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Education

B.A., Lemoyne College;
M.L.S., Columbia University

Biography

Formerly Director, Information Resources, Credit Suisse First Boston; Past President, Special Libraries Association; business information consultant

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS:

Since 1986, member of Special Libraries Association, professional organization for information and knowledge management professionals • 2005-2006 President Special Libraries Association • 2004 -2005 President–Elect of the Special Libraries Association 2002-2004 Elected to National Board of Directors as Division Cabinet Director • 1999-2000 International Conference Planner for Business & Finance Division • 1997-1999 Chair, Business & Finance Division, largest SLA division (3000 members) • 1994-1995 Chair, Business & Finance Division, New York Chapter 1997-2001 Member-Editorial Board, Journal of Business & Finance Librarianship 2000-2002 Member-Conference Board: Information Services Advisory Council

PAST EMPLOYMENT:

Vice President LexisNexis, January 2003-January 2004 Director, Information Resources, Vice President, Library for the Americas, Assistant Vice President, Reference Manager/Records, Reference Manager, Reference Librarian with Credit Suisse First Boston, New York, New York 1986-2002 Director of Research with Fleming Associates Miami Fl, 1984-1985 Branch Director, Assistant Branch Director, Reference Librarian with Harris County Public Library, Houston, Texas, 1981-1984 Indexer, Humanities Index, HW Wilson, Bronx, New York 1978-1980

PUBLICATIONS/PRESENTATIONS:

SLA Conference Presenter 1992-2003 European Business Information Conference (EBIC) 2000 North American Business Information Conference (NABIC) 1999: “Vendor Relationship Roundtable” European Business Conference EBIC 1998: “ Valuing Information” North American Business Conference (NABIC) 1997 “Benefit Analysis of Online Services Delivered to Desktop” North American Business Conference (NABIC) 1996: “Distributed Desktop Resources Workshop” SLA Conference Presenter, New York Chapter Business & Finance subgroup Presenter and Presenter at National Online (New York City)