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Leslie Hurst
MLIS, 2003
Leslie is head of teaching and learning at the UW Bothell library. In 2018, she was honored with the UW Distinguished Librarian award.
Aaron Louie
MLIS, 2003
In 2014, Aaron took a position as VP of Design and UX (and employee #1) at flightSpeak, a very early-stage travel app startup based in Seattle. He's working remotely full time, because in the summer of 2014 his wife, Kristen Shuyler (MLIS, 2005), got her dream job at James Madison University in Virginia. They and their daughter now live in Staunton, VA, a small town in the idyllic Shenandoah Valley, where Aaron's sister lives with her husband (a JMU math professor) and their two kids.
Aaron also sits on the MLIS Advisory Board.
Nicole (Elger) Maclean
MLIS, 2003
After seven years at The Seattle Times, Nicole joined Getty Images in April 2014 as Director of User Experience Design.
Kim Mats
MLIS, 2003
Kim is now a Manager/UX Lead at Avanade.
Anne Murphy
MLIS, 2003
In August 2014, Anne was promoted to Lead Librarian for Public Computing for Sno-Isle Libraries.
Karl Nelson
MSIM, 2003
In 2025, Karl had recently joined EdReports as Vice President, Product & Technology.
Justin Otto
MLIS, 2003
Justin is serving as the interim dean of libraries at Eastern Washington University.
Laura Simeon
MLIS, 2003
Laura is the Librarian & Diversity Coordinator at a K-8 independent school in Bellevue, Washington, and a guest blogger for Lee & Low Books. She is currently serving on the 2017 jury for the Kirkus Prize for Young Readers’ Literature, and was recently elected to the Coretta Scot King Book Award Jury for 2019-20.
John Vosmek
MLIS, 2003
John is the manager of Resource Services at Hogan Lovells US LLP, a global law firm, where he oversees all digital and print collection management, cataloging, and serials processing for its Washington, D.C. headquarters and its 18 offices in the Americas. He also works on taxonomy development and other projects for the firm's intranet. He lives inside the Beltway in Hyattsville, Maryland, with his wife, Maureen, and kids, Mason and Mimi.
Sarah Wakefield
MLIS, 2003
Sarah is working as the Primary Years Program librarian at the International School of Phnom Penh in Cambodia.