Allison Rand

she/her/hers
Pre-Sales Solutions Consultant at SirsiDynix
Areas of expertise
Academic librarianship, reference, instruction, instructional design, liaison librarianship, outreach, e-learning/online learning, information literacy, applying and interviewing for jobs (I've done it a lot!), transitioning out of academia, vendor relations, being a librarian outside of a library, non-traditional career paths
Can help with
Cover letter review, academic library questions, general job interview questions, questions about working in the private sector or working with/for vendors.
Can speak
English
Can read
English
Contact
allisonrand94@gmail.com, @allisonrandom on Twitter

Gesina Phillips

she, her, hers
Digital Scholarship Librarian at the University of Pittsburgh
Areas of expertise
digital scholarship, pedagogy and instruction, Python, event planning, interactive fiction, management and supervision, copyright in digital scholarship projects
Can help with
CV review, cover letter review, job interview questions, digital scholarship work in libraries, faculty unions, copyright, instruction and pedagogy, new supervisor/team lead questions, experiences at Duquesne University and the University of Pittsburgh
Can speak
English
Can read
English
Contact
gesina.a.phillips [at] gmail.com

Kristin Kerbavaz

she/her
Assessment Librarian, Virginia Commonwealth University
Areas of expertise
Library assessment & planning
UX research
Academic library job searching & interview prep
Can help with
Job search support (reading & interpreting postings, writing cover letters & targeted CVs, describing transferable skills, preparing for interviews, etc.)
Informational interviews about academic libraries/assessment/UX
Can speak
English
Can read
English
Contact
kerbavak@vcu.edu

Lauren Brewer

she, her, hers
Head of Reference Services Librarian, High Point University
Areas of expertise
humanities liaison work, reference services, information literacy instruction, library instruction, academic librarianship, small colleges and universities
Can help with
CV and cover letter review, academic librarianship questions, interview advice, questions about instruction, reference services, organizing a liaison program
Can speak
English
Can read
English
Contact
lbrewer1@highpoint.edu

Shawn Hendrikx

he, him, his
Collections & Content Strategies Librarian at Western University
Areas of expertise
Health & Medicine and STEM Collections, vendor negotiations, Evidence Based Acquisitions (EBA) (ebooks and video), serials review (journals and databases), Open Access and Article Processing Charges (APCs), systematic and scoping reviews
Can help with
Academic library questions, supporting Health & Medicine programs, working in a unionised environment, supporting systematic and scoping reviews
Can speak
English
Can read
English
Contact
shendri4@uwo.ca