Work Experience
Reference Assistant
Funk ACES Library, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
February 2011-present
- Answer patrons’ online, phone, and in person research questions at one of the nation's only agriculture libraries
- Provide excellent customer service for circulation, scheduling, and directional questions
- Create and maintain online subject guides for agriculture and nutrition classes
- Maintain ACES library website and research new LibGuides
- Supervise two undergraduate student assistants
Intern
New York Public Library, Bronx, NY
March 2012
- Staffed information desk and answered reference questions in English and Spanish at a neighborhood branch library serving a diverse community
- Led a pre-school storytime and afterschool craft program
- Assisted with a bilingual storytime and science activity led by outside educators
Practicum Student
Champaign Public Library (Adult and Teen Services), Champaign, Illinois
June 2011-August 2011
- Staffed information desks, providing reference help and readers' advisory at a busy public library
- Assisted librarians with collection development and weeding
- Researched and prepared four teen booklists
Program Director
Camp Kiwanis, Mahomet, Illinois
June 2010-August 2010
- Supervised and assisted four staff members at a Girl Scout day camp
- Planned and scheduled a variety of weekly activities for forty campers ages 6-10
Information Technology for Education Volunteer
United States Peace Corps, Cabarete, Dominican Republic
February 2008-May 2010
- Taught English and computer skills classes for adults and youth
- Formed an IT youth group for high-achieving high school students
- Maintained computer lab as a community center
- Assisted with the installation and utilization of ResourceMate software to catalog the community library
- Served as editor-in-chief of the Peace Corps DR volunteer magazine
Units Director
Camp Green Eyrie, Harvard, Massachusetts
June 2007-August 2007
- Supervised and assisted 12 unit staff members at an overnight Girl Scout camp
- Performed administrative duties in camp office, especially scheduling
- Led out of camp trips
- Varied other duties as needed to ensure a positive camp experience for staff and campers
Conferences Attended
New Orleans, Louisiana, June 23-28 2011
Dominican University, River Forest, Illinois, September 8-9 2011
Boston, Massachusetts, April 4-7 2007
- Presented the paper "Defining Ourselves, Defining the Other: The Use of Myth in Sandman #50, 'Ramadan'"
Social Media Experience
Paid Blogger
BuyFun.com
November 2011-present