Innovative, Creative, Collaborative Instructional Technologist
Focused, Forward-Thinking Communicator
Leader and Life-Long Learner

Professional Experience

Library Media Specialist
Landrum Middle School/Spartanburg One
Landrum, SC
2014 - 
  • Provide digital literacy instruction for middle school students.
  • Plan digital literacy and technology professional development for teachers.
  • Provide technology integration support across the curriculum.
  • Act as webmaster, archivist, and social media marketer.
  • As a member of the school leadership team, analyze and interpret data and provide actionable items that lead to positive outcomes.
  • Develop relationships with students by serving as yearbook adviser, Jr. Beta Club sponsor, Google CS First Clubs guru, morning news crew director, and many more.
  • Curate a current, relevant, and diverse collection of print and digital resources that follows district and state standards.
  • Create and manage school-wide reading initiatives including student-led book clubs and book recommendation, book fairs, and literacy events.
Library Media Specialist
Goucher Elementary/Cherokee County
Gaffney, SC
2013 - 2014
  • Provide literacy across the curriculum instruction for elementary school students
  • Plan enriching programs for students, their families, and the community
  • Plan and manage bi-annual book fairs and related activities
  • Maintain a current, relevant collection of resources that follows district and state standards
  • Utilize technology in innovative and creative ways to support classroom instruction
Media Assistant
Spartanburg County Public Libraries
Spartanburg, SC
2011 - 2013
  • Manage, update, and maintain all audio-visual equipment.
  • Provide instruction to both patrons and staff on dowloadable resources and digital devices.
  • Provide Reader’s Advisory services and perform circulation duties
  • Develop and facilitate a variety of community programming and outreach events
Web Services Assistant
Spartanburg County Public Libraries
Spartanburg, SC
2010 - 2011
  • Updated and maintained public website, http://www.infodepot.org
  • Updated and maintained content on the libraries' Sharepoint Intranet.
  • Responded to patron help requests via emailed webforms.
  • Collected and maintained website and database usage statistics.
Payroll Director
Wencoast Restaurants, Inc.
Charleston, SC
2005 - 2006
  • Processed bi-weekly multi-state payroll for 1100+ employees.
  • Made semi-weekly tax deposits and prepared quarterly payroll tax returns.
  • Prepared quarterly labor analyses for distribution to upper management.
  • Managed all benefit, 401K, garnishment, credit union, and uniform deductions.
  • Responded to all unemployment claims
  • Maintained employee files
Payroll Manager
Laurel Baye Healthcare
Mount Pleasant, SC
2003 - 2005
  • Processed semi-monthly multi-state payroll for 800+ employees.
  • Made semi-weekly tax deposits and prepared quarterly payroll tax returns.
  • Prepared semi-monthly labor analyses for distribution to upper management.
  • Prepared compensation analyses and reports.
  • Managed all benefit, 401K, garnishment, credit union, and uniform deductions.
  • Completed an electronic file transfer project, virtually eliminating manual data-entry.
Senior Accountant
SailNet
Mount Pleasant, SC
2001 - 2003
  • Managed all accounts payable functions under strict cash restraints.
  • Streamlined check preparation procedure reducing processing time by 80%.
  • Responsible for employee payroll and benefits administration. 
  • Created journal entries, general ledger reconciliations and month-end financial statements. 
  • Prepared bank reconciliations, cash flow projections, inventory analyses, and vendor usage reports.
  • Managed a staff of three:  A/R Specialist, A/P Specialist, and Receptionist/File Clerk
Group Sales Manager
Divi Resorts
Chapel Hill, NC
​1995 - 1998
  • Managed group package sales for nine Caribbean resorts.  Packages included airline, hotel, food & beverage, special event/meeting planning, scuba diving, and/or other recreational activities.
  • Devised rate structures and negotiated wholesale contracts designed to maximize room revenue
  • Acted as corporate liaison between Regional Sales Directors, reservation centers, and dive wholesalers.
  • Served as Manager on Duty for in-house reservations call center.
  • Established and maintained customer database and created new group sales contract.
  • Participated in trade shows and familiarization tours, and assisted in the development of new collateral.
  • Prepared Sales Analysis and updated Sales Projection reports monthly.

Education

B.A., Communications Studies ​
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
M.L.I.S., Library and Information Science 
University of South Carolina at Columbia
​Ed.S., Instructional Technology ​
Coastal Carolina University

Certifications

South Carolina Certified Library Media Specialist
Since August 2013

​R2S endorsement for Library Media Specialists
December 2017

ADEPT Mentor
March 2019

​SC LEAD - Office of School Leadership's Leadership Enrichment and Development
March 2018

Google Certified Level 2 Educator
November 2017

​Hapara Champion Educator
December 2019

Conference Presenter

Flip It!
SCAMLE - South Carolina Association of Middle Level Educators
​March 2016

​​1:1 Media Specialists as Pioneers
SCASL - South Carolina Association of School Librarians
March 2017

New to School News?
SCASL - South Carolina Association of School Librarians
​March 2017

PBL in the Middle Grades
Spartanburg One PD Buffet
February 2017

​Student Work Products that Pop!
Spartanburg One Summer Institute
June 2017