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Michael Cohen
Informatics, 2012
As of 2021, Michael was working as a software development manager at Oracle Cloud Infrastructure.
Smritilekha Das
MSIM, 2012
Smritilekha has worked as a Risk Assurance Consultant for PwC Seattle since 2013.
Aaron Emde
Informatics, 2012
Aaron currently works as a Technical Architect at AXMentor in San Diego, CA. He also participates in Business Intelligence development, focusing on Microsoft Dynamics AX ERP systems. "Fun and cutting edge stuff!"
Anna Endter
MLIS, 2012
Anna has been promoted to Head of Research Services at the Gallagher Law Library. She is also the President of the Law Librarians of Puget Sound, the local chapter of the American Association of Law Libraries. She wrote the cover article for the September issue of NWLawyer (the WSBA's magazine).
Jack Falk
MLIS, 2012
Since July 2014 Jack has worked as a Senior Technical Writer at Synopsys in Hillsboro, Oregon.
Previously, Jack was a Project Archivist with Oregon Historical Society, processing the photograph collection of The Skanner, an African-American weekly newspaper published in Portland and Seattle. The collection is now available through the Northwest Digital Archives.
In 2024, Jack's exhibit of no-smoking signs went on display at the Tigard Library.
Mandy Gonnsen
MLIS, 2012
In 2012, Mandy began work as the Youth Services Librarian at the Washington Talking Book & Braille Library. Out of a staff of 17 people at the WTBBL, 5 are iSchool alumni, including manager Danielle Miller (MLIS 2003).
Jenny Hannibal
MLIS, 2012
Jenny is a youth/teen librarian in Ypsilanti, Michigan, where she leads hands-on preschool programs, messy tween art projects, and other fun library activities. She even dressed up as Elsa for the library's Frozen party.
Melody Hauf-Belden
MLIS, 2012
Melody moved into a position that aligned with her love for archives and academic librarianship after a few years of Program Management at Microsoft. In 2016, she started working for the Principia College as its archivist and special collections librarian, with faculty standing.
She is a lone-arranger with a couple of student workers and is focused on moving through the immense backlog, digitizing the archives and collections, creating exhibits, and inspiring students and faculty to use the archives.
Adrianna Ibrahim
MLIS, 2012
After running her own dog daycare business for several years, Adrianna began working at King County Library System in 2014. She currently works in the Bellevue region as a teen services librarian.
Veronica Ivaniukovich
Informatics, 2012
Veronica is a user experience (UX) designer at PitchBook Data, Inc. She is responsible for the design and usability of the company’s venture capital and private equity database application. She is “creating high-fidelity interface designs, prototyping and working to meet user needs.”