To serve as a professional librarian or college archivist in an academic setting.  To further the intellectual development of students by working as a librarian, mentor, and adjunct instructor of history.

Nelson Poynter Memorial Library, University of South Florida, St. Petersburg, Florida

March 1991 - August 1997; February 2002- present
Assistant University Librarian, Special Collections, February 2002 - present
Special Collections Assistant (OPS), May 1993 - August 1997
Senior A/V Equipment Operator (USPS), August 1992 - May 1993

Serve as librarian with assigned duties in the special collections and archives areas of the library. This appointment includes the responsibilities of maintaining the Oral History of Modern America collection, other primary source collections in this department, the USF St. Petersburg archives, library exhibits, and other cultural and historical treasures. Also offer reference service, bibliographic instruction, and act as a faculty liaison for the collection areas of history and political science. 

Program for Experienced Learners, Eckerd College, St. Petersburg, Florida

College University Center Coordinator, October 1999 - February 2002
Adjunct Instructor of History, August 1996 - present

I served as College University Center Coordinator in the Program for Experienced Learners, an innovative baccalaureate degree program for students over twenty-five years of age at Eckerd College, a private liberal arts college in St. Petersburg. Oversaw Eckerd College course offerings at the College University Center on SPC's Seminole Campus, as well as at the Largo Center (Electronic Commerce Resource Center), and an in-house program offered by Eckerd College at the Tech Data Corporation in Clearwater.  Major responsibilities included program oversight and marketing, offering admissions interviews and evaluating transfer credits, developing degree plans and assessing possibilities for experiential academic credit, providing instructional support and offering workshops in areas such as technology and library proficiency, and acting as a liaison between potential students, students, faculty, staff, and other partnering colleges and universities.

Gulf Beaches Public Library, Madeira Beach, Florida

Assistant Library Director, February 1999 - October 1999
Acting Library Director, February 1999 - March 1999
Head, Adult Services, January 1998 - October 1999
Reference Librarian, October 1997 - October 1999

Ctr. for Graduate and Continuing Studies, Goucher College, Baltimore, Maryland

Adjunct Assistant Professor, Master of Arts in Historic Preservation (MAHP) Program, January 1999-May 2000

Tarpon Springs Public Library, City of Tarpon Springs, Florida

Assistant Library Director, August 1997 - October 1997
Librarian I, Reference and Coordinator of Literary Activities, March 1997 - August 1997
 

Awarded: December 1996 
Areas of Concentration: Academic and Special Libraries, Archives, Special Collections. 

Master of Arts in History

Awarded: December 1995 
Major Field: U.S. History since 1877  Minor Field: U.S. History before 1877
Areas of Concentration: Florida History, Southern History, History of Education, Oral and Social History

Thesis: "Cold Warriors in the Hot Sunshine: The Johns Committee's Assault on Civil Liberties in Florida, 1956-1965."  [Under revision for possible publication as a monograph through the University Press of Florida.]

 Bachelor of Arts (Magna Cum Laude)

Awarded: December 1988         Academic Major: History      Academic Minor: Geography

Division of Student Affairs, University of South Florida  Golden Signet Service Award [second award] (April 1994)
USF St. Petersburg Eliason Humanities & Liberal Arts Scholarship (March 1993)
Florida Historical Society LeRoy Collins Prize [second consecutive year]   (May 1992)
Division of Student Affairs, University of South Florida Golden Signet Service Award  (April 1992)
Florida Historical Society LeRoy Collins Prize for best graduate essay in Florida History (May 1991)
Pinellas County (Fla.) Historical Society Annual Scholarship Recipient    (January 1991)
Tampa Bay History best local history essay   (September 1990)
The Graduate School, University of South Florida Graduate Registration Fellowship  (November 1989)
Florida Historical Society President's Prize for best undergraduate essay in Florida History   (May 1989)
College of Education, University of South Florida, Suncoast Area Teacher Training honors program  (Spring 1987)
St. Petersburg Junior College, Top Ten-Percent Scholarship  (Spring 1984)
University of Tampa, Four-year Florida Scholarship recipient; participation in UT Honors Program  (Fall 1983)
Eckerd College, Four-year Scholarship recipient (declined)   (Fall 1983)
Boca Ciega High School, Gulfport, Florida, Honors graduate    (June 1983)

Beta Phi Mu (Library Science) honorary      April 1998
Who's Who Among Students (2d time)         December 1995
Who's Who Among Students       April 1992
Omicron Delta Kappa (Leadership) honorary        April 1991
Outstanding College Students of America         1989
Phi Kappa Phi (General Scholarship) honorary        April 1989
Kappa Delta Pi (Education) honorary         October 1987
Golden Key National Honor Society         April 1987
Phi Alpha Theta (History)honorary         December 1985

American Library Association (1999-  ); Florida Humanities Council (1996- ); St. Petersburg Historical Society (1995-1997); American Civil Liberties Union (1995- ); DeSoto County Historical Society (1995-1996); Florida Library Association (1994- ); Oral History Association (1993-1999); Suncoast Information Specialists (1993-2001); Society of Florida Archivists (1992- ); Tampa Historical Society (1991- ); Pinellas County Historical Society (1991- ); History of Education Society (1991-1998); Southern Historical Association (1990- ); Florida Society of Geographers (1990-96); Florida Historical Society (1989- ); Organization of American Historians (1989- ).

