job title Library Director Office Location Library 624 S. Michigan Ave

Responsibilities

Responsible for leading the creation and articulation of the vision and mission for the Library to administration, faculty, students and general public. Leading the Library staff in carrying out mission through effective use of all resources available including design and implementation of student-centered services, programs, events and access to collections including, books, periodicals, digitized slide library, audio/visual materials, College Archives, Special Collections.

Education

• MBA, Innovation and Technology, Benedictine University, Lisle, Illinois
• MLIS, Rosary College (now Dominican University), River Forest, Illinois
• BA, Education, Wheaton College, Wheaton, Illinois

Professional Memberships

• American Library Association (ALA)
• Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL)
• Special Libraries Association (SLA)
• Academic Affairs Committee
• Friends of the Library Advisory Committee

Publications

• With Denise Chochrek, Jean Scanlon, David Schumaker, Julie Stich, “Institute of Museum and Library Services Study on the Future of the Library Workforce”
• With Laura Claggett, Cathy Friedman, Maureen Malinowski, Krista Pospisil, Bonnie Tilton Sebby, Megan Sweeney, Prudence Dalrymple and Elisa Topper. “Library Practicum 101,” Information Outlook, Special Libraries Association, September 2002.
• “Cross Pollination”, Informant, Volume 65, Number 2, November/December 2001.
• With Cathy Porter, Mary Beall, Rebecca Corliss, Christina Krawczyk, Sara Tompson, Lori Zipperer. Special Libraries: A Guide for Management, Special Libraries Association, 1997
• “Highlights from the Illinois Chapter Archives--From the Birth of the Baby Boomers to the First Earth Day,” Informant, Volume 60, Number 4, March 1996.
• “Highlights from the Illinois Chapter Archives--The First 20 Years: From the Roaring Twenties to the World War II Victory,” Informant, Volume 60, Number 1, September 1995.

Areas of Specialization

Knowledge Management, Innovation and Technology