Experience
Reference Librarian, Art & Architecture Library
New York Institute of Technology
October 2015 – Present (2 years 2 months)
Adult Reference Librarian
Connetquot Public Library
November 2016 – Present (1 year 1 month)
Instructor of Library Research
Suffolk County Community College
February 2010 – Present (7 years 10 months)
• Instructor of research and information literacy
• Reference
• Collection development
Marketing Manager & Tailoring/Designer Apprentice
Montella Custom Tailor & Designs
June 2007 – Present (10 years 6 months)
Marketing of sales and services through:
• Social media
• Community outreach
• Visual/print media
• Brand development
• Website traffic growth
• Fashion line presentations
Adult Reference Librarian
Mastic-Moriches-Shirley Community Library
November 2016 – April 2017 (6 months)
Instructor/Reference Librarian (Temp Position)
Suffolk County Community College
January 2015 – August 2015 (8 months)
• Instructor of research and information literacy
• Liaison to the nursing department
• Collection development
• Member of automation committee for circulation and inter-library loans
• Member of print management committee
• Grant applications
Circulation Clerk
Suffolk County Community College
February 2010 – December 2014 (4 years 11 months)
• Check-out of reserve and circulating books
• Inputted and displayed newly purchased books
• Perform opening and closing procedures of the library on weekends
Intern
Stony Brook University
June 2012 – July 2012 (2 months)
• Archiving
• Cataloging
• Creating resource guides
Substitute Teacher
Our Lady Queen Of Apostles
November 2011 – April 2012 (6 months)
Pier diem substitute teacher for various subjects, grades K-8
Operations Manager
Nationwide Book Traders
June 2005 – March 2009 (3 years 10 months)
The Wiz
March 1998 – October 2004 (6 years 8 months)
Biodex Medical Systems
October 2002 – May 2004 (1 year 8 months)
Education
State University of New York Empire State College
Master of Arts (M.A.), Learning and Emerging Technologies
2015 – 2018
Stony Brook University
Master of Arts (MA), History
2012 – 2013
LIU Post
Master of Library & Information Science (MLIS), Library and Information Science
2011 – 2012
Stony Brook University
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), History, Minor in Theater Arts
2008 – 2010
Activities and Societies: Dean's List, Stony Brook University Phi Beta Kappa, SUNY Stony Brook Chapter Phi Alpha Theta, History Honor Society SUNY Stony Brook Golden Key International Honour Society, SUNY, Stony Brook Chapter Stony Brook University Pre-Law club
Suffolk County Community College
Associate of Arts and Sciences (AAS), Early Childhood Education and Teaching
2004 – 2007
Activities and Societies: Dean’s List, Suffolk County Community College Phi Theta Kappa, Alpha Zeta Nu Chapter, SUNY - Suffolk County Community College Pi Alpha Sigma, Suffolk County Community College academic honor designation
Honors & Awards
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Recipient of the 2015 NEH/ALA Latino Americans: 500 Years of History Grant
National Endowment for the Humanities & American Library Association
May 2015
A partnership between the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) and the American Library Association (ALA) bringing film screenings and discussion programs on the history of Latinos in America to two hundred libraries and cultural institutions across the country.
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Phi Beta Kappa
Phi Beta Kappa
December 2010
An honorary society of college and university undergraduates and some graduates to which members are elected on the basis of high academic achievement.
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Phi Alpha Theta
Stony Brook University
December 2010
History Honor Society SUNY Stony Brook
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Phi Theta Kappa
Suffolk County Community College
June 2007
Honor society of Suffolk County Community College, Alpha Zeta Nu Chapter
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Pi Alpha Sigma
Suffolk County Community College
June 2007
Suffolk County Community College academic honor designation
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Borders Books Academic Scholarship
Borders Books
June 2006
Financial scholarship for academic achievement