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Barbara Williams
MLIS, 2019
Barbara worked in public libraries as a paraprofessional for about seven years, and after graduation in 2019 was promoted to an adult services librarian. In 2021, she accepted a job at Library of Michigan as a Library Development Analyst. She reports: "My MLIS has done so much to further my career. Without it, I was stuck in a paraprofessional position with out the possibility for growth."
Yuxing Wu
Informatics, 2019
As of 2025, Yuxing earned her PhD in Informatics from Indiana University Bloomington, and joined Pennsylvania State University as an Assistant Teaching Professor.
Rosemary Adams
Informatics, 2018
Rosemary and her husband, Brad Holland (Informatics '18) welcomed their first child, Emmett Adams, in October 2023.
Arthur Aguilera
MLIS, 2018
In 2023, Arthur became an assistant professor, collection development & assessment librarian at the University of Colorado Boulder.
Stacey Akahoshi
MLIS, 2018
In 2025, Stacey started a new position as the Branch Coordinator III at Mesa Public Library. She manages the main branch location in downtown Mesa, Arizona. She was recently selected for the 2025 PLA Leadership Academy and has been appointed as conference co-chair for the 2025 and 2026 Arizona Library Association Conference.
Ellen Brigham
MLIS, 2018
Ellen was appointed Director of Library Services for Columbia County Rural Library District in February 2024.
Fion Chan
Informatics, 2018
Fion is working as a data engineering consultant at West Monroe Partners.
Avanti Chande
MSIM, 2018
Avanti changed teams within Walmart Labs and is now a senior data scientist in the Global Data team. She is now mentoring a few iSchool students as well as other new grads trying to enter the field of data science.
Isaac Chen
Informatics, 2018
As of 2022, Isaac was working as a software development engineer.
Staci Crouch
MLIS, 2018
Staci is the lead archivist at the Center on Contemporary Art in Seattle.