Director of Information Technology
The Seattle Public Library

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Publications, Presentations, Professional Service

Publication

"Cathal Black's Pigs: Ambivalence, Confinement, and the Search for an Irish Sense of Place," Contemporary Irish Cinema: From the Quiet Man to Dancing at Lughnasa. James MacKillop (Editor). Syracuse, N.Y., 1999.

Presentations

Mobilizing for Mobile. LITA National Forum. St. Louis, MO. September 29-October 2, 2011.

Connecting with Your Community via Social Media. Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Global Libraries Peer Learning Meeting. Seattle, WA. September 12-14, 2011.

"Making Information Management a Priority: The New Office of Information Management at the UW." EDUCAUSE Western Regional Conference. San Francisco, CA. April 2008.

"Getting from D to A+: Improving the Law School's Grading Process." Showcase 2003: Excellence in Challenging Times: Improving Work, Learning, and Climate. Madison, WI. March 2003.

"Distributing the Load: Empowering Faculty to Maintain Web-based Content." Presentation at 2000 CALI Conference for Law School Computing, Chicago, IL. June 2000.

"CIC Anita Lowry Memorial E-Text Conference." Conference co-organizer/presenter. University of Iowa Libraries, October 1996.

"Irish Cinema." Panel leader and presenter at Society for Cinema Studies Conference, Dallas, TX. April 1996.

"How Can One Be a Formula 1 Race Fan? Fear, Technology and the Politics of Excess." Paper presented at the 1995 Bowling Green State University Popular Culture Conference, “Culture is Ordinary.” April 1995.

Service

Lecturer for University of Washington Information School. "Management of Information Organizations" (IMT 580). Masters of Science in Information Management (MSIM) program. Winter 2012.

Board of Governors Member. Seattle CityClub. September 2011-

Lecturer for University of Washington Information School. "Information Services and Resources" (IMT 520). Masters of Science in Information Management (MSIM) program. Spring 2009.

Lecturer for University of Washington Information School. "Web Tools and Development" (INFO 344). Informatics program. Winter 2007.