I began my library career as an undergraduate at Indiana University as a page in the graduate library and then moving on to reshelver, and eventually circulation desk assistant. During that time I became interested in a career in librarianship and obtained an MLS from the IU Graduate Library School after completing a B.S. in Accounting.

My first professional job was at Northern Illinois University 1973 as a Business Reference Librarian. I later became Acting Systems and Planning Librarian until that job became known as Assistant to the Director. At NIU, I directed the move to the then new Founders’ Memorial Library. This assignment kindled a career long interest in library planning, design, and architecture. While at NIU, I also earned an MBA degree.

Moving to the University of Oklahoma Library, in 1979 I became Assistant to the Dean for Administrative Services. While at OU under the Dean’s leadership, I developed a building program for a major expansion for the main library and served as the Library’s liaison to other members of the architectural and construction team. While at OU, I also became involved in LAMA.

In 1984, I moved to California State University, Bakersfield, as Director of Libraries, now Dean, University Library. Under my direction, CSUB built a new library that opened in 1994. I also continued my involvement in LAMA and served two terms as a juror for the AIA/ALA Library Building Awards program. In 2001, I also opened a library building consulting practice known as LibrariesByDesign, LLC.

My professional strengths are organizational leadership and management, financial management, problem solving, decision making and effective organizational communication, as well as library building programming, planning and design.

EDUCATION
MBA. Northern Illinois University College of Business Administration, May 1976.
MLS. Indiana University. Graduate Library School, December 1972.
BS. Indiana University. School of Business, June 1970. (Major–Accounting)

With an undergraduate degree in Accounting and an MBA, I am uniquely qualified to be your Treasurer. I fully understand the concepts and language of business and accounting from the theoretical persepective as well as from the practical perspective of more than 30 years in library management. As Treasurer I intend to use my educational background to translate the somewhat arcane details of accounting into practical concepts and language that everyone can understand. Transparency in reporting important ALA financial information is absolutely paramount for our association to continue to be successful in investing your dues and conference registrations wisely.

PUBLICATIONS, PAPERS, RESEARCH

• “Leadership and Management of Technological Innovation in Academic Libraries.” Library Administration and Management 11(1): 26-29. (Winter 1997)
• “The Challenges of Leading and Managing Faculty Status Librarians.” The Journal of Academic Librarianship 14(6): 361-365. (January 1989)
• “Financing and Managing Technology Based Reference Services in the Undergraduate University Library.” The Reference Librarian number 19. (November 1987.) p. 209–223.
• “A Quarter Century of Advanced Data Processing in the University Library.” (with Jim Segesta) College and Research Libraries 48(5): 399–407. (September 1987.
• “Building Renovation in ARL Libraries.” Spec Kit #97. Washington, DC Association of Research Libraries. September 1983.
• “Zero Base Budgeting: a Library Example.” Catholic Library World 51(4): 158–161. November 1979.)
• “Queues and Reference Service: Some Implications for Staffing.” (with John Regazzi) College and Research Libraries 29(4): 293–298. (July 1978.)
• “Library and Reference Service Inference: A Simulation of a Library Information Desk.” (with John Regazzi) American Society for Information Science. Proceedings. 1976