Snow Marlonsson

4543 East 121st Way Thornton, CO | 303-918-5182 | snowie76@mail.com |

http://snowsple.weebly.com/portfolio.html

Objective
Connect patrons to the information they need to be successful: Grow.

Education
MLIS | EXPECTED MAY 2016 | SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY
Major: Library and Information Science
Minor: Emerging Technologies in the Classroom
Related coursework: Library Assessment, Analysis and Management
HUMFA | MAY 2005 | UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING
Major: Distributed: Humanities, Fine Arts
Minor: Distributed: Philosophy, Sociology, Chinese, Psychology, Political Science
Related coursework: Epistemology
A.A. PHILOSOPHY | JANUARY 2003 | LARAMIE COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Major: Philosophy
Minor: Logic
Related coursework: Logic 1, Problem Solving

Experiences
LEARNING RESOURCE CENTER COORDINATOR | KAPLAN COLLEGE | DECEMBER 2008DECEMBER 2010
Created and implemented participatory staff and student orientations
Taught legal research methods, literacy, professional writing and Success classes in the library
Managed the Federal Student Workers
Assessed and analyzed the librarys collection, user statistics, classes and campus image
Managed a 3000 volume law library
Managed the library budget
Evaluated systems and created new processes
Designed and implemented a searchable catalog
Co-wrote the ACCSCT compliance report: Our accrediting body approved us without any suggestions
for improvement
Worked as a team member on student success projects and retention

SUMMARY- I repositioned the role of research and academic integrity. Then I redefined the
Librarian as a personal assistant whose purpose is to connect people to the information
they need to be successful. I modeled initiative and leadership, taught professors and

adult students and designed memorable, experience-based classes. I transformed the

Library into a vibrant, functioning hub of support for students and teachers and expanded
services to meet the needs of the campus. More importantly, I learned to communicate in a
corporate setting and respect colleagues sensibilities.

VOLUNTEER ART TEACHER/ RESEARCHER |GLOBAL VILLAGE ACADEMY

NORTHGLENN | SEPTEMBER 2011- MAY 2012
Designed a curriculum that layered cognitive complexity into art-themed participatory experiences
Delivered the curriculum to 350 elementary-aged students
Observed the students ability to absorb the intricacies of the lessons and generate their own ideas

SUMMARY- I used a multi-disciplinary approach to design a curriculum to teach thinking

through art. The curriculum synthesized research from philosophy, cognitive science, and
education fields into one effective, engaging program. I learned to negotiate angry
teachers (related to scheduling and lost sessions), behaviorally challenged children and
rapid-succession-project deadlines.

MONTESSORI TEACHER |SELF- EMPLOYED | SEPTEMBER 1996- MAY 1997

Used the materials I created during the teacher certification process to equip a classroom in my
home
Successfully marketed and opened a preschool in a questionable neighborhood in Chicago, Illinois
Delivered presentations, directed learning, motivated students: taught students to read
Learned to manage a budget, time and parents

SUMMARY- The endeavor was not profitable enough to continue long-term, but it informed
my love of learning about learning. The students were capable and brilliant. They
confirmed my urgent mission of seeking answers to foundational questions: How much
information can a person absorb? What is the best way to help people discover
information? And more recently: What is technologys role in learning?

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