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Frank Branch
MLIS, 2016
Frank had an article on ontology in transmedia fiction published in JASIST, along with fellow MLIS graduates Jolene Kennah, Theresa Aries, and Rebekah Phillips. Frank and Rebekah have been asked to write the chapter on ontology for the Routledge guide to transmedia studies.
Geoff Brown
MLIS, 2016
Geoff has been promoted from library Specialist to full librarian status. He is working as Information Services Librarian/El Centro Library Coordinator/Instructor at a small branch library for North Eastern Illinois University in a historically Latinx neighborhood in Chicago. He supervises and manages graduate assistants, collects for a popular reading collection, serves as a subject specialist liaison for Geography and Environmental Studies and the university's Social Work program. He also collects for those programs as well as Environmental Studies and Computer Sciences. In addition, he is social media coordinator and teaches about 60 library instruction sessions a year.
Luis Centurion
MSIM, 2016
As of July 2016, Luis was working as a project manager at Adobe Systems Inc.
Rachel Ivy Clarke
PhD, 2016
As of 2022, Rachel Ivy Clarke had been awarded tenure and was promoted to associate professor at the Syracuse University School of Information Studies. Her research focuses on the application of design theories and methods to facilitate the systematic, purposeful design of library services and education.
Chelsea Cooper
MLIS, 2016
Chelsea is working for Sno-Isle Libraries. In February 2017, she helped to open the Mariner Library in south Everett. Previously this community had only been served by Sno-Isle's Library on Wheels. Chelsea says, "It has been a great experience opening a brand new, store-front location. I have been using my knowledge and skills gained from the MLIS program to fully serve the Mariner community!"
Tiffany Coulson
MLIS, 2016
As of 2023, Tiffany was presenting online and advocating for conferences and forums to maintain their online presence for librarians who may not have access to these spaces due to rural locations, lack of funding, or neurodivergent challenges. She reports: "I just presented on "Language as Inclusion: Creating multilingual browsing spaces in libraries" for the Library 2.0 EDI conference. I also presented a session 'Calling all volunteers: Service and Learning for Library Professionals' at the Library 2.0 Mental Health and Wellness Summit. I presented virtually for ALA Graphic Novels Round Table 'Talking up a storm: using interactive prompts to promote cultural practices in family reading of visual narratives.'"
Linda Garcia
MLIS, 2016
In June 2018, Linda accepted a position as an access services librarian at Montana State University.
Erin Gordenier
MLIS, 2016
Erin started a new job as Outreach Librarian and Volunteer Coordinator at the Siuslaw Public Library in Florence, Oregon.
Robbyn Gordon Lanning
MLIS, 2016
Robbyn is the recipient of the British Columbia Library Association's 2022 Eureka Award. The award recognizes individuals who created an innovative approach to address a barrier, solve a problem, provide a powerful new insight, or introduce an original idea in the library field.
Robbyn was recognized for the “Going with the Flow” menstrual equity initiative. Launched in 2019 and receiving full funding in 2022, the project brings free menstrual products to Camosun College, addressing the integral relationships between physical and mental health, inclusion and accessibility, and educational success.
Alexis Gregerson
Informatics, 2016
As of 2020, Alexis was working as a UX Designer at NWEA, a Not-For-Profit education assessment organization in Portland, Oregon. Alexis was transitioning to work as a UX Designer for Kroger starting in October 2020.