Member, Libraries of the USF System Marketing Committee, University of South Florida (2002- )
Chair, LeRoy Collins Best Essay Committee, Florida Historical Society (1999)
Webmaster, ACLU Pinellas County Chapter (1998-1999)  <http://www.angelfire.com/fl/aclupinellas>
USF Chapter President, Beta Phi Mu Library Science Honor Society (1998-2000)
Member, LeRoy Collins Best Essay Committee, Florida Historical Society (1996-1997)
Executive Board Member, Florida Historical Society (1995-1997)
Member, University of South Florida 40th Anniversary Committee (1995-1996)
Member, USF President's Advisory Committee on Issues of Sexual Orientation (1995-1996)
Board Member, American Civil Liberties Union, Pinellas County Chapter (1995-1999)
Editor, College and University Archives Section, SFA Newsletter,  Society of Florida Archivists  (1994-1995)
President, Pinellas County Historical Society (1994-1995, 1996)
Chair, Awards Committee, Society of Florida Archivists (1993)
Chair, Program, Publicity, and Jubilee committees, Pinellas County Historical Society (1994)
First Vice President, Pinellas County Historical Society (1993-1994, 1995-1996)
Editor, Punta Pinal, Pinellas County Historical Society (1993-1995)
Chair, Scholarship and Publicity committees, Pinellas County Historical Society (1993-1994)
Chair, Historical Research Committee, Pinellas County Historical Society (1992-1993)
Member, Library Assessment Committee, Florida Historical Society (1992)
 

"The 1950s: LeRoy Collins and Charley Johns."  In Florida Decades: A Sesquicentennial History, ed. by 
     James J. Horgan and Lewis N. Wynne.  St. Leo: St. Leo College Press, 1995.

"Amazing Grace: Reflections on the John Allen Legacy." University of South Florida 38 (Fall 1996): 10-15.

"Caught in the Cross Fire: African Americans and Florida's System of Labor during World War II." Sunland
     Tribune: Journal of the Tampa Historical Society 19 (November 1993): 47-52.

"Celebrating Florida's 150th Birthday." University of South Florida 37 (Spring 1995): 26-29.

"Closet Crusaders: The Johns Committee and Homophobia." In Carryin' On in the Lesbian and Gay South,
     ed. by John Howard. New York: New York University Press,1997. 

"Cold Warriors in the Hot Sunshine: USF and the Johns Committee." Sunland Tribune: Journal of the Tampa
     Historical Society 18 (November 1992): 9- 15.

"Desegregation of Public Schools in Pinellas County, Florida." Tampa Bay History 13  (Spring/Summer 1991): 
     26-43.

comp., "Florida History in Periodicals." Florida Historical Quarterly 74 (Summer 1995): 64-71.

comp., "Florida History in Periodicals." Florida Historical Quarterly 75 (Summer 1996):  69-74.

comp., "Florida History in Periodicals." Florida Historical Quarterly 76 (Summer 1997):  81-86.

________, and Anthony M. Smith, comps.  "Florida History in Periodicals." Florida Historical Quarterly 77 
     (Summer 1998): 81-86.

A Guide to the Archives of the Florida Mental Health Institute, Volume I: Pre-1991Accessions.  FMHI
     Publication Series # 152.  Tampa: FMHI, 1996.  A searchable Internet version of the index is located at:
  <http://www.fmhi.usf.edu/library/archive.html>

reviewer, Hugh Robinson: Pioneer Aviator by George L. Vergara, Florida Historical Quarterly 75 (Winter 
     1997): 339-341.

editorial consultant, Odet Philippe: Peninsular Pioneer by J. Allison DeFoor II. Safety Harbor: Safety Harbor 
     Museum of Regional History, 1997. 

"Persevering on the Home Front: Blacks in Florida During World War II."  In Florida at War, ed. by Lewis N. 
     Wynne.  St. Leo: St. Leo College Press, 1993.

