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Phoebe Ayers

MLIS, 2005

Phoebe joined MIT in 2015 as Electrical Engineering & Computer Science Librarian after nine years as Physical Science & Engineering Librarian at UC Davis. She continues to be heavily involved in Wikipedia (after serving on the Wikimedia Foundation's Board of Directors for four years), including speaking and writing about how Wikipedia and libraries can work together. Phoebe co-authored a 2008 book, How Wikipedia Works, and published "Wikipedia, User-generated Content, and the Future of Reference Sources" in 2014's Reimagining Reference in the 21st Century.

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David Ballantine

MLIS, 2005

In 2017, Dave started working at The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation as a principal experience designer on their human centered design team. He works on building and improving their grants and contract management system, data sharing and publishing systems and enterprise business intelligence service.

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Evangelina Cunningham

MLIS, 2005

Evangelina was recently hired to a tenure track position at Yakima Valley Community College as a Faculty Reference Librarian.

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Mike Doane

MLIS, 2005

Mike became a full-time Lecturer at the iSchool in 2015.

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Nicole Gustine

MLIS, 2005

Nicole graduated with a JD from the University of Washington School of Law, and passed the Washington State bar exam in 2014. She works in the Office of General Counsel at the Washington State Bar Association (WSBA) as the WSBA's Public Records Officer.

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Erin Hawk

MLIS, 2005

In September 2014, Erin began working as the Senior Director of User Experience for Ralph Lauren's Global, Digital, and e-Commerce Division.

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Elroy Largo

MSIM, 2005

Elroy is in the MBA program at Redlands University in CA, and works with AT&T Wireless.

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Jenine Lillian

MLIS, 2005

Jenine is a consultant and educator, and has taught for the UW iSchool, Simmons College, and the University of British Columbia's School of Library, Archival and Information Studies. Jenine also compiled and edited the 2009 book Cool Teen Programs for Under $100 as a fundraiser for the Young Adult Library Services Association.

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Susan Presley

MLIS, 2005

Susan is a Senior Manager of Content Operations at ProQuest. Susan also sits on the MLIS Advisory Board.

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Stacy Prest

MLIS, 2005

Stacy recently was named Dean of Library Services and eLearning at Walla Walla Community College.  She began her career at the college in 1990 and has been serving as Director of Library Services since 2011.

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25 years in, Information School is more essential than ever

Tuesday, October 14, 2025
Twenty-five years ago, there were no smartphones or social media. Most of us had dial-up internet. We went to Blockbuster when we wanted to rent movies and read newspapers when we wanted to stay informed. Artificial intelligence was the...
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A photo of Cynthia Leitich Smith and images of two of her books, "Jingle Dancer" and "Sisters of the Neversea."

Cynthia Leitich Smith to share insights on Indigenous stories

Wednesday, October 8, 2025
Children's and young adult book author Cynthia Leitich Smith writes stories that center Indigenous youth as heroes. Her storytelling draws inspiration from moments and experiences she’s had in her own life.“I didn't really think of it...
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