About

I'm passionate about St. Louis, librarianship, historic materials, the built environment, facilitating collaboration, serving the community, and yoga.

current

• Volunteer at the National Building Arts Center

• Archival consultant at Backlog Archivists and Historians

• Web & Email Archiving Coordinator at Washington University in St. Louis

  • https://library.wustl.edu/news/digitally-archiving-the-pandemic/

teaching experience

• Bibliographic instruction - Odegaard Undergraduate Library at University of Washington and Lindenwood University

• Yoga teacher - Yogalife Seattle, Breitenbush Retreat Center, University of Washington Libraries, and Puravegan

• Computer skills for ESL learners - Seattle Public Library

• Hands-on tours for elementary school-age kids - Seattle Tilth Children's Garden

• Docent - Historic Seattle

management experience

• Managed student workers at Lindenwood Belleville Library

• Former solo librarian at Anheuser-Busch

• Directed the work of 25 student workers at Odegaard Undergraduate Library

• Hired, trained, and managed 20 work-trade yogis at Seattle's Yogalife Yoga Studio

• Co-founded a multidisciplinary arts nonprofit called Assembly Arts, Seattle, 1998-2000

• Stage management / tech crew: University of Illinois, Armory Free Theatre, and Central City Opera

archives / preservation experience

• University of Washington Special Collections Library

• Seattle's Museum of History and Industry Library

• National Building Arts Center, St. Louis

• Washington State Archives Heritage Resource Center training

• Intern at the Preservation Research Office