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2008 Student Cohort

Maria Carpenter

Director of Advancement, Marketing, and Communications
Northeastern University Libraries

Maria Carpenter is the director of advancement, marketing, and communications for Northeastern University Libraries. In this role, she oversees the university libraries’ fundraising, marketing, communications, programming, and strategic assessment. She joined Northeastern University in 2001 after completing her M.L.S. at the University of Pittsburgh. She received her B.A. from Ohio Wesleyan University in 1995 and worked in the field of arts administration before entering the library profession. She is a member of Phi Beta Delta, the honor society for international scholars.

Maria is the recipient of many awards. These include a partner award from Northeastern University’s Asian American Center for fostering partnerships across campus, the Northeastern University Aspiration Team Award for the successful implementation of the library’s integrated library system, University of Pittsburgh’s Jay Daily Award for outstanding contributions to the master’s program in library and information science, and Arena Stage’s Thomas C. Fichandler Management Training Award for outstanding performance as a management trainee. Maria is a 1999 Spectrum scholar and in 2006-2007 chaired the Spectrum Scholar Interest Group. She also serves on Jim Rettig’s Presidential Advisory Committee, the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL)'s Ethnic and Racial Diversity Committee, and co-chaired the 2007 Academic Library Advancement and Development conference in Banff. She volunteers as an adviser in a big brother/ big sister program for Korean adopted children at Tufts University, is a board member of Northeastern's Asian American Center, and is an active member of the Boston Korean Adoptees organization.

Maria’s background leads to her current interest in marginalized or underrepresented populations. Maria would like her research to focus on illuminating practical ways to foster the transformative experience in leadership development and to answer how personal transformation leads to attaining leadership qualities and has an impact on organizational transformation.

Jolie Graybill

Social and Behavioral Sciences Team Leader
Cline Library, Northern Arizona University

Jolie Graybill is the social and behavioral sciences team leader at Northern Arizona University’s Cline Library. She began her tenure there in November 2006. She is responsible for managing the social and behavioral sciences team; supporting the university’s social and behavioral sciences courses, programs, faculty and students by integrating Cline Library research resources and services; and planning, implementing and evaluating team efforts. Prior to the NAU Cline Library position, Jolie held a position with the University of Nebraska-Lincoln University Libraries as assistant professor and multicultural services librarian. Her responsibilities included developing multicultural collections, serving as liaison librarian to international studies, Native American studies, Latin American studies, ethnic studies, African and African American studies, and outreach.

Jolie received her M.A. in library science and information technology from the University of Arizona with assistance from both the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) Diversity Scholars program and the University of Arizona's Knowledge River program. She holds an M.Ed. with a concentration in youth development leadership from the University of Minnesota, as well as a B.S. in journalism/mass communication from the University of Kansas.

Jolie mentors a current ARL diversity scholar, and serves on the University of Arizona Knowledge River Steering Committee. She had the unique opportunity to participate in the 2007 ALA Emerging Leaders program, received a 2006 ALA Diversity Research Award, and attended University of Minnesota Libraries’ 2006 Institute for Early Career Librarians. Before joining academic libraries, she held positions with the University of Arizona Cooperative Extension and the University of Minnesota Extension Service where she focused on leadership development with teens, youth, and the adults working with them.

Jerome Offord, Jr.

Director of Diversity Initiatives
Association of Research Libraries

Jerome Offord, Jr. is the director of diversity initiatives for the Association of Research Libraries. These initiatives include several national recruitment and professional development programs such as the Initiative to Recruit a Diverse Workforce, Leadership and Career Development Program, ARL Academy, and the Career Resources Service. The Initiative to Recruit a Diverse Workforce is an international minority recruitment effort. The Leadership and Career Development Program prepares mid-career librarians from underrepresented racial and ethnic groups for leadership roles in academic and research libraries as well as in the larger professional community. The ARL Academy program recruits subject specialists with terminal degrees into careers in research libraries. The Career Resources Service is a web-based service that allows libraries to promote vacancies as well as internship and residency programs. The Graduate Student Resume Database allows M.L.S. graduate students to post their resumes free of charge. The National Diversity in Libraries Conference highlights issues of diversity in the library and information science profession.

