EDUCATION
Master in Library and Information Science (2006)
Drexel University (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
Master of Arts in History (2004)
University of Scranton (Scranton, Pennsylvania)
Bachelor of Arts in History (2001)
Misericordia University (Dallas, Pennsylvania)
Associate of Science in Education (1999)
Luzerne County Community College (Nanticoke, Pennsylvania)
HONORS
LaSalle Public Library photograph selected to be featured on the Library of Congress website. (2023)
Library of Congress
Louisiana Leadership Academy (2022)
Louisiana’s Community and Technical College System
Outstanding Professional Staff (2020)
Central Louisiana Technical Community College
LICENCES & CERTIFICATIONS
SirsiDynix System Administrator I
LOUIS: The Louisiana Library Network
Electronic Resources Administrator Intermediate Training
LOUIS: The Louisiana Library Network
Digital Privacy Certification
LOUIS: The Louisiana Library Network
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the Workplace Certificate (2021)
University of South Florida Muma College of Business
Alma Certified Administrator (2018)
GALILEO Interconnected Libraries
BOOK REVIEWS
Benedict, Marie and Victoria Christopher Murray – The Personal Librarian {Fiction, African American Lit, Historical Fiction}
Bennett, Brit – The Vanishing Half: a novel {Fiction, African American Lit, Historical Fiction}
Bryan, Helen – War Brides {Fiction, Historical Fiction, Women’s Fiction}
de Rosnay, Tatiana – A Secret Kept {Fiction, Historical Fiction, Family Secrets}
Hurston, Zora Neale – Their Eyes Were Watching God {Fiction, African American Lit, Historical Fiction}
Little, Judithe – Wickwythe Hall, A Novel {Fiction, Historical Fiction, Romance}
Phillips, Delores – The Darkest Child: a novel {Fiction, African American Lit, Historical Fiction}
Thomas, Angie – The Hate U Give {Fiction, Young Adult, Banned Book}
Williams, Beatriz – A Certain Age {Fiction, Historical Fiction, Crime}
Williams, Beatriz – Cocoa Beach {Fiction, Historical Fiction}
Williams, Tia – Seven Days in June by Tia Williams {Fiction, African American Lit, Romance}