EDUCATION
 

2001	M.A., Library and Information Science  University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa Comprehensive examination passed with distinction
1988-89	Theological study  Augustana Hochschule (theological seminary), Neuendettelsau, Germany
1987-88	Theological study in the Master of Arts program  Wartburg Theological Seminary, Dubuque, Iowa  Concentration: Old Testament studies
1980-81	Theological study in the Master of Arts program   Luther Theological Seminary, St. Paul, Minnesota  Concentration: Old Testament studies
1980	B.A., magna cum laude  Luther College, Decorah, Iowa   Majors: Religion and Classical Studies [additional coursework in Art and Scandinavian studies, 1993-96; equivalence of Art minor, 1996]

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MUSEUM, EDUCATIONAL, AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPERIENCE
 

2006- 1984-86 & 1981-82	Vesterheim, Norwegian-American Museum, Decorah, Iowa Director of Development, 2007-2009 Assistant to the Director, 2006 Associate Director of Development, 1986  Development Office Assistant, 1984-85  Book / Gift Shop Manager, 1982  Tour Coordinator / Membership Secretary, 1981-82  Newsletter Editor, 1981-86
1995-96  &  1989-90	Northeast Iowa Community College Adult Basic Education program,  Calmar, Iowa (teaching site, Decorah, Iowa)  Teacher of English as a Second Language (part-time)
1986-87	Northeast Iowa Refugee Coordination Services, Decorah, Iowa  Director
1998-99	Luther College, Decorah, Iowa  Campus Coordinator and Steering Committee member,  Four-College Teagle Foundation Collaborative Diversity Project (grant program – part time)
1980-83 &  1978	Sugar Creek Bible Camp (Evangelical Lutheran Church in America),  Ferryville, Wisconsin  Interim Program and Site Director (1982-83)  Day Camp Co-Coordinator (1980, 1981)  Counselor (1978)

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LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SERVICES EXPERIENCE
 

2010 - present	Seed Savers Exchange, Decorah, Iowa Robert Becker Memorial Library Librarian
2001-2003	Preus Library, Luther College, Decorah, Iowa Academic Technology Librarian / Assistant Professor  Blackboard Course Management System Administrator
2001 (summer)	Decorah Public Library, Decorah, Iowa Technical Consultant
2000-2001	School of Library and Information Science, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa Graduate Assistant (part-time)
2000 (spring)	Cole Library, Cornell College, Mt. Vernon, Iowa Cataloging Assistant, Technical Services (part-time)
1999 (fall)	Main Library, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa  Student Work-Study Assistant, Bibliographers’ Offices  (part-time)
1989-99	Preus Library, Luther College, Decorah, Iowa Cataloging Assistant, 1991-99  Circulation Night & Summer Supervisor (part-time), 1989-91
1987-88	Reu Memorial Library, Wartburg Theological Seminary, Dubuque, Iowa  Student Work-Study Circulation Assistant
1984-85	Vesterheim, the Norwegian-American Museum, Decorah, Iowa Special Collections Book Processor / Researcher , 1983-84
1980-81	Luther Theological Seminary Library, St. Paul, Minnesota  Student Work-Study Circulation Assistant
1977-80	Preus Library, Luther College, Decorah, Iowa Student Work-Study Circulation Assistant  Summer Circulation and Audiovisual Media Assistant (1979 only)

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PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

• Norwegian E-Learning ("Luther eNorsk") Project originator, project committee convener, content provider (lectures and digitized material) for Web-based (Blackboard course management system) unit on Norwegian and Norwegian-American Folk Music and Dance, 2002-2005
• Presenter of interactive session entitled "Languages on 'Board: Blackboard Course Management Software in the Foreign Language Classroom" at the 2001 Fall conference of the Midwest Association for Language Learning Technology (MWALL) held at Luther College
• Co-presenter for concurrent session entitled “Lilly Climate for Diversity Project, Luther College” at the 1997 Association of College and Research Libraries national conference in Nashville 
• Initiator of library oral history project -  interviewed several library faculty and staff; compiled and excerpted from interviews to create In and Out the Back Door, a booklet commemorating the contributions of Preus Library staff in observation of the 25th anniversary of the building in 1994 1992 Iowa Library Association Fall Conference concurrent session planner (first session ever sponsored by Iowa’s Support Personnel organization)

COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP

• Plaintiff with partner Otter Dreaming and five other couples in the Iowa Supreme Court case Varnum v. Brien, which resulted in the landmark decision making Iowa the first state in the Midwest to grant the right of marriage to same-sex couples
• Civil Rights Ordinance Committee Chair, Decorah Diversity Appreciation Team - co-authored Decorah's civil rights ordinance which established the Decorah Human Righs Commission
• Northeast Iowa Unitarian Universalist Fellowship - co-founder in 2003 (authored the Fel1owship's Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws); member, 2003-present; lay leader and service planner, 2004-05; NEIUUF Chair of the Board of Trustees - 2005-06, ex officio board member, 2006-07

LIBRARY PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

• University of Iowa Library and Information Science Student Organization, 1999-2001. Offices: President, Fall 2000, Vice-President, Fall 1999-Spring 2000 
• American Library Association, 1999-2005, 2010-current 
• Association of College and Research Libraries, 2001-2005, 2010-current 
• ACRL Special Libraries section, 2010-current
• Association for Library Collections and Technical Services, 2001-2003
• Iowa Library Association, 1992-2005, 2010-current
• Iowa Association of College and Research Libraries, 1992-2005, 2010-current
• Charter member and charter Executive Committee member of the Iowa Library Association Support Personnel Forum, 1992-2005

ACADEMIC HONORS & AWARDS
 

2001-present	Beta Phi Mu (international honor society for library and information science) member
2000-2001	University of Iowa Graduate Research Assistantship
1999-2000	Jack E. Tillson Scholarship, Iowa Library Association Foundation
1999-2000	H. W. Wilson Scholarship for study in library and information science
1988-89	Bayerische Landeskirche scholarship for theological study in Neuendettelsau,Germany
1980-81	Skattum Memorial Scholarship for theological study (Luther College)
1979-80	The Classical Scholarship
1979-80	Houston County (Minn.) Extension Home Council Scholarship
1978-79	Martin J. Nelson Scholarship in Religion
1976-1980	Luther College Scholarship

LANGUAGES

Varying degrees of speaking and reading fluency in German, Norwegian, Spanish, Russian. Varying degrees of reading fluency in Biblical and classical Greek, Biblical Hebrew, Latin, Aramaic 
 

LIBRARY TECHNICAL SERVICES & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY EXPERIENCE

• Operating systems: PC/Windows 95, 98, 2000, ME, XP and Macintosh OS9
• Internet/WWW: Website design with Dreamweaver, digital imaging using Adobe Photoshop; streaming media (digital audio/video) using iMovie; basic HTML; website management; domain and site registration. Websites created and maintained include: Foot-Notes Scandinavian and Norwegian-American musical group; Northeast Iowa Unitarian Universalist Fellowship; Civilized and Inclusive: Policies and Politics for Humans; Watson Brothers (wastewater technologies); Maritza Balkan and klezmer musical group; Skurdall Translation German and Norwegian language translation service; Rocketdog Books; Hometown Taxi; Friends End Flowers (in progress); Blotter, Inc. personal site.
• Cataloging experience and cataloging tools: copy and original cataloging, AACR-2, LCSH & classification schedules, DDC-21, MARC records of varying formats (book, serial, visual and sound recordings, scores, computer files), OCLC Bibliographic Standards, Music OCLC Users Group Best of MOUG
• Bibliographic utilities: OCLC - familiar with OCLC online database, online authority, searching techniques, CATME-Plus & Passport for Windows cataloging software; some experience with OCLC union serial list; experienced in copy cataloging and retrospective conversion using OCLC, including creating machine-readable (MARC) records for OCLC database input from paper records; RLIN - basic exposure to records and searching
• Library automated systems: database management and circulation programs using Library World, Innovative Interfaces INNOPAC system, the CARL automated library system (text-based version), and Voyager cataloging subsystems; searching in public and staff modes on NOTIS and ALEPH systems (University of Iowa)
• Research databases: indexes and full text databases including DIALOG, EBSCOhost, Academic Search Elite, ERIC, FRANCIS, Periodicals Content Index, Web of Science, Wilson Web, and others 
• Instructional technology: Blackboard course management software system administrator and trainer; WebCT enduser; Iowa Communications Network enduser and presenter.

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REFERENCES

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