Alumni Career Spotlights
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.
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Erin McArthur
MLIS 2011 {Beta Phi Mu Member}
Distance Education Librarian
University of Wisconsin – Oshkosh
Oshkosh, WI USA
Sondhaya McGowan
MLIS 2011
Manager, Medical Library
Scripps Mercy Hospital
San Diego, CA USA
Matthew McGuire
MLIS 2011
Associate Director of Training
Optum/UnitedHealth Group
Phoenix, AZ USA
Christina Mune
MLIS 2011
Academic Liaison Librarian
San Jose State University
San Jose, CA USA
Martella Nelson
MLIS 2011
Faculty-Information Literacy
Harrison College
Indianapolis, IN USA
Christy Nini
MLIS 2011
Assistant Director
Germantown Community Llibrary
Germantown, TN USA
Steven Shackelford
MLIS 2011
Adult Services Librarian
Parkersburg & Wood County Public Library
Parkersburg, WV USA
Sharon Tani
MLIS 2011
Regional Director of Library Services
Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts
Pasadena, CA USA
Julie K. Williams
MLIS 2011 {Beta Phi Mu Member}
California NAEP State Coordinator
California Department of Education
Sacramento, CA USA
Julie Wong
MLIS 2011 {Beta Phi Mu Member}
Cataloger
Bancroft Library – UC Berkeley
Berkeley, CA USA
Donna Frederick
MLIS 2010
Metadata Librarian
University of Saskatchewan
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Canada
Tracy Heffernan
MLIS 2010
SFUSD Teacher Librarian/Adjunct Professor
SFUSD/Skyline College
San Francisco, CA USA
Tiffany Mair
MLIS 2010
U.S. Documents & Patent/Trademark Librarian
California State Library
Sacramento, CA USA
Mary-Ellen Petrich
MLIS 2010 {Beta Phi Mu Member}
Digital Preservation Specialist
LOCKSS at Stanford University
Redwood City, CA USA
Rexford Quick
MLIS 2010 {Beta Phi Mu Member}
Library Director
Schreiner University
San Antonio Area, TX USA
Stephanie Roach
MLIS 2010 {Beta Phi Mu Member}
Cataloging, Online and Digital Resources Librarian
College of San Mateo
San Mateo, CA USA
Margot Stornelli
MLIS 2010
Library Technician
Retired Dufferin Peel Catholic District School Board
Grimsby, Ontario, CA
Elizabeth Tarnove
MLIS 2010 {Beta Phi Mu Member}
Librarian II
San Diego Public Library
San Diego, CA USA
Heather Devine
MLIS 2009
Circle of Learning Project Manager
San Jose State University Research Foundation
San Jose, CA USA
Norma Durian
MLIS 2009
Research & Instruction Librarian
University of La Verne
La Verne, CA USA
Robyn Gleasner
MLIS 2009
Resource Management Librarian
University of New Mexico Health Sciences Library & Informatics Center
Albuquerque, NM
Erin Hawkins
MLIS 2009 {Beta Phi Mu Member}
Metadata Specialist
Library of Congress
Washington, DC USA
Beth Lambert Jen
MLIS 2009
Librarian and Teacher
Fei Tian Academy of the Arts California
San Francisco, CA USA
Jonathan Paulo
MLIS 2009
Online Learning and Reference Librarian
Harvard University
Cambridge, MA USA
Daniel Ransom
MLIS 2009
Librarian for Research and Electronic Resources
Holy Names University
Oakland, CA USA
Megan Berru-Kerr
MLIS 2008
Vice President, Operations
Doctor Evidence
Santa Monica, CA USA
Rachel Ivy Clarke
MLIS 2008
Assistant Professor
Syracuse University School of Information Studies
Syracuse, NY USA
Chris Livingston
MLIS 2008
Archives-Digital Initiatives
California State University, Bakersfield
Bakersfield, CA USA
Brandy Buenafe
MLIS 2007
Principal Librarian
California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation
Sacramento, CA USA
Kirstie Harless
MLIS 2007
Librarian
Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising
San Francisco, CA USA
Steven Williams
MLIS 2007
Instructional Designer/Project Manager
University of California, San Francisco
San Francisco, CA USA
Brooke M. Black
MLIS 2005
Chief Cataloger, Manuscripts
Huntington Library
San Marino, CA USA
Liana Juliano
MLIS 2004
Information Resources Manager
Paul Hastings LLP
Los Angeles, CA USA
Martin Kelly
MLIS 2004 {Beta Phi Mu Member}
Digital Collections Librarian
Colby College Libraries
Waterville, ME USA