Jerome has over 10 years of experience in higher education and has eight years of non-profit management experience. Jerome’s educational background includes a B.S. in agriculture from Lincoln University of Missouri, a M.S. in higher education from Colorado State University, and an M.L.S. from Catholic University. Jerome has published several articles and has made presentations on numerous occasions about minority recruitment. Jerome also believes in serving the community. He is active with his fraternity, Alpha Phi Alpha, and mentors youths between the ages of 12 and 21.

Mary Piorun

Associate Director for Technology Initiatives and Resource Management
University of Massachusetts Medical School

Mary Piorun is the associate director for technology initiatives and resource management at the University of Massachusetts Medical School. She began working at the UMass. Medical School Lamar Soutter Library as a systems librarian nine years ago. Mary serves as a member of the senior management team and is currently leading the institutional repository effort for the library. Before joining the medical school, Mary was a systems librarian at the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission in Rockville, MD, and served in various professional and intern positions in libraries in Maryland and the Washington, D.C., area. She received her M.S.L.S. from Catholic University in 1995, and completed an M.B.A. from Bentley College in February 2008. Mary is a member of the Medical Library Association and is on its Section Council and Task Force for Social Networking. She is a distinguished member of the Academy of Health Professionals. Mary is also a member of ACRL and serves as the board secretary for the New England Chapter. Mary is currently a 2007-2008 National Library of Medicine/Association of Academic Health Sciences Libraries Leadership Fellow. Her recent publications are in the area of institutional repositories, inter-library loan processes and using teams to manage library remodeling projects.

Her areas of interest are library administration, management, leadership, ethics, integrated library systems, digital repositories, scanning and digitization programs, process improvement, and library and Internet technologies.

Michele Reid

Director, Hoover Library
McDaniel College

Michele Reid has been Director of Hoover Library at McDaniel College in Maryland since 2002, where she also served as the College’s first Chief Information Officer. In late June 2008, she will become dean of libraries at North Dakota State University at Fargo. Michele holds an M.A. in library studies from the University of South Florida, an M.A. in medieval history from Rutgers University, and a B.A., summa cum laude in history and Spanish from the University of Central Florida. She is an alumna of the HERS Bryn Mawr Summer Institute for Women in Higher Education Administration, and participated in the ACRL College Library Section’s New Directors Program. As a member of the online Library Leadership Peer Panel, she regularly contributes writings on management and related topics. She has also published and presented on such subjects as the academic library and its role in fostering civic engagement, technology applications in libraries, distance learning and information literacy, and history. She is active in ALA, ACRL (including the College Library and Distance Learning Sections), LAMA (including the Fund Raising and Financial Development Section) and various regional and state consortia. She is also currently a mentor in the ALA New Members Roundtable Career Mentoring Program.

Gary Shaffer

Director of Marketing
Sacramento Public Library

Gary Shaffer is the director of marketing for the Sacramento Public Library. A graduate of the joint Pratt Institute and Brooklyn Public Library Public Urban Library Services Education (PULSE) program and the Urban Library Council’s Executive Leadership Institute, Gary was named "one of 50 people shaping the future of libraries,” by Library Journal in 2006.

He has worked in all aspects of library public service while in the PULSE program in New York and he also worked as the public services (administrative) librarian and as a second-level reference librarian for the County of Los Angeles Public Library.

Gary holds an M.L.S. from the Pratt Institute and a master of professional writing degree from the University of Southern California. Prior to working in libraries, Gary supervised large accounts for various advertising agencies. He has used the skills learned in that field to formulate various partnerships for libraries. He is most proud of a joint writing and tutoring drop-in center for youth at the Brooklyn Public Library, which he started in conjunction with author Dave Eggers' nonprofit: 826NYC. He has also given numerous speeches and published articles on strategic partnerships and library advocacy. He is a member of the Beta Phi Mu Honor Society. Gary is currently nominated for a position on the national Public Library Association Board of Directors.

