How long have you been a MAME member? Is this your first "job" for MAME, or have you been active in another role?
I have been a MAME member since 1995 when I moved here from New York. I served on the strategic planning committee this year and on the conference committee.
Could you tell us a little bit about your current position?
I'm the media specialist at CHS. I work closely with teachers to teach the research process so that our students can be successful at the college level. I teach information literacy skills whenever the teachers provide me the opportunity to do so. I encourage our students to read for enjoyment.
Where you are from? Grew up? Went to school?
I was born in Rome, NY (geographic center of NYS) and attended school in Oriskany, NY. (a major battle of the Revolutionary War was fought there, although folks from other areas just don't appreciate how major it was). I have a B.A. in Art History from SUNY Potsdam, M.L.S. from SUNY Albany, M.S.Ed. from UW-Whitewater, and Ph.D. from Oakland University.
What you like to do when you're not in a library?
I love to take long fast walks with my friend Joanne Steckling. I read (just about anything), take a keen interest in history and world affairs, enjoy traveling, and most of all, delight in spending time with my family.
Something about you that might surprise people?
It might surprise others that I have lived in NYS, NJ, WI, CA, MI, and in England. With the exception of England, I worked as a library media specialist in all of those places, and at all levels, grades K-12.
Thank you for serving on MAME's Executive Committee, Nancy!
