Experience and education.

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Professional

Assistant Dean for Community, Culture, and Engagement, iSchool at the University of Illinois (primary employment)

Director of Research and Portfolio Management, University of Illinois Foundation
2022-2026

Instructor, Osher Online Learning Institutes
2024-Present

Adjunct Lecturer, iSchool at the University of Illinois
2019-Present

Lead Prospect Development Analyst, University of Illinois Foundation
2021-2022

Senior Prospect Development Analyst, University of Illinois Foundation
2018-2021

Development Research Specialist for Corporate and Foundation Relations, University of Illinois Foundation
2015-2018

Instructor and Researcher, University of Illinois
2008-2015

Graduate Library Assistant for Health Sciences, University of Illinois
2006-2008

Editor, Alternative Press Center
2004-2007

Volunteer

President, Beta Phi Mu Alpha Chapter
2026-present

Vice President/President-Elect, Beta Phi Mu Alpha Chapter
2025-2026

Editorial Board Member, Public Library Quarterly
2025-Present

APRA PD Conference Planning Committee, APRA
2024-2025

Dance Arts Marketing Chair, Champaign Parks District
2022-2023

Volunteer, Kitsap Regional Library
2019-2022

Indexer, Champaign County Historical Archives
2017-2018

Board of Directors, Art Film Foundation
2017-2018

Promotions and Outreach Volunteer, The Art Theater
2015-2017

Juror, Over the Rainbow Committee
2012-2014

Co-Chair, CU Pride Fest
2010-2011

Founding President, Progressive Librarians Guild, University of Illinois chapter
2007-2008

Education

PhD, Library and Information Science, University of Illinois
2015
Dissertation: “Libraries and the System of Information Provision in the 1930s’ United States: The Transformation of Technology, Access, and Policy”

MS, Library and Information Science, University of Illinois
2008

BA, Cultural and Interdisciplinary Studies, Antioch College
2003