Webcast Speakers
Emily Drabinski
Critical Pedagogy Librarian and Liaison to the School of Labor and Urban Studies at the Graduate Center, City University of New York
Emily Drabinski is critical pedagogy librarian and liaison to the School of Labor and Urban Studies at the Graduate Center, City University of New York. She sits on the editorial boards of College & Research Libraries and Radical Teacher, and edits Gender and Sexuality in Information Studies, a book series from Library Juice Press/Litwin Books. Drabinski is an ALA Councilor at Large and chair of ALA’s International Relations Committee.
Dr. Valerie Hill
Director of the Community Virtual Library in Second Life, Avacon, and Kitely
Dr. Valerie Hill received her PhD in Library and Information Science in 2012. She served as a school librarian for twenty years and taught language arts and information literacy at all grade levels from kindergarten through college. She is currently an information literacy consultant with a research focus on the intersection of information literacy and libraries with virtual worlds and digital culture and a professor at Peninsula College.
Bethany Winslow
Instructional Designer, San José State University
Bethany supports faculty integrating technology with their teaching and curriculum, including the use of virtual worlds in education. Bethany is a volunteer with the Community Virtual Library and the project lead for their Hypergrid.
Alyse Dunavant-Jones
Independent Digital Curation/Asset Management Consultant
In addition to consultation work, Alyse is a passionate Virtual World Librarian (including VR worlds!). She holds office hours at CVL’s Main Branch in Second Life on Tuesdays and at CVL’s Sansar Branch on Mondays, both at 12 p.m. SLT (Pacific).
Junia Yasenov, MARA
Province of St. Joseph of the Capuchin Order
I am the Director of the Archives for the Province of St. Joseph of the Capuchin Order for the states of Montana, Wisconsin, Illinois, and Michigan. I have worked at their headquarters in Detroit, Michigan, since October 1, 2018. During this time, I have transformed the archives from an unorganized storage unit into a professional vault. Before this, I worked for the state archives in Lansing, Michigan, for three years and volunteered at Michigan State University Archives.
Rebekkah Smith Aldrich
Executive Director, Mid-Hudson Library System
Rebekkah Smith Aldrich (MLS, LEED AP) is the executive director of the Mid-Hudson Library System. She currently serves as the co-chair of the American Library Association’s (ALA) Special Task Force on Sustainability, as an advisory board member for the ALA Center for the Future of Libraries, and is a founding board member of the ALA Sustainability Round Table and the co-founder of the New York Library Association’s Sustainability Initiative.
Dr. Lisa Daulby
Lecturer, School of Information, San Jose State University
Dr. Lisa Daulby is an information/data governance professional with Royal Bank of Canada (RBC). Lisa hold a doctorate/Ph.D. in Information Technology and is a Certified Records Manager (CRM) and Certified Information Governance Professional (IGP). Lisa is also a Lecturer at the School of Information, San Jose State University in both the Master of Archives and Records Administration (MARA) and Master of Library and Information Science (MLIS) Programs.
Helen Streck
President and CEO, Kaizen InfoSource
Helen Streck has 32 years of experience in records and information management. She has successfully described and defended her RIM program designs and practices to the U.S. Attorney’s office. She served as director of corporate records and information management for pharmaceutical companies and records manager and consultant for municipal government agencies and law firms. She has crafted information management program strategies for a broad spectrum of domestic and international clients. Streck is active in ARMA International and has presented at international conferences.
Matt Seguin
Curator of Husbandry and Records, Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium
My primary duty is overseeing the health/husbandry of the fish and invertebrate collection. I work closely with the veterinary staff to maintain biosecurity within the aquarium, ensuring that all animals go through proper quarantine treatments before being added to the collection. I also serve as the registrar for the aquarium, securing proper permits and maintaining accurate physical and digital records of the animals in the collection.
Josh Courteau
Training Manager, Species360
I have a background in conservation science and over ten years experience with information technology management and online education. I thrive on collaborative projects that move our world towards sustainability and interconnectedness.
Sunny Kim
Teen Librarian
Sunny Kim is deeply honored to live and work in Seattle as a teen librarian. They love building strong relationships with young people, geeking out over science fiction and comic books, and serving the community. They also recently served on the Asian Pacific American Librarians Association Young Adult Literature Awards Committee during the first year APALA was included in the ALA Youth Media Awards. They have presented at the Washington Library Association conference, ALA Midwinter, and the Joint Conference of Librarians of Color on transgender inclusion and cultural humility.
Reed Garber-Pearson
Integrated Social Sciences & Online Learning Librarian at the University of Washington
Reed Garber-Pearson is the Integrated Social Sciences & Online Learning Librarian at the University of Washington where they have worked since 2016. Garber-Pearson is currently serving as the President-Elect for the Washington State Chapter of the Association of College & Research Libraries (ACRL). They organized the Social Justice and Libraries Open Conference in 2016, the UW Libraries’ Practicing Critical Librarianship Unconference in 2017, and have presented at local and national conferences on critical digital pedagogy and transgender inclusion.
Micah Kehrein
Library Associate II at Seattle Public Library
Micah Kehrein is a current MLIS student at the SJSU iSchool and a Library Associate II for the Seattle Public Library. They grew up in a small town where the public library was central to the community and have been passionate about libraries ever since. Kehrein believes that public libraries must explicitly center equity and social justice in order to truly provide access for all. Once they have completed the MLIS program, Kehrein hopes to go back to their roots and practice radical, welcoming librarianship in rural America.
Bean Yogi
Library Associate IV at the Seattle Public Library
Bean Yogi is an Indigenous (Uchinanchu/Shimanchu) public library worker and a San José State University School of Information MLIS student, based on Duwamish land. Their work in libraries centers the intersectional lives of queer and trans Black, Indigenous, and Brown people, through a transformative justice lens. The best book they’ve read in 2019 is Revolting Prostitutes: The Fight for Sex Workers’ Rights by Juno Mac and Molly Smith. For resilience, Yogi practices somatic healing, keeps up with the Seattle Storm, and accepts all karaoke invitations.
Pari Swift
University Records Manager, The Ohio State University
Pari Swift is the Records Manager for Ohio State University. She has also served as Senior Records Manager at the Ohio Attorney General’s Office, Local Government Records Archivist and then as Assistant State Archivist in the State Archives of Ohio. She has served as chair of the Ohio Electronic Records Committee and Ohio Historical Records Advisory Board, was President of NAGARA, and is President of the Greater Columbus ARMA. She chairs NAGARA’s Professional Development Committee.
