Director of Library Services and Art Curator, Ryan Memorial Library

Membership in Professional Associations
American Theological Library Association, Member, 1985-1994, 2000-present
             Board, 2006- present
             Special Committee for Diversity, 2007-present
             Annual Conference Committee, 2005-6; Host Library, 2006
             Nominating Board, 1992-1994
             Automation Committee, 1989-1991
Southeastern Pennsylvania Theological Library Association, Member 1986-1994
             Board Chair, 2005-6
             President, 1989-1991, 2003-2004
             Secretary, 1987-1989, 2002
             Planning Board, 1987-1993, 2002-2006
Catholic Library Association, Member, 1985-Present
             National: Catholic Periodical and Literature Index, 2003-
                           Scholarship Committee 2005-2007
                           Finance Committee 2005-2007
             Neumann Chapter:  President, 1999-2000
                                           Vice President, 1997-1999
                                           Executive Board, 1995-2000
                                           Academic Section Head, 1996-1997
Lehigh Valley Association of Independent Colleges, Library Directors’ Group, 1994-1999

Published Articles

• “Reconstruction of the St. Charles Borromeo Library,” American Theological Library Association Summary of Proceedings, 61 (2007, pp. 229-231).
• “E-Courses: Tailoring Courseware to Fit Our Small Library,” co-authored with Lisa McColl and Jackie Jones, Catholic Library World (September 2005, pp. 22-26).
• “Tailoring Oversized Courseware to Fit Our Small Library,” co-authored with Lisa McColl and Jackie Jones, Computers in Libraries (September 2004, pp. 16-22).
• “Library Managers’ Communication with Seminary Administrators.” American Theological Library Association Summary of Proceedings, 55 (2001, pp. 282-283).
• “Sharing the Good News: A Case Study in Expanding Local Catholic Library Association Chapters,” co-authored with Sister Rose Concetta Tallario, SSJ in Catholic Library World (September 1998, pp. 11-12).
• “Embracing the Feet of Christ,” Sisters Today, 67:15-20 January 1995
• “Mechtild: Lightbearer for Mid-life,” Living Prayer, 28:14-16, January/February, 1995.
• “Of Heartwounds and Hope,” Living Prayer, 26:13-16, September/October, 1993.
• “Taming the Mad Hatter – Retreats,” Family Magazine, January 1995.
• “Willa Cather: Of Archbishops and Urchins,” Family Magazine, March 1995.

Grants and Honors

• Grant for art exhibit, Fine Porcelains of the Madonna and Child from the American Theological Library Association, 2008.
• Grant for program on strategic planning in theological libraries for SEPTLA from the American Theological Library Association, 2004
• Grant for Preservation from the National Endowment for the Humanities, 2004
• Accepted into the Advanced Stewardship Program, Conservation center for Art and Historic Artifacts, Philadelphia, PA, funded by the William Penn Foundation.
• Grant to run a Distance Learning Workshop on copyright law among thirteen colleges from A Community of Agile Partners in Education (CAPE), 1999.
• Grant to attend the American College and Research Libraries Conference in Detroit, Michigan from the Lehigh Valley Assoc of Independent Colleges (LVAIC), 1999.
• Grant to attend a graduate course at Lehigh University, “Creating the Next Generation Learning System,” from the Lehigh Valley Association of Independent Colleges (LVAIC), 1999.
• Beta Phi Mu Library Honor Society, 1973-Present.

Presentations

• “Prayernet for Families,” Saint Elizabeth’s Parish, October 2007.
• “Myspace in God’s Place: A Talk on Prayer,” Saint Elizabeth’s Parish, March 2006.
• “After New Orleans…Library Disaster Planning,” with Todd Wilmot, Southeastern Pennsylvania Theological Library Association Meeting, October 2005.
• “Disaster Planning before Reconstruction,“ with Todd Wilmot, Pennsylvania Library Association Annual Meeting, September 2005.
• “Tailoring Courseware to Fit Our Small Library,” with Lisa McColl and Jackie Jones, Catholic Library Association’s Annual Conference, March 2005.
• “E-Courses: Making the Pieces Fit,” Pennsylvania Library Association Annual Convention, 2004. (Poster Session)

•  “Birthing a Library Community: A Manual for Midwives,” National Catholic Library Association Meeting, 1999.
• “The Librarian as CIO: From Tadpole to T.V. Star,” Main Speaker, Annual Workshop for Principals, Allentown Diocese School System, 1999.
• “The Big Six: Research Methods for College-Bound Students,” Harrisburg Diocese School Librarians, 1999.
• “Alternative Acquisitions: Cooperative Purchasing and Approval Plans,” Pennsylvania State Library Conference, 1998.
• “The New Librarian,” Harrisburg Diocesan Education Workshop, 1998.
• “Distance Education and Cooperative Library Resources,” Pennsylvania State Library Association Conference, 1997.
• “Separating the Wheat from the Chaff: Evaluating the Internet,” Allentown Diocese School System, 1997.
• “The Librarian and the Web,” Scranton Diocese Day of Education, Scranton Diocese School System, 1997.
• “Prayer as a Doorway to God,” St. Thomas More Parish Woman’s Guild Day of Recollection, 2003.
• “The Privilege: What It Is Like to be a Roman Catholic Woman in the United States Today,” North American Conference of the Bernadine Sisters, June 1998.
• Main Speaker, Day of Recollection for Allentown Diocesan Deacons, 1998.
• “Spiritual Direction: A Workshop,” Deacons and Wives of the Allentown Diocese, October 1997.