Education
M.A. Library and Information Studies, University of Wisconsin-Madison, December 1996.
Received Valmai Kirkham Fenster Award for outstanding promise for exceptional scholarly contribution to the profession.
Beta Phi Mu, Library and Information Studies Honor Society.
Received Valmai Kirkham Fenster Award for outstanding promise for exceptional scholarly contribution to the profession.
Beta Phi Mu, Library and Information Studies Honor Society.
M.A. History of Art, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia. January 1992.
B.A. International Studies, Rhodes College, Memphis, Tennessee. May 1989.
Professional Development & Continuing Education
Ohio Public Library Certification, 2010, renewed 2016 and 2022.
Leadership Westerville, 2021-22.
Library Leadership Ohio, July 2014.
Reimagining School Readiness Workshop, State Library of Ohio, Sept. 2021.
Youth Mental Health First Aid, January 2021.
Bridges out of Poverty training, January 2019.
"How Did You Manage THAT?!?!: Issues in Youth Services Librarianship, Parts I & II" University of Wisconsin-Madison SLIS Continuing Education, January & October 2016.
"Using Your Outdoor Classroom" & "The Arts and Nature" workshops by Nature Explore (a collaborative project of Arbor Day Foundation and Dimensions Educational Research Foundation), Columbus, Ohio, April 15, 2014.
ALSC Online Course: “The Caldecott Medal: Understanding Distinguished Art in Picture Books” Summer 2012.
Reviewer, Public Libraries, 2012-18.
Reviewer, School Library Journal, 1997-2008.