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Betsy Rolland
MLIS, 2007
Betsy is the director of team science and research development for the University of Wisconsin-Madison Carbone Cancer Center and Institute for Clinical and Translational Research. In this role, she trains cancer researchers and translational scientists on conducting team-science research, develops and delivers interventions to help struggling teams, and conducts research on how to support collaborative research. She earned her Ph.D. in Human Centered Design & Engineering (HCDE) at the UW in 2013.
Erin Sharwell
MLIS, 2007
In March 2021, Erin was appointed Head of Circulation Services at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. In this role, she provides leadership, ongoing support and training of staff in Access Services; coordinates circulation policies and services throughout the Penn Libraries; and works closely with senior library managers on continuous user-centered service development efforts. She also oversees course reserves and delivery services to Penn faculty offices and college houses.
Reed Strege
MLIS, 2007
Reed is the Director of Library Services for Braille Institute. Headquartered in Los Angeles, Braille Institute is one of the largest and oldest service organizations for people living with low vision and blindness in the U.S.
Amy Vecchione
MLIS, 2007
In 2022, Amy completed a book on collaborating for student success. She also took a new position as Associate Director for Research and Innovation of eCampus Center at Boise State.
Jeffrey Winter
MLIS, 2007
Jeffrey is working as the digitization project librarian for the Washington State Department of Transportation. He has created an online library of transportation-related documents, using CONTENTdm as the platform, that currently holds more than 2,100 items in 18 themed collections.
Kevin Wong
Informatics, 2007
In 2013, Kevin was promoted to Director of Product Design at Livefyre, a growing startup located in the heart of the Bay Area that creates next-generation real-time experiences for publishers and marketers. He leads a team of visual and interaction designers who help the business by defining and building all of their products on the platform. Kevin is also an advisor for Groove, another startup, which focuses on enterprise sales enablement by integrating Salesforce data with Google Apps.
Xu Xu
MSIM, 2007
Xu (Ellen) works as a UX designer at Microsoft.
Harver (Chun Hao) Yang
MSIM, 2007
Harver has worked as a Software Development Manager at iSoftStone in Kirkland, WA since 2008.
Meliha Yetisgen
PhD, 2007
Meliha is an Associate Professor in the department of Biomedical Informatics and Medical Education at the University of Washington.
Stephanie Zero
MLIS, 2007
In 2022, Stephanie transitioned from being a KCLS Teen Services Librarian at Redmond Library to being a KCLS Operations Manager at Crossroads Library. She was the also incoming Chair of the CAYAS section of WLA (Children and Young Adult Services).