A Researcher's Guide to the Papers of LeRoy Collins Located in the Special Collections Department,
     University of South Florida, Tampa. Tampa: USF Library, 1990.

and Ellen J. Babb, St. Petersburg Goes to War, 1941-1945. St. Petersburg:  St. Petersburg Museum of History/
     Florida Humanities Council, 1995.

"Sunshine Statements: Oral History and Florida's Libraries." Florida Libraries 43 (Fall 2000): 12-15.
 
 

"Panelist, "Forum on the Johns Committee." United Faculty of Florida-USF Chapter, Grace
 Allen Room, Tampa Library, USF Tampa, 25 April 2002.

"Opening Closed Doors: Peering into the Johns Committee's Homophobic Closet."  Lecture sponsored by USF 
     President's Advisory Committee on Issues of Sexual Orientation and USF Office of Equal Opportunity, 
     University of South Florida, St. Petersburg, 24 October 2000.

"Behind Closed Doors: A Conversation about the Johns Committee's Visits to the University of Florida." 
     Hippodrome Theatre, Gainesville, 2 October 2000.

with Maryellen Mott, "Introduction to Search Engines. [2 sessions]" 4th Annual Very Important Paraprofessionals
     Workshop, Tampa Bay Library Consortium, SPJC Allstate Center, St. Petersburg, 21 May 1999.

"Remember When - Historical Perspective." Morton Plant Meese Health Care 13th annual Winter Conference 
     on the Beach, Memory: Coping with Changes & Challenges of Memory Loss, Clearwater Beach, 
     27 February 1999.

"Oral History and the Second World War."  Training and instructional session, Ocala Civic Theatre, Ocala,
     11 January 1999.

Panelist, "Missles, Megabytes and Memory: Technology and the Presentation of Florida History."  Florida
     Historical Society Annual Meeting, Tampa, 29 May 1998.

"Tour of Historic Homes: The Williams and Snell Houses of St. Petersburg."  Hands On History Series, St. 
     Petersburg Museum of History/University of South Florida, St. Petersburg, 13 September 1997.

Facilitator, "Southern Man: The Johns Committee and the Forces of Reaction in Florida." Roundtable 
     discussion of "Camelot and Armageddon: The 1960s," Florida Center for Teachers, Florida Humanities 
     Council, University of Tampa, 8 July 1997, July 1996, 11 July 1995.

"Building Oral History Partnerships."  Florida Library Association Annual Meeting, Daytona Beach, 
     8 May 1997.

"Cultivating the Archival Enterprise in a University Setting." Special Libraries Association Chapter, University 
     of South Florida School of Library and Information Science,  St. Petersburg, 27 February 1997.

Panel Chair, "Lights, Camera, Sunshine: Audio-Visual Approaches to Oral History in Florida." Florida Historical
     Society Annual Meeting, Cocoa Beach, 24 May 1996.

"An Introduction to Florida History." Lutz Senior Citizen Community Center, Lutz, 6 May 1996.

"Preserving Tomorrow's History Today: A Call to All Floridians." George Washington Birthday Luncheon, 
     Daughters of the American Revolution (Pinellas County Chapter), St. Petersburg Yacht Club, 
     10 February 1996.

"Closet Crusaders: The Johns Committee and Homophobia."  In panel 44, "Southern Lesbian and Gay History:
     Homosexuality and Southern Politics," Southern Historical Association Annual Meeting, New Orleans, 
     10 November 1995.

Docent Educator, "A Brief History of Florida."  Heritage Village Docent Training Program, Heritage Village,
     Largo, 10 October 1995.

"The Community in the Classroom." Arts and Sciences Showcase,  Pinellas County Arts Council, Mahaffey
     Theatre, St. Petersburg, 29 September 1995.

"Floridians at War." Discover Florida Heritage Series, St. Petersburg Museum of History, St. Petersburg, 
     27 September 1995.

"Write What They Said: The Art of Oral History Transcription." DeSoto County Historical Society, 
     South Florida Community College-DeSoto Campus, Arcadia, 25 July 1995.

Panel Chair, "Florida in the 1920s and 1930s: Two Views." Florida Historical Society Annual Meeting, 
     Tallahassee, 19 May 1995.

"Out of the Closet and Into the Sunshine: The Johns Committee's Homophobic Assault at USF." Kickoff
     lecture, Gay and Lesbian Awareness (GALA) Week, University of South Florida, Tampa, 3 April 1995.

Panel Chair, "Learning About Home: Historical and Archival Resources."  In "Florida: A Sunshine State 
     of Mind" Symposium, University of South Florida, St. Petersburg, 9 March 1995.

Panel Chair, "Famous Floridians." Florida Historical Society Annual Meeting, Fort Myers,  20 May 1994.

"Oral History: Words to Remember By."  Pinellas County Historical Society General Meeting, Heritage Park,
     Largo, 13 May 1994.

