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Chelsea Cooper
MLIS, 2016
Chelsea is working for Sno-Isle Libraries. In February 2017, she helped to open the Mariner Library in south Everett. Previously this community had only been served by Sno-Isle's Library on Wheels. Chelsea says, "It has been a great experience opening a brand new, store-front location. I have been using my knowledge and skills gained from the MLIS program to fully serve the Mariner community!"
Tiffany Coulson
MLIS, 2016
As of 2023, Tiffany was presenting online and advocating for conferences and forums to maintain their online presence for librarians who may not have access to these spaces due to rural locations, lack of funding, or neurodivergent challenges. She reports: "I just presented on "Language as Inclusion: Creating multilingual browsing spaces in libraries" for the Library 2.0 EDI conference. I also presented a session 'Calling all volunteers: Service and Learning for Library Professionals' at the Library 2.0 Mental Health and Wellness Summit. I presented virtually for ALA Graphic Novels Round Table 'Talking up a storm: using interactive prompts to promote cultural practices in family reading of visual narratives.'"
Linda Garcia
MLIS, 2016
In June 2018, Linda accepted a position as an access services librarian at Montana State University.
Erin Gordenier
MLIS, 2016
Erin started a new job as Outreach Librarian and Volunteer Coordinator at the Siuslaw Public Library in Florence, Oregon.
Robbyn Gordon Lanning
MLIS, 2016
Robbyn is the recipient of the British Columbia Library Association's 2022 Eureka Award. The award recognizes individuals who created an innovative approach to address a barrier, solve a problem, provide a powerful new insight, or introduce an original idea in the library field.
Robbyn was recognized for the “Going with the Flow” menstrual equity initiative. Launched in 2019 and receiving full funding in 2022, the project brings free menstrual products to Camosun College, addressing the integral relationships between physical and mental health, inclusion and accessibility, and educational success.
Alexis Gregerson
Informatics, 2016
As of 2020, Alexis was working as a UX Designer at NWEA, a Not-For-Profit education assessment organization in Portland, Oregon. Alexis was transitioning to work as a UX Designer for Kroger starting in October 2020.
Nicole Gustavsen
MLIS, 2016
As of 2021, Nicole was the STEM liaison librarian at Gonzaga University in Spokane. Nicole started in 2019, right before the pandemic.
Kate Hanske
MLIS, 2016
After a few months of travel, job searching, and volunteer work with the Seattle Opera and Seattle Art Museum, Kate began working part-time at ProQuest on a new content support team. She reports she is in good company, with many other iSchool alums at ProQuest. She also continues to volunteer with the Seattle arts organizations.
Alison Horner
MLIS, 2016
Alison is working as a reference librarian at a public library in Massachusetts.
Daniel Huie
Informatics, 2016
As of 2025 Daniel had moved to NYC to work for Sotheby's and pursue their photography business shooting portraits, events, weddings, and engagements.