Alumni Career Spotlights

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Alumni Career Spotlights

With the skillsets and knowledge learned in the master’s degree programs at the San José State University School of Information, the career possibilities for iSchool alumni are many and varied. Browse the alumni spotlights to learn how iSchool alumni are putting their master’s degrees to work. Many alumni are open to brief informational interviews or questions, so feel free to contact them directly to learn more about their work and how they landed their current jobs. If you are a graduate of the iSchool, please submit your alumni career spotlight.

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Brandon Castle

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MLIS 2024
Native American & Indigenous Studies Librarian​ 

University of Massachusetts Amherst
Amherst, MA USA

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Diane Ellis

Diane Ellis
MLIS 2022
Law Librarian, Research, Litigation and the Practice of Law, and Adjunct Assistant Professor of Law

USC Gould School of Law
Sunset Beach, CA

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Laura McLean

Laura McLean
MLIS 2022
Adult Services Librarian
Montrose Regional Library District
Montrose, CO

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Lindsey Memory

Lindsey Memory
MLIS 2022
Digital Initiatives Department Head & Digital Content Manager
Brigham Young University
Springville, UT

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Lisa Huff


MLIS 2021
Assistant Librarian
West Coast University
Anaheim, CA

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Charles Ludwig

Charles Ludwig
MLIS 2021
Director of Equity & Title IX; Civil Rights/Title IX Coordinator
University of Findlay
Findlay, OH

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Elizabeth Borges

Elizabeth Borges
MLIS 2020
Online Learning Librarian
San Francisco State University
San Francisco, CA

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Carey Gibbons

Carey Gibbons
MLIS 2020
Circulation and Tech Services Manager
Washington District Library
Washington, IL

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Emily Mercer

Emily Mercer
MARA 2020
Database & Information Manager
1000 Friends of Oregon

Portland, OR

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Renee Rau

Renee Rau
MLIS 2020
Information Services Librarian, Norris Medical Library
University of Southern California
Los Angeles,
CA

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Betsy Snow

Betsy Snow
MLIS 2020
Library Media Specialist | Teacher Librarian
Sequoia High School
Redwood City, CA

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Anthony DiGiovanni

Anthony DiGiovanni
MLIS 2019
Director of Cataloguing and Reference Services
Historical Society of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA

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Liz Weir


MLIS 2019
Dickson Librarian
Chrysler Museum of Art
Norfolk, VA