"Perservering on the Home Front: Blacks in Florida during World War II."  Florida Historical Society Annual 
     Meeting, Pensacola, 21 May 1993, and Bayboro Lyceum Series, University of South Florida, St. 
     Petersburg, 20 January 1993.

"Florida Universities and the Johns Committee."  Phi Alpha Theta Honor Society, Florida Regional Meeting, 
     DeLand, 3 April 1993.

"USF and the Johns Committee Investigation."  Pinellas County Historical Society General Meeting, Heritage
     Park, Largo, 22 May 1992.

"Academic Freedom in Florida: The Johns Committee and USF."  Bayboro Lyceum Series, University of
     South Florida, St. Petersburg, 20 November 1991.

"LeRoy Collins and the Johns Committee." First annual LeRoy Collins Memorial Lecture for the  Florida 
     Historical Society and the Tampa Historical Society, University of South Florida Special Collections 
     Department, Tampa, 22 June 1991.

"Academic Freedom: Florida Universities and the Johns Committee." Florida Historical Society Annual 
     Meeting, Orlando, 11 May 1991.

"Governor LeRoy Collins and Interposition."  Student Forum, Brown Bag Lecture, University of South 
     Florida, St. Petersburg, 18 April 1990.
 

Instructor, "Spanning Time and Spanning Communites: Immigration in the Tampa Bay Area." 
       [working title] Eckerd College Elderhostel, July 2002 (scheduled).

Instructor and Coordinator, "Golden Treasures of Florida's West Coast: The Cities of Tampa Bay." Eckerd 
     College Elderhostel, 6-12 January 2002 and 24-30 March 2002.

Conversation Leader, "The Rage over the Information Age." Florida Humanities Council Speaker's Bureau,
     Gainesville and Miami, March 2001; Avon Park, April 2001; Jacksonville, November 2001.

Instructor and Coordinator, "The Greatest Generation: A Social History of World War II."  Eckerd College, 
     Senior College, 9-10 November 2001.

Instructor, "Developing an Oral History Program for Stetson University's College of Law." Stetson University, 
     College of Law, Gulfport, 16 May 2001.

Humanities Scholar, "From Rosie to Roosevelt" conversation series.  Co-sponsored by National Endowment 
     for the Humanities, American Library Association, and National Video Resources.  Pasco County Library 
     System, February-March 2001.

Instructor, "Lighthouses of Florida: Ebb and Flow of Florida History." Eckerd College Elderhostel, 
     St. Petersburg, October/November 2000, January 2001, April/May 2001.

Instructor, "The Greatest Generation: How World War II Changed Florida." Eckerd College Elderhostel, St. 
     Petersburg, November 2000.

"Developing an Oral History Initiative for Florida's Communities." Community Center, Punta Gorda, 
     21 November 2000.

Instructor, "Historical Themes." Eckerd College Elderhostel, St. Petersburg, February 2000.

Instructor, "History of the Tampa Bay Area." Eckerd College Elderhostel, St. Petersburg, 
     January/February 2000, December 2000, April 2002 (scheduled).

Instructor, "History of St. Petersburg and Pinellas County."  Eckerd College Elderhostel, St. Petersburg, 
     December 1999, 30 November 2001.

"The Importance of Volunteers in Pinellas County Libraries."  Largo Public Library Annual Volunteer 
     Appreciation Luncheon, Largo, 18 February 1998.

"Spanish Pathways in Florida: A Book Discussion Series."  Making Florida Home Series, Florida Humanities 
     Council, Largo Public Library, Largo, October-November 1997.

Instructor, "Florida and Its Role in the Second World War."  St. Petersburg Junior College Elderhostel, 
     St. Petersburg, January 1996.

"Over 75 Years of Service: The St. Petersburg Womans Club."  St. Petersburg Womans Club celebration 
     of Florida Federation of  Women's Clubs' centennial, St. Petersburg Womans Club, 12 May 1995.
 

Humanities Scholar, Florida Humanities Council Speaker's Bureau,1996 - present.

Humanities Scholar, "Rendezvous with Destiny," Ocala Civic Theatre/Florida Humanities Council, 1998-1999

Co-curator, with Ellen J. Babb, "St. Petersburg Goes to War, 1941-1945" exhibit, St. Petersburg Museum of 
     History, July 1995-February 1996.

Oral History Scholar, "The History of River, Ridge, and Rural Lands: Revisiting Old DeSoto County" program,
     co-sponsored by the DeSoto County Historical Society and the Florida Humanities Council, 1995.

Assistant Building Manager, St. Petersburg Womans Club, a structure on city and national historic registers, 
     August 1994-December 1995