TIME LINE
2023-Present
Senior Workforce Development Librarian-in-Residence (GOED)
Statewide, multi-agency initiative | $1.5M budget authority
2021-2023
Project Leader — Supporting & Advancing Nevada’s Dislocated Individuals (SANDI)
U.S. Department of Education Grant
Statewide workforce recovery initiative | $13.8M federal grant
2019-2020
Nevada State Librarian / Administrator
Statewide agency | 44 FTE | $13M annual budget
2016-2019
Deputy State Librarian, Library Services & Development
Statewide public library development and federal grant administration
2015-2016
Library District Director — Jackson County Library Services
15-branch countywide system | 60 FTE | $12M annual budget
2010-2015
Deputy Library Director / Interim Library Director — Carson City Library
Municipal library | 20 FTE | $1.5–$1.8M annual budget
2007-2010
Deputy Manager — Carson City Office of Business Development
Municipal Government | 3 FTE
2004-2007
Founding Editor/Project Manager — CARSON Magazine Custom Publishing Division, Reno Gazette Journal
Private Sector Gannett | 10 FTE
National & State Leadership, Speaking, and Policy Engagement
2025
Individual Career Mapping (ICM) — Statewide leadership of Nevada’s career navigation and workforce mapping initiative, including professional development, community-of-practice convenings, employer engagement, VR-enabled career exploration, and multi-agency implementation through public libraries and partner organizations.
2025 18th Annual International Conference of Education, Research and Innovation (iCERi)
November 10-12, 2025
Seville, Spain
Aspen Institute of Central Europe Young Leaders Program
2025 The Institute’s Annual Young Leaders Program
Conferences - Individual Career Mapping - LibGuides at Nevada
April 3-6
Frenstat Pod Radhostem, Czech Republic
2025 The Modern Learning Conference
February 24-25, 2025
Reno, Nevada
2024
Nevada Lithium Circular Economy Conference
April 8 and 9, 2024
University of Nevada, Reno
Developing the Workforce of the Future 2-minute highlight
Computers in Libraries Conference — Presenter, “VR at the Library: Immersive Job Exploration Experiences”; panelist on emerging technologies and workforce systems.
Library Journal — Featured national coverage highlighting Nevada’s library-based workforce development strategy and immersive career exploration initiatives.
2023
Working Nation — Featured expert quoted on libraries as hubs for career exploration, credential attainment, and workforce training.
Nevada Mining Association Annual Convention
2022
National Association of Workforce Development Professionals (NAWDP) — Presenter on Project SANDI and statewide workforce recovery through libraries.
Public Library Association (PLA) — Featured presenter in a national workforce strategy series.
National Governors Association Policy Academy — Presenter on scaling work-based learning and library-enabled workforce navigation.
SDRU_K Library Conference (International) — Keynote presentation on Project SANDI.
Aspen Institute of Central Europe — Panelist on the role of libraries in 21st-century workforce development and career literacies.
2021
Aspen Institute of Central Europe — Recognition for advancing career literacies and workforce navigation through public libraries.
Working Nation — Featured commentary on the evolving role of libraries in workforce training and economic recovery.
2020
American Library Association (ALA) — Presenter on XR Libraries and workforce applications.
ALA Workforce Strategic Roundtable — Participant.
ASU+GSV Virtual Summit — Presenter on immersive technologies and workforce development.
2019
January
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Host, Governor Steve Sisolak Inauguration Open House
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Expert Panelist, University of North Texas iSchool — Emerging Technology
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Presenter, American Library Association — XR Libraries
February
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Leadership Panelist, Marin County Free Libraries
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Congressional Fly-In, Invitation-Only Advocate, American Library Association
March
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Academic Presenter — XR and Workforce
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Featured in Washington, DC on broadband and workforce development in Nevada libraries
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Presenter, National Association of Workforce Boards (NAWB)
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Presenter, Nevada Library Association — Three legislative sessions
June
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Presenter, American Library Association — XR Libraries
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Delegate Visits, ALA
July
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Google Groundbreaking Event
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Presenter, Nevada ACTE — XR and Career Pathways
September
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Presenter, Regents Meeting, Western Nevada College
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Oculus Connect 6 — Education Summit
November
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Presenter, Preserving Nevada Environmental Summit
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Presenter, Nevada Library Association
2018
March
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Presenter, Public Library Association (PLA), Philadelphia — Libraries Strengthening the Talent Pipeline
April
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Host, Knowledge Summit
May
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National Library Legislative Day
June
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Presenter, American Library Association — XR Libraries
August
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XR Librarian Training — Facilitated training for 45 participants
September
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Presenter, Chief Officers of State Library Agencies (COSLA) — Vision of the NSLAPR Knowledge & Innovation Center and emerging technologies
2017
ALA Midwinter Meeting — COSLA Meeting
National Library Legislative Day — Hosted Nevada Delegation
Statewide LSTA Strategic Planning — Workforce-focused planning initiative
Presenter, Nevada Library Association
2015
Nevada Legislature (78th Session) — Led library cohorts supporting legislative engagement and policy education.
2013
Registered Lobbyist, Carson City Library
Nevada Legislature (77th Session)