2007 Student Cohort

Anne Marie Casey

Associate Dean of Libraries
Central Michigan University

Anne Marie Casey has been Associate Dean of Libraries at Central Michigan University (CMU) since July 2002. Prior to this, she worked for three years as Director of Off-Campus Library Services (OCLS) at CMU and earlier as an off-campus librarian for OCLS, serving CMU students in the western, southern and Mid Atlantic regions of the U.S., as well as those in Canada and Mexico. In addition, she served as coordinator for the 6th (1993) and 7th (1995) Off-Campus Library Services Conferences and has assisted in the coordination of more recent conferences. Before coming to Central Michigan University, Anne worked for National University Library in San Diego from 1987-1991, the Springfield (MA) City Library from 1985-1987, and the Dupre Library at the University of Southwestern Louisiana from 1982-1985. Anne received an A.M.L.S. from the University of Michigan in 1981, an M.A. in Medieval Studies from the Catholic University of America in 1979, and a B.A. in Classics and Irish Studies from the University of Massachusetts-Amherst in 1977. She has been active in the Distance Learning Section of ACRL since 1993 and has held several committee appointments and served as Secretary in 1995-96 and Chair in 2001-2002. She has been active in the Michigan Library Association since 2002 and is currently an elected member of the Board of Directors as well as Sponsorship Chair for the 2007 MLA Conference.

Jon E. Cawthorne

Associate Dean, Library and Information Access
San Diego State University

Jon E. Cawthorne is currently Associate Dean of Library and Information Access at San Diego State University. He is responsible for all computing, public and technical services operations of the library on a diverse campus that supports 35,000 students. He holds an M.L.S. from the University of Maryland at College Park and a B.A. in English and Radio Communication from Evergreen State College. Prior to arriving at San Diego State, Jon worked at the Detroit Public Library briefly as the Interim Deputy Director and as the Assistant Director for the main library. Jon has worked in libraries at the University of Oregon, Ohio State University and the Congressional Research Service within the Library of Congress. Interested in leadership development throughout his career, he attended the Snowbird Leadership Institute, the Frye Leadership Institute and programs from ALA's Emerging Leaders and Association of Research Libraries' Leadership Career Development. Within the American Library Association, he serves on the Spectrum Advisory Committee and chaired the recent Lippincott Award committee. He remains active in Educause as a member of the program planning committee for "Information Futures: Aligning Our Missions" Seattle 2007. He also looks forward to attending the 2007 class of Senior Fellows at the University of California, Los Angeles.

Kathleen DeLong

Associate Director for Finance and Human Resources
University of Alberta Libraries

Kathleen De Long has worked at the University of Alberta Libraries for most of her career; moving from a public service position to later becoming Head of the Education Library. During these years she began to look for professional development and experience outside of her particular job responsibilities. Earning a Masters of Public Management (MPM) was part of this quest. Currently, Kathleen works as the Associate Director for Finance and Human Resources at the University of Alberta. Most recently, her professional research has been focused on the 8Rs Research Study. This is a nation-wide study of 8 variables involved in human resources planning—recruitment, retention, retirement, and rejuvenation, among others. The study was prompted when Kathleen heard Stanley Wilder speak about his data on the demographics of ARL libraries. Surprisingly, the data suggests that Canadian ARL librarians are even older than their American counterparts. Needless to say she can see major problems with human resource planning and leadership in Canadian libraries.

Irene Herold

Director, Mason Library
Keene State College

Irene M. H. Herold is the director of Mason Library at Keene State College in Keene, New Hampshire. Prior to Keene State College, Irene served as director of the Anne Bridge Baddour Library at Daniel Webster College in Nashua, New Hampshire, and as the Public Services Librarian for the Hewes Library at Monmouth College in Monmouth, Illinois. Originally a native of Washington State, she received her Master of Librarianship from the University of Washington and holds a Master of Arts in history from Western Illinois University. Previous to becoming a librarian, Irene was an educator at the middle school, high school, and college levels in the United States and Germany and holds an undergraduate degree in English, a teaching certification for 7-12 education, and completion of the Puget Sound Writing Program. In February 2006, she assumed a leadership role in academic technology for academic affairs at Keene State College. An alumnus of the ACRL/CLS New Directors Program and ACRL/Harvard's Leadership Institute, Irene has recently published and presented on management, copyright, technology, access services, and information literacy. She also serves on ACRL/LPSS and ACRL/CLS committees and implemented a state-wide mentoring and job shadowing program for the New Hampshire College and University Council Libraries.

