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Kathleen DeLaurenti
MLIS, 2008
As of 2024, Kathleen published an Open Textbook about research, copyright, and publishing for professional musicians.
Rachel Elkington
MSIM, 2008
As of 2021, Rachel was the head of the Success Services Team across EMEA for Adobe Systems, living and working in Berlin, Germany.
Ann Glusker
MLIS, 2008
Ann left her position at the UW Health Sciences Library in 2019 to start as the Sociology, Demography, & Quantitative Research Librarian at UC Berkeley.
"I’m 10 years into librarianship, yet I am learning so much every day it feels like drinking from a fire hose. It’s been a big transition, and totally worth it for the adventure, whatever happens from here!"
Zhengyu Gui
MSIM, 2008
In 2022, Zhengyu started a new job with Roku and moved to San Jose, California.
Dustin Hodge
Informatics, 2008
In 2014, Dustin returned to UW! He works as a UX Interaction Designer at the UW Office of Research Information Services.
Micah Huff
Informatics, 2008
Micah is working as the director, data engineering at Demandbase, leading a team charged with building out the company's core datasets and ensuring timely delivery of its daily warehouse data.
Joel Larson
MSIM, 2008
In 2025, Joel I. Larson, MSIM ’08, earned a Ph.D. in Information Technology (Information Assurance & Cybersecurity) from Capella University. Participation in the iSchool’s Information Assurance & Cybersecurity concentration sparked his lasting interest in risk management and privacy and set him on the doctoral path. His dissertation examined how technology executives at U.S. public R1 universities manage risk in response to shadow IT. Joel serves as Director of IT Support, Networking & Disaster Recovery at Kalamazoo Valley Community College, Michigan.
Catherine McMullen
MLIS, 2008
As of 2024, Catherine was certified by the Oregon Association of County Clerks (OACC) as a Certified County Clerk (CCC) in August 2024. She was elected by voters in 2022 and has served as the Clackamas County Clerk overseeing Elections, Recording, and Records Management since January 2023. Clackamas County is the third-largest county in Oregon with more than 313,000 voters and the largest county in Oregon with an elected Clerk.
Phoebe Owens
MLIS, 2008
Phoebe has written a fiction podcast about a planet of dogs and their adventures for kids with her 6-year-old son and her partner. They won a grant to produce it from Oregon's Regional Arts & Culture Council (RACC) in June 2020, and we will be launching the podcast at www.powerdogadventures.com.
Mike Paulsmeyer
MSIM, 2008
Mike works as a Manager at Logic20/20, where he has worked since 2010.