Alexandra Yarrow

she/her
Manager, Alternative Services, Ottawa Public Library (bookmobile, homebound, kiosk, accessibility)
Areas of expertise
General public library advice, Quebec and Ontario PLs, programming, outreach, services for older adults, kids, readers’ advisory, HR/staff training and development, leading teams.
Can help with
Above plus interviewing!
Can speak
English, French
Can read
English, French
Contact
Alexandra.Yarrow@Ottawa.ca; @alexyarrow; https://ca.linkedin.com/in/alexandrayarrow
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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

Amanda Larson, MA, MLIS

she, her, hers
Affordable Content Instructional Consultant, The Ohio State University; formally the Open Education Librarian at Penn State University.
Areas of expertise
open education, open educational resources, open pedagogy, open access, copyright/fair use, creative commons licensing, information literacy instruction, project management, author rights, publishing, PressBooks, reference, knitting, mental health advocacy, impostor syndrome
Can help with
resume/CV/application review, mock interview, presentation preparation, job talks, structure, answering the question, design, info on academic librarianship, pep talks, early career professional questions, job materials organization, tenure track questions, fixing knitting errors, self-care, mental health, impostor syndrome tips and tricks.
Contact
alarson.oer@gmail.com, @maeverawr

Charissa Powell

she/her/hers
Student Success Librarian, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Areas of expertise
undergraduate student outreach/programming; first-year experience outreach/programming; outreach/programming to non-academic units on campus (housing, student organizations, writing center); event planning (Banned Books Week, finals week de-stressing, welcome week).
Can help with
job application process (cover letter/resume), academic library questions, questions about these types of jobs.
Can speak
English
Can read
English
Contact
powell.charissa@gmail.com; @CharissaAPowell
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Christina Miskey

Sher/Her/Hers
Scholarly Communication Librarian for Research Infrastructure at University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Areas of expertise
Institutional repositories, Open Access, Research Impact, Reputation Management, Bibliometrics (metrics), Altmetrics, ORCID, Metadata, Data curation, Research Data Management, Citation tracking
Can help with
Academic library job interviews, interview presentations, CV review
Can speak
English
Can read
English
Contact
christina.miskey@unlv.edu / @VulcanLibrarian

Christine Walde

Grants and Awards Librarian, University of Victoria Libraries
Areas of expertise
Grants, awards, scholarships, development, research, special projects related to community outreach and engagement, events, publications
Can help with
Grants, awards and scholarship applications
Can speak
English
Can read
English, some French
Contact
cwalde@uvic.ca
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Colleen Theisen

(she, her, hers)
Lecturer, School of Library and Information Science, University of Iowa
Areas of expertise
I worked for 10 years as a special collections librarian and curator. Now I welcome the students into the program at Iowa, teaching the intro course, as well as Literacy & Learning (a teaching course) and courses related to academic libraries and special collections.
Occasionally, I teach in the summer for San Jose State's program.
Can help with
special collections
library instruction, especially special collections
management
informational interviews
how to pick a graduate program
Can speak
English, easy Japanese
Can read
English
Contact
colleen-theisen@uiowa.edu; @libcolleen on Twitter

Craig Arthur

he/him/his
Head, Foundational Instruction & Community Engagement
Areas of expertise
community outreach & engagement; media literacy; hip hop pedagogy; co-curricular programming; program ideation, realization, and maintenance; event planning and promotions; outreach and programming with non-academic units (student media, cultural centers, student organizations, etc.); studio spaces/music production in libraries; experiential learning in libraries; teaching; public/academic library partnerships
Can help with
academic library questions
Can speak
English
Can read
English
Contact
crarthur@vt.edu / @nicestlibrarian

Emilie Vrbancic

she/her/hers
Undergraduate Experience Librarian, University of Washington, Seattle
Areas of expertise
undergraduate student outreach and programming, first year student outreach and programming, outreach program assessment, event planning, outreach to non-academic/student support offices/departments (international student office, diversity office, undergraduate research program), teaching & learning with emphasis on inclusive teaching, partnership development
Can help with
academic library questions, job search, understanding, UE, FYE, student success library positions
Can speak
English
Can read
English
Contact
vrbancic@uw.edu
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Hailley Fargo

she, her, hers
Student Engagement & Outreach Librarian, Penn State University, University Park campus
Areas of expertise
In the Student Engagement & Outreach Librarian position, I do liaison work with non-academic units on campus (Student Affairs, undergraduate research, University Fellowships Office, etc), collaborate with Penn State librarians across the Commonwealth to help create networks of support and aligned approaches to student engagement, and work closely with student employees in the library to ensure the work they do is meaningful. My research interests revolve around student engagement within higher education, reference services, peer-to-peer services in academic libraries, digital and information literacy, and undergraduate research.
Can help with
Talking about student engagement, CVs and cover letters, supporting undergraduate research, and building peer-to-peer services
Can speak
English
Can read
English
Contact
hailley.fargo@gmail.com or on Twitter @hailthefargoats