CONTINUING EDUCATION Denise Campion, Manager of the College of Education Support Team and Sr. Computing Consultant, graduated in May 2021 with a Master of Science in Instructional Technology from Lehigh University. Ricky Houck, Lending Services Coordinator, graduated summa cum laude in January 2021 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Management from DeSales University. Ilena Key, Chief Technology Officer, earned her Doctorate in Education, Higher Education Leadership from Northeastern University in 2019. Billy Morris, Library and Computing Assistant, graduated in Spring 2021 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Information Technology fromWestern Governors University. S T A F F 32 | L I BRARY AND TECHNOLOGY SERV I CES CERTIFICATIONS Steven Lichak, Senior Media Specialist, fulfilled the license requirement—Part 107 Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (sUAS) Recurrent Certification—to continue to operate sUAS in the National Airspace System. James Monek, Director of Technology Infrastructure and Operations, obtained AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate Certification. June 2020. Billy Morris, Library and Computing Assistant, successfully completed requirements for CompTIA Security+ and Network+ certifications in May 2021. Holly Zakos, Senior Instructional Technologist, completed her Google Innovator project, became a certified Google trainer, and completed the Apply the QM Rubric (APPQMR) course. Ilhan Citak, Archives and Special Collections Librarian, served on the MARAC (Mid-Atlantic Regional Archives Conference) Fall 2021 Meeting in Gettysburg (Pa.) Program Committee called “Sites of Memory.” Ilhan Citak, Archives and Special Collections Librarian, served on the Lehigh Valley Historical Maps Consortium Steering Committee, working with a group of LV archivists, librarians, and historians to create a historical map database. Wayne Mery, Systems Engineering Systems Analyst, completed several terms, from 2014-2020, as an elected member of the Thunderbird Council. James Monek, Director of Technology Infrastructure and Operations, co-chaired the EDUCAUSE Communications Infrastructure and Applications 1day workshop (EDUCAUSE 2020) and in June 2021, Monek was selected to co-chair the EDUCAUSE Cloud Computing Community Group. He also participated on the Cornell Cloud Forum 2020 and 2021 Planning Committee. LEADERSHIP Brian Simboli, Science Librarian, wrote an invited article for NISO (National Information Standards Organization) on "Standards and the Role of Preprints in Scholarly Communication". January 2020. Boaz Nadav-Manes, University Librarian, was elected to serve on the Project ReShare Steering Committee, the FOLIO Community Council, the EAST Executive Board, as well as elected to Manager of FOLIO Limited Liability Company (SMLLC), and Member of the Board of Directors, Pennsylvania Academic Library Consortium (PALCI).
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