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Sarah Squire
MSIM, 2012
Sarah quit her job at the University of Washington to start her own technology consulting company, Engage Identity, which focuses on people-centered solutions to identity and access management. Some of her clients include the Department of Health and Human Services, the National Institute for Standards and Technology, MIT, and the Province of British Columbia.
Christa Strickler
MLIS, 2012
As of 2022, Christa was serving as Associate Professor of Library Science and Resource Description Librarian at Wheaton College in Illinois. In August 2022, she started a new position as Collection Metadata Integrity & Management Librarian at the University of Notre Dame.
Julie Tanaka
MLIS, 2012
As of 2026, Julie is Associate Dean for Distinctive Collections at the University of Washington Libraries, a role she returned to in Seattle in 2024. She also chairs the Rare Books and Manuscripts Section (RBMS) for 2026–27, teaches History of Recorded Information as Affiliate Faculty at the iSchool, and serves on the Executive Board of the iSchool's Center for Advances in Libraries, Museums, and Archives (CALMA).
Monnee Tong
MLIS, 2012
Monnee started working as a Teen Services Librarian at the San Diego Central Library in 2014. She has worked for the San Diego Public Library since 2012, previously in the Art, Music, and Recreation section. She was named a 2014 ALA Emerging Leader.
Harrison Weingard
Informatics, 2012
Harrison is working as a software engineer at Apple, developing tools and processes that can build, release and support operating systems that power Macs, iPhones, Apple Watches, Apple TVs, etc.
Sola Whitehead
MLIS, 2012
In 2014 Sola began working as the Medical Librarian for the VA Portland Health Care System, supporting both patients and clinicians.
Megan Willan
MLIS, 2012
In August 2017, Megan began working in a new position with the King County Library System as Adult Services Librarian in the South Central region, serving the Woodmont Library.
Rachel Woodbrook
MLIS, 2012
Rachel is now the data curation librarian at the University of Michigan.
Zeyu Zhang
MSIM, 2012
Zeyu has worked for Deloitte since 2012. He started as a business technology analyst, and in 2014 was promoted to be a consultant with the company, helping clients in the finance, healthcare, and telecom industries. Zeyu recently served a one-year term on Deloitte's national Business Technology Analyst Advisory Council (BTAAC). In 2015, he is looking to get more involved with new tech innovations in enterprise and consumer spaces.
Joy Zhang
Informatics, 2012
Joy joined Affirma Consulting as a project manager. After completing a challenging but extremely successful project that resulted in a half-million dollars in revenue and the launch of a change management practice at the firm, Joy was promoted to Project Management Office (PMO) manager in March 2020.