Adriene Lim

Associate University Librarian
Portland State University

Adriene Lim is currently the Associate University Librarian at Portland State University, where she provides leadership related to overall library planning and management. She also oversees all library computing and digital initiations, including technology planning, policymaking, and systems implementation and management, collaborating with the campus's technology division to improve services for the campus community. Prior to joining Portland State in 2005, she served as the Digital Library Services Team Leader at Wayne State University in Detroit and as the Systems Librarian and Head of Database Management for the Detroit Area Library Network (DALNET). Adriene holds an M.L.I.S. and a Bachelor's degree in Fine Arts, both summa cum laude, from Wayne State University. She has published and presented at national, state, and local levels, and is active in the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) and the Library and Information Technology Association (LITA) divisions of ALA. In addition to winning several community and collaboration awards over the years, she received the Loleta D. Fyan Award for creative library service from the Michigan Library Association in 2004, and the Butler Award from Portland State University in 2007.

2006 Student Cohort

Patricia Kreitz

Director, Technical Information Services
Stanford Linear Accelerator Center, Stanford University

Patricia Kreitz is currently Director of Technical Information Services for the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center, a national laboratory of the Department of Energy managed and operated by Stanford University. She is responsible for a diverse set of information management and delivery services including Web services and architecture, Publications and Media Services, the Archives and History Office, and the Library and HEP databases-the primary suite of online research databases used by the worldwide particle physics community. She holds an M.L.S. from the University of California at Berkeley and an M.S. in medieval history from the University of California at Davis. Before moving to science librarianship, she was head of General Reference Services in the Main (Graduate) Library at U.C. Berkeley and a collection development librarian for sociology, ethnic studies, and women's studies. She has written on scientific information management and is active in the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL), a division of ALA. A list of her activities and publications can be found at: www.slac.stanford.edu/~pkreitz.

David Seaman

Associate Librarian for Information Management
Dartmouth College Library

David Seaman is Associate Librarian for Information Management at Dartmouth College Library, where he oversees digital library technologies, cataloging, and preservation activities. Prior to joining Dartmouth in December 2006, David was the Executive Director of the Digital Library Federation (DLF), a consortium of forty major academic libraries which identifies standards and best practices for digital collections and network access; which coordinates leading-edge research and development in the use of electronic-information technology; and which incubates projects and services that libraries need but cannot develop individually. David joined the DLF in 2002 from the Electronic Text Center at the University of Virginia Library, where he was the founding Director (1992-2002). In this role, he oversaw the creation and development of an online archive of XML and SGML texts and images, and worked closely with faculty on many innovative digital archives and projects. David Seaman has published and lectured extensively in the fields of humanities, computing, and digital libraries, in the U.S. and abroad, including invitations to speak in China, Japan, New Zealand, Australia, South Africa, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, and the UK. Since 1993, he has taught digital library courses at the Rare Book School at the University of Virginia.

Felton Thomas, Jr.

Regional Branch Services Director
Las Vegas-Clark County Library District

Named one of the Movers & Shakers by Library Journal in 2002, Felton Thomas, Jr. has worked in Nevada libraries for over twenty years, and currently holds the position of Regional Branch Services Director for the Las Vegas-Clark County Library District. Awarded numerous commendations for his work in Las Vegas' African-American community, Felton served as a Fellow in the Urban Library Council's Executive Leadership Institute in 2003/2004. Felton was also elected in 2003, to become the first African-American ever to serve as President of the Nevada Library Association. He received the President's Award from the Nevada Library Association in 2005 for his long-time commitment to the organization. A native of Las Vegas, Felton has dedicated his career to providing library services to underserved populations. More recently, Felton has explored the concept of library leadership and has worked to recruit, advise, and mentor librarians of color throughout the nation. He has presented programs for the Mountain Plains Library Association, Public Library Association and American Library Association to promote diversity issues within the profession. Felton received his bachelor's degree in psychology from the University of Nevada-Las Vegas and has a master's degree in library and information science from the University of Hawaii. He is a member of numerous library organizations and is also a member of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc.

Doctor of Philosophy / Managerial Leadership in the Information Professions