curriculum
VITAE
PROFESSIONAL
EXPERIENCE
Rare Books Librarian
Library Media Specialist
Social Media Analyst
Teen & Social Media Librarian
Senior Case Technician
Library Associate
Library Aide
October 2022
EDUCATION
Pratt Institute (New York, NY)
MS Library and Information Science
Concentration: Law; Youth Services
2015
New York University (New York, NY)
Diploma Paralegal Studies
School of Continuing and Professional Studies
2010
Montclair State University (Montclair, NJ)
BA Political Science
2008
Tuskegee University (Tuskegee, AL)
Political Science
Concentration: International Politics, Statistics
Study Abroad Program: Shanghai, China - First Step World
2006
PROFESSIONAL
MEMBERSHIPS
2023 - Present Black Cotton Reviewers
2023 - Present RUSA RSS Nominating Committee Member
2023 - Present Black Women's Studies Association Member
2023 - Present Bibliographical Society of America
2023 - Present Rare Books and Manuscripts Section Mentorship Program
2023 - Present ACRL Art Section Member
2023 - Present Digital Scholarship Section Member
2023 Newbery Book Awards Chair
2022 - Present Washington Rare Books Group Member
2022 - Present Priorty Group Consultants, Chair, and Co-Chairs
2022 - Present Hip Hop Consortium Discussion Group Member
2022 - Present Literatures in English Section Member
2022 - Present College Libraries Section Member
2022 - Present Women and Gender Section Member
2022 - Present Politics, Policy and International Relations Section Member
2022 - Present Anthropology and Sociology Section Member
2022 - Present District of Columbia Library Association
2022 - Present Association of College and Research Libraries
2022 - Present History Librarians Interest Group Member
2022 - Present African American Studies Librarians Group Member
2022 - Present Rare Books and Manuscripts Section
2022 - Present BiblioQuilters Member
2022 - Present History Librarians Discussion Group Member
2022 - Present Business Reference and Services Section Member
2022 - Present RUSA History Section Member
2022 - Present History Section Discussion List Member
2022 - Present Library Research Round Table Member
2020 - Present Florida Library Association Member
2020 - Present Hillsborough Association of School Library Media Specialists Member
2020 - Present Film and Media Round Table Member
2020 - Present American Association of School Librarians Member
2020 - Present Black School Librarians Member
2020 - Present Mocha Moms Dual Chapter Member
2020/2021 LA Times Book Book Prize for Young Adult Literature
2019/2020 Coretta Scott King Book Awards Juror
2018 - Present Rainbow Round Table Member
2017 - Present Reference and User Services Association Member
2017 - Present RUSA Emerging Technologies Section Member
2017 - Present RUSA Collection Development and Evaluation Section Member
2017 - Present RUSA Sharing Transforming Access to Resources Section Member
2017 - Present RUSA Reference Services Section Member
2017 - Present Ethnic, Multicultural Information Exchange Round Table Member
2017 - Present Coretta Scott Kings Book Awards Round Table Member
2017 - Present Kirkus Media LLC Book Reviewer
2017 Michael L. Printz Award Committee Member
2017 Florida Author's and Publisher's Award Book Committee Member
2017 - 2020 Creator and Organizer of Hype Lit Book Club
2016 - Present American Association of Library Services to Children Member
2016 - Present Graphic Novels and Comics Round Table Member
2016 - Present Gaming Round Table Member
2016 - Present Young Adult Library Services Association Member
2016 - 2019 Book Riot Contributor
2015 - 2017 New Jersey Library Association Member
2016 Conference Accessibility Task Force Member
2015 - 2016 YALSA Instagram of the Week Blogger
2010 - 2011 Library Journal Book Reviewer
2010 Brooklyn Public Library Intern
2008 - Present Black Caucus of the American Library Association Member
2008 - Present American Library Association Member
2008 - 2016 Organizer Uptown Girls Harlem Book Club
2008 - 2011 Book Reviewer Rawsistaz
2008 - 2010 New York Black Librarians Caucus Member
2008 - 2009 Court Appointed Special Advocate
2002 - 2004 Tuskegee University Ambassador
1994 - 1997 Volunteer at Mr. Olive Public Library
TECHNICAL SKILLS
Library Catalogs: Voyager, Millenium, WorldCat Local, LexisNexis, Westlaw, Artstor
Other Library/Archives Software: Symphony, Polaris, Sierra, Sirsi Dynix, Archivist’s Toolkit, LibAnswers, RefWorks, EndNote, LibGuides, Blackboard, LibraryThing
Web Design: HTML, WordPress, some PHP, Google Analytics
Multimedia Software: Photoshop, Illustrator, iMovie,
Productivity Software: MS Office (including Access), Google Docs, Acrobat Pro, Sharepoint, SurveyMonkey, Doodle,
Social Media: Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Instagram, Flickr, Pinterest, Tumblr, Wikipedia, LinkedIn, Goodreads, Meetup
CERTIFICATION
PK-12 Media Specialist - Expires 06/30/2023
K-6 Elementary Teacher (Florida SOE) - Expires 12/20/22
5-9 Social Studies - Expires 06/30/2023
6-12 Social Studies - Expires 06/30/2023
