EDUCATION:
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M.L.I.S., San Jose State University
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M.A., Instructional Technology, East Tennessee State University
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B.A., Social Sciences/Social Work, Hope International University
CREDENTIALS/CERTIFICATIONS:
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Single Subject Credential, Social Sciences, California State University, Fullerton
KEY AWARDS/AFFILIATIONS:
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Beta Phi Mu, Library and Information Science Honor Society
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Kappa Delta Pi, International Honor Society in Education
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Restoration Serials Index Editorial Board
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Hope International University Academic Committee
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American Library Association
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American Theological Library Association
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Southern California Theological Library Association
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Statewide California Electronic Library Consortium (SCELC) Board of Directors
ACADEMIC INTERESTS:
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Integration of Faith and Learning
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Restoration Movement
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Instructional Technology
PUBLICATIONS:
PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS:
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“Maintaining Service While Sheltering in Place.” 2021. Panel Presentation. Atla Annual Conference.
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“Weeding and Renovating While Working from Home.” 2021. Lighting Talk. SCELC Colloquium.
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“Obsolete eBooks: Is It Already Time to Consider Weeding eBook Collections?” 2016. Poster Session. American Theological Library Association Annual Conference.
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“George P. Taubman: A Restoration Movement Influence in Long Beach, California.” 2016. Stone Campbell Denominational Group Meeting. American Theological Library Association Annual Conference.
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“Successful Transition for New Staff.” 2015. Co-presenter with Katy Lines and Jennifer Rich. WorldShare Management Services User Group Meeting.
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“The View from the Director’s Chair: Metamorphosis, Three Tales of Change.” 2013. Panel with Debra Quast and Karen Schneider. Association of Christian Librarians Annual Conference.
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“Library Services in the Cloud.” 2012. Poster Session with Lindsey Sinnott. American Theological Library Association Annual Conference.
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"Adopting OCLC WorldShare Management Services: Perspectives from Different Positions in Libraries" (Reprise of American Library Association presentation.)Co-presenter. OCLC Webinar. July 2012.
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"Library Services in the Cloud". Poster Session with Lindsey Sinnott. American Theological Library Association. Annual Conference. Scottsdale, AZ, July 2012.
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"Adopting OCLC WorldShare Management Services: Perspectives from Different Positions in Libraries." Co-presenter. American Library Association. Annual Conference, June 2012.
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"Using WMS to Provide Services to a Remote Campus". Co-presenter with Lindsey Sinnott and Nicole McDermott. WorldShare Management Services UGM, Los Angeles, CA. May 2012.
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"The Power of Cooperation at Web-scale: OCLC and Academic Libraries." Co-presenter. OCLC Webinar. November, 2011.
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Web Services: Libraries in the Cloud. Co-presenter. Internet Librarian. Monterey, CA, October 2011.
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"Empowering Your Staff to Do Their Own Access Reports (So You Can Do Your Job)." Presenter. EndUser, 2005.
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"Overcoming Fear of Implementing Customer-Authored Tools at Your Library." Panel Coordinator. EndUser (Endeavor Users Group Meeting), 2004.
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Outlook. Staff Training. December 2003.
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Voyager Reports. Library Staff Training. August 2003.
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Get Smart: Unix System Administration For Those Who Play System Administrators on TV. Presenter. EndUser (Endeavor Users Group Meeting), 2003.
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An Anatomy of a WebVoyáge: For Beginners. Co-presenter with Nell Yang, Systems Librarian at Santa Ana College. Voyager Users Group Meeting, 2002.
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"Thriving on Chaos" and other books in my backlog. Presenter. Voyager Users Group Meeting, 2002.
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Learning Styles. 1998. Co-presenter with Terri Bogan. Day of Common Learning, Pacific Christian College.
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The InterNOT: What the Internet is Not. 1995. Presentation to the faculty of Pacific Christian College at the annual fall retreat and initial meeting.
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Instructional Technology and Pedagogy. 1994. Presentation to the faculty regarding the use of instructional technology in the classroom.
HOBBIES/INTERESTS:
I collect international nativity sets, enjoy cooking, entertaining interesting ideas, and learning about how the organization and communication of information shapes society.
PERSONAL MISSION STATEMENT/ FAVORITE QUOTE/ SCRIPTURE/ PHILOSOPHY OF EDUCATION:
“As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another.”
Proverbs 27:17
RECOMMENDED LINKS:
https://libguides.hiu.edu/library/