalogs: Voyager, Millenium, WorldCat Local, LexisNexis, Westlaw, Artstor
Other Library/Archives Software: Symphony, Polaris, Sierra, Sirsi Dynix, Archivist’s Toolkit, LibAnswers, RefWorks, EndNote, LibGuides, Blackboard, LibraryThing
Web Design: HTML, WordPress, some PHP, Google Analytics
Multimedia Software: Photoshop, Illustrator, iMovie,
Productivity Software: MS Office (including Access), Google Docs, Acrobat Pro, Sharepoint, SurveyMonkey, Doodle,
Social Media: Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Instagram, Flickr, Pinterest, Tumblr, Wikipedia, LinkedIn, Goodreads, Meetup
CERTIFICATION
PK-12 Media Specialist - Expires 06/30/2023
K-6 Elementary Teacher (Florida SOE) - Expires 12/20/22
5-9 Social Studies - Expires 06/30/2023
6-12 Social Studies - Expires 06/30/2023
