I received my M.S. in Library and Information Science from Drexel University in 1983.   My first professional positions included working reference desks in a public library, hospital library, and academic health sciences library.  In 1986 I became Manager of the Microcomputer Laboratory at Hahnemann University (now Drexel University), where I worked with medical school faculty and students to develop computer-based instruction tutorials related to biochemistry, anatomy, physiology, and environmental health.

In 1991 I moved to Utah and it was a natural fit for me to join the faculty of the Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library at University of Utah, where the pioneering “Slice of Life” videodisc and associated tutorials were developed.  From 1995-2000 I led a team that developed open source Web-based health sciences instructional tutorials. With funding from NSF from 2000-2004, along with collaborators at UCLA and University of Oklahoma, I was Co-Director for the Health Education Assets Library (HEAL) project, which now contains over 20,000 freely available learning objects.

In 2003 I became the Technology Coordinator for the NN/LM MidContinental Region at University of Utah, where I enjoyed the opportunity to “push the envelope” with new technologies and train other librarians about technology using a variety of computer-based systems such as Moodle and Adobe Connect.  In 2007 I also became Technology Coordinator for the Pacific Southwest Region, working from University of Utah but sharing my job between the two regions.

Based on my long interest in computer-based learning and training, I led the effort by the Eccles Library to apply for the NTC contract in 2011.  I’m delighted to be working with two fantastic trainers, Sharon Brown and Rebecca Brown.

I received my MLS from Texas Woman’s University in 2006. Before grad school, I held several non-professional jobs in public libraries in the Kansas City area. During grad school I worked in the Copyright and Document Delivery Department of the Archie Dykes Health Sciences Library at the University of Kansas Medical Center.

After graduation, my first professional job as a librarian was with the National Network of Libraries of Medicine – MidContinental Region (NNLM-MCR) as the Kansas and Technology Liaison. I held that position for a little more than 4 ½ years; working with health professionals and promoting the freely available resources from the National Library of Medicine. For the technology piece of my job, I investigated up and coming electronic tools (RSS, social bookmarking, screencasting, QR Codes to name a few) and tested their use for library settings.

I received my BS in Computer Engineering from the University of Utah in 2012.  My first Introduction to the National Network of Libraries of Medicine was in July of 2011, when I was first hired to work with NTC.  I now also work with the MidContiental Region and am involved in many of the interactive portions of nnlm.gov including the class registration system.