Work, Community Engagement, Education, & Awards

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE & VOLUNTEERISM 

Radical Love Death Doula, St. Louis, MO (2023 to present) 

Death Educator & Doula 

 

Webster University, St. Louis, MO (2023 to present) 

Communications & Outreach Librarian 

 

BJC Hospice, St. Louis, MO (2023 to present)
Family Support Volunteer 

 

St. Louis County Library, St. Louis, MO (2012 to 2023)  

Public Library Manager 


Girl Scouts of Eastern Missouri, St. Louis, MO (2014 to 2020) 

Troop Leader 

 

Fresno County Public Library, Fresno, CA (2007 to 2012)  

Projects Librarian 

 

Literacy Services Center, Fresno, CA (2008-2012) 

Adult Literacy Volunteer Tutor

 

EDUCATION & AWARDS 


Master of Arts in Biology • Miami University (2023)
  

Death Doula Training • Going with Grace (2022 to 2023)  

 

Missouri Library Association Outstanding Professional Librarian Award (2019) 

 

Master of Library and Information Studies • University of Alabama (2007) 

 

Bachelor of Arts in English Literature, Society, & Politics • Webster University (2005) 

 

PUBLISHED BOOKS 


Check These Out, Adams Media (2015) 

I Work at a Public Library, Adams Media (2014)  

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