You can read my resume/CV and find links to where you can contact me on this website.
Recent Work
Hands Occupied
Hands Occupied is a blog I keep to share a ton of information about crafts. Tutorials, crafts of my own, crafts of others, blogs about crafts, craft fair roundups, you name it. I grew up in North Dakota, matured and married in Michigan, and am now based in Chicago. With HO, I want to share good tutorials, [...]
Urban Folk Circuit
I lead live craft demos at monthly Urban Folk Circuit craft markets. I organize quarterly events for the Chicago craft community, ranging from supply swaps to networking events. I assist in organizing and promoting monthly craft shows. www.urbanfolkcircuit.com
Other Library Work
During the summer of 2011, I interned at the Oak Park (IL) Public Library, working with teen volunteers to develop apps, animations and more to help support the library. I have a library tattoo and was featured in 8bitlibrary.com’s Project Brand Yourself a Librarian series in November of 2010. I was the subject of a feature [...]
Glen Ellyn Library
I work full time as the Glen Ellyn Public Library‘s Online Content & Marketing Coordinator. In this newly-created position, I’m responsible for overhauling the library’s brand and marketing approach, as well as GEPL’s website. The new brand and site are set to launch March 1, 2012. For a preview of the new site in progress, visit [...]
Millage Campaign
During the summer of 2009, I managed the graphic design, web administration and social media for my local library’s millage renewal campaign, Support CADL. The millage passed with 71.45% of the vote, making it the most successful millage in Capital Area District Library history. Image via Library of Congress.
