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VITAE

PROFESSIONAL
EXPERIENCE
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Rare Books Librarian

Library Media Specialist

Social Media Analyst

Teen & Social Media Librarian

Senior Case Technician

Library Associate

Library Aide

October 2022

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

2023 - Present        Black Cotton Reviewers

2023 - Present        RUSA RSS Nominating Committee Member

2023 - Present        Black Women's Studies Association Member

2023 - Present        Bibliographical Society of America

2023 - Present        Rare Books and Manuscripts Section Mentorship Program

2023 - Present        ACRL Art Section Member

2023 - Present        Digital Scholarship Section Member

2023                        Newbery Book Awards Chair

2022 - Present        Washington Rare Books Group Member

2022 - Present        Priorty Group Consultants, Chair, and Co-Chairs

2022 - Present        Hip Hop Consortium Discussion Group Member

2022 - Present        Literatures in English Section Member

2022 - Present        College Libraries Section Member

2022 - Present        Women and Gender Section Member

2022 - Present        Politics, Policy and International Relations Section Member

2022 - Present        Anthropology and Sociology Section Member

2022 - Present       District of Columbia Library Association

2022 - Present        Association of College and Research Libraries

2022 - Present        History Librarians Interest Group Member

2022 - Present        African American Studies Librarians Group Member

2022 - Present        Rare Books and Manuscripts Section

2022 - Present        BiblioQuilters Member

2022 - Present        History Librarians Discussion Group Member

2022 - Present        Business Reference and Services Section Member

2022 - Present        RUSA History Section Member

2022 - Present        History Section Discussion List Member

2022 - Present        Library Research Round Table Member

2020 - Present        Florida Library Association Member

2020 - Present        Hillsborough Association of School Library Media Specialists Member

2020 - Present        Film and Media Round Table Member

2020 - Present        American Association of School Librarians Member

2020 - Present        Black School Librarians Member

2020 - Present        Mocha Moms Dual Chapter Member

2020/2021              LA Times Book Book Prize for Young Adult Literature

2019/2020             Coretta Scott King Book Awards Juror

2018 - Present       Rainbow Round Table Member

2017 - Present       Reference and User Services Association Member

2017 - Present       RUSA Emerging Technologies Section Member

2017 - Present       RUSA Collection Development and Evaluation Section Member

2017 - Present       RUSA Sharing Transforming Access to Resources Section Member

2017 - Present       RUSA Reference Services Section Member

2017 - Present       Ethnic, Multicultural Information Exchange Round Table Member

2017 - Present       Coretta Scott Kings Book Awards Round Table Member

2017 - Present       Kirkus Media LLC Book Reviewer
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 - Present       American Association of Library Services to Children Member

2016 - Present       Graphic Novels and Comics Round Table Member

2016 - Present       Gaming Round Table Member

2016 - Present      Young Adult Library Services Association Member
2016 - 2019           Book Riot Contributor

2015 - 2017           New Jersey Library Association Member
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 - Present      Black Caucus of the American Library Association Member

2008 - Present       American Library Association Member
2008 - 2016           Organizer Uptown Girls Harlem Book Club
2008 - 2011            Book Reviewer Rawsistaz

2008 - 2010            New York Black Librarians Caucus Member
2008 - 2009            Court Appointed Special Advocate

2002 - 2004            Tuskegee University Ambassador
1994 - 1997            Volunteer at Mr. Olive Public Library

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

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