Youth Services Outreach & Teen Services Librarian at Forest Park Public Library, Founder, Executive Director at The Broken Brown Egg Inc. (NFP), Social Media Manager, Lead Blogger at Chocolate Brides
Location:
Oak Park, Illinois
Industry:
Libraries
Work:
Forest Park Public Library - Forest Park, IL. since May 2011
Youth Services Outreach & Teen Services Librarian
The Broken Brown Egg Inc. (NFP) - www.thebrokenbrownegg.org since Jul 2009
Founder, Executive Director
Chocolate Brides since 2007
Social Media Manager, Lead Blogger
Providence Englewood Charter School - Greater Chicago Area Aug 2007 - Feb 2010
Library Media Specialist & Permanent Substitute
Education:
Dominican University 2008 - 2011
MLIS, Graduate School of Library & Information Science
Columbia College Chicago 2001 - 2005
B.A., Fiction Writing
Skills:
Community Outreach Event Management Facebook Research Blogging Social Media Public Speaking Marketing Grants Customer Service Creative Direction Social Networking Social Media Marketing Editing Nonprofits Program Management Newsletters Event Planning Public Relations Creative Writing Staff Development Library
Interests:
Social Medial Networking, Advocacy, Library Science, Reproductive Health Advocacy, Readers' Advisory, Children & Youth Library Services, Cultural Enrichment
Honor & Awards:
Who's Who Among American High School Students 1997-1999
George M. Pullman Foundation Scholarship 1999-2002
The Root 100 - 2010
UltraSoundTechnician.com Top Infertility Blog List November 22, 2010
Redbook Magazine - The Truth About Trying Campaign - October 20, 2011
Tinina Q. Cade Foundation – Family Building Champion Award - November 5, 2011
Resolve: The National Infertility Association – Resolve Superhero - November 17, 2011
Social Diary Daily Magazine – Influential Honors Award - December 7, 2011
WegoHealth – Health Activist Awards “Best Kept Secret” Finalist – January 2012
AllParenting.Com – Best Infertility Blogs – August 21, 2012
Noted Infertility Resource - Essence Magazine - March 2013
Jan 2012 to Present Tax PreparerNew York Life Insurance New York, NY Apr 2011 to Feb 2012 Financial Services AdvisorHenegan Construction Co., Inc. New York, NY Feb 1996 to Nov 2009 Accounting ManagerSelf-employed Brooklyn, NY Sep 1994 to Feb 2000 Accounting ConsultantWomen of Faith, Inc- (Non-profit Organization) Jamaica, NY 1989 to 1996 TreasurerClifford Properties New York, NY Mar 1992 to Aug 1994 Property Accounting ManagerMerrill Lynch Hubbard-Temporary
Dec 1991 to Mar 1992 Property AccountantAbrams Benisch Riker, Inc New York, NY Oct 1984 to Apr 1990 Senior Property Accountant
Education:
University of Phoenix Phoenix, AZ 2010 Master of Science in AccountancyBethel Bible Institute New York, NY 1995 Associates in TheologySiena College 1982 BBA in Accounting
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