Professional Engagement
2020 ALA Holding Space tour, Texas tour stop
Professional Organizations
Leadership Opportunities
Texas Library Association (TLA)
Member, Texas Topaz Nonfiction Reading Committee, Youth Subdivision 2018 - 2020, 2022 - present
TLA nominating committee member 2022
TLA awards committee member 2021 - 2022
Chair, TLA District 9 2018 - 2019
Texas Accelerated Library Leaders (TALL Texan) Institute participant Class of 2018
Social Media Manager, Young Adult Round Table (YART) - 2015 - 2019
Texas Association of School Librarians (a division of TLA)
Advisor, Membership Committee 2022 - 2023
Past Chair, Texas Association of School Librarians 2021 - 2022
Chair, Texas Association of School Librarians 2020 - 2021
Chair-Elect, Texas Association of School Librarians 2019 - 2020
Member, TASLTalks blog editorial board 2018 - 2020
Chair, Administrator of the Year committee 2016 - 2018
Member, Administrator of the Year committee 2013 - 2016
Texas Computer Education Association (TCEA)
Area 17 Director, TCEA Board of Directors April 2022 - May 2023
Library Representative, TCEA Convention Advisory Panel 2018 - 2019, 2019 - 2020, 2020 - 2021
President, Library Special Interest Group (LIB-SIG) 2018- 2019
Vice President, Library Special Interest Group (LIB-SIG) 2017 - 2018
Blog Posts
TCEA TechNotes Blog
Seven Back-to-School Tips for Librarians August 10, 2022
Why Do We Celebrate School Library Month? April 11, 2019
Curate Like A Professional April 3, 2019
Leaders Are Readers: Resources for Us All March 12, 2019, with Brandi Dawson
Teacher, Librarian, Leader February 4, 2019
Better Together: Why Sharing Is Integral to Future Ready Librarianship December 10, 2018, with Nancy Jo Lambert
Thanking and Giving from the Library November 16, 2018
Four Ways Google Calendars Can Help Teacher Librarians Plan September 21, 2018, with Brandi Dawson
Six Tips for Librarians to Prepare for a New School Year August 30, 2018
TASL Talks Blog Posts
You Are Essential April 1, 2020
Texas Library Association's 2020 Reading Lists January 15, 2020
#txlchat or Yes, Virginia, You Really Should Be Using Twitter for Professional Development September 10, 2019
The Texas Topaz Reading List - Nonfiction Gems for Reading and Learning January 15, 2019
Why I'm Thankful November 13, 2018