Graduate Alumni Profiles
Joan Petit
Humanities and Social Science Librarian
Portland State University Library - Portland, OR
MSLS
2006
Few would think to go to Portland, Oregon by way of Cairo, but Joan Petit’s (MSLS ‘06) career has taken precisely that path. After graduating from the School of Information and Library Science (SILS) at the University of North Carolina at Chapel...
Anuj Sharma
Business Analyst
Chevron Energy Technology Corporation
MSIS
2006
Anuj Sharma is a proud MSIS graduate of the class of 2006. "After graduating from the SILS MSIS program in 2006, I obtained a job at the Chevron Corporation," said Anuj. "The company was starting an Information Management Center of Excellence...
Emily Guhde
Online Services Librarian
NC LIVE (NCSU Libraries)
MSLS
2012
As a member of the NC LIVE team, Emily Guhde helps to provide excellent online resources to North Carolina’s public, academic and community college libraries. She assists with customer service and trouble-shooting for librarians through the NC...
Brenn Hill
Software Engineer
I-Cubed
MSIS
2009
Brenn Hill is a software engineer/consultant for I-Cubed. This involves being good at a range of things, starting with custom Web application development, including gathering requirements, system analysis and working extensively with clients to make sure...
Susan Teague Rector
Web Strategist and Information Architect
University of Colorado, Denver - University Web Services
MSIS
2004
Susan joined the Web services team at University of Colorado Denver this past summer. Her responsibilities range from working on a long-term university strategy and governance plan for Web site mobility, to reading about Sharepoint taxonomies, to working with...
Matt Thomas
Web Application Developer
The Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE)
MSIS
2010
Matt Thomas is a Web application developer for the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE).
"While I was a student, I worked for AASHE as an intern and part-time employee," said Thomas. "When I graduated, I...
Jean E. Crampon
Science & Engineering Librarian
University of Southern California
MSLS
1971
Jean went to UNC at Chapel Hill in order to be a librarian with adult researchers and learners, but her first professional position was at a public library as a children's librarian. She then went to Southern Illinois University School of Medicine Library...
Alex Kyrios
Metadata and Catalog Librarian
University of Idaho
MSLS
2011
Alex Kyrios is the University of Idaho's (UI) first-ever Metadata and Catalog Librarian, splitting his time between traditional library cataloging and a variety of metadata projects, from digital collections to data management for...
Elizabeth Morris
Assistant Librarian
Yale Center for the British Art
MSLS
2010
Elizabeth Morris is an assistant librarian at the Yale Center for the British Art. We asked her to answer a series of questions about her new position and how she achieved her job. Following are her answers.
How did you learn about the job at Yale?...
Vedana Vaidhyanathan
Science Reference Librarian: Biomedical Sciences and Informatics
University of Chicago
MSLS
2008
How did I get here? The long story of how I became a medical/science librarian begins with a reference librarian at the Clearfield branch of the local public library in Amherst, NY. When I was 12, my father was put on a list for a heart transplant. I was a...
Marisa Ramirez
Digital Repository Librarian
California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo
MSLS
2005
Marisa Ramirez is primarily responsible for the development and implementation of the DigitalCommons@CalPoly, a digital repository that provides online open access to scholarship and research produced by Cal Poly faculty and students. She collaborates with...
Butch Lazorchak
Digital Archivist
Library of Congress
MSLS
2004
Prior to entering SILS in the fall of 2002, I had only a vague idea of the direction that my career might ultimately take. I had very little traditional library or archive experience (my background was in the
music industry), but was fairly certain that I...
J. Scott Brownlee
Program Coordinator
School of Undergraduate Studies, The University of Texas
MSLS
2011
In my current job, I help manage two grant projects funded by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB). The first is a project to develop online data modules that Texas educators can use to help become more comfortable with data...
Alice Campbell
Texas Collection Curator
Baylor University Libraries
MSLS
1989
When I graduated from SILS, I was prepared for either work in an academic or public library. I have an M.A. in Art History, but I also have a great love of children's literature. My husband is both an English professor and active in the field of...
Evan Carroll
Lead User Experience Designer and Author
Capstrat and The Digital Beyond
MSIS
2008
Information Science wasn’t my first choice when I came to Carolina in 2004. In fact, I didn’t even know what Information Science was. Little did I know that I was already designing information systems. I had a keen understanding of technology,...
Aisha Harvey
Head of Collection Development at Perkins Library
Duke University - Perkins Library
MSLS
2001
Aisha Harvey says that her job is not necessarily as traditional as it may sound.
“As information seeking behavior is changing with the advancement of eReaders, eBooks and platforms, so too is collection development evolving to meet those new...
Barbara Kiehne Younger
Blogger - Writer
Self-Employed Author
MSLS
1977
Barbara Younger just launched Friend for the Ride: Encouraging Words for the Menopause Roller Coaster: ( http://friendfortheride.com). The blog is a witty, upbeat view of the Change of Life, with insights for younger women too. (Men are also...
David Iberkleid
CEO
WhyEquals
MSIS
2010
David Iberkleid is an entrepreneur and a recent graduate of the MSIS program at SILS. David says that while at SILS, the school provided four key ingredients he needed to start his own business:
The capacity to stay on top of future trends yet...
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