I received my MIST from the University of Toronto in 1996, and my MBA from Wilfrid Laurier University in 2010.

Prior to joining Laurier, I was a librarian at Calvin College in Michigan and before that a community developer worker (and volunteer librarian) in Tanzania.

• OCUL Outstanding Contribution Award (2009).
• Library Journal: Movers and Shakers (2004).

• "One size does not fit all: promoting library resources to different audiences." (presentation) Bibliothèques Européennes de Théologie. Oxford University, September 10, 2019.
• "The Liberation of Groningen: The Diary Account of Theo Polman." Canadian Military History. v.26(2), 2017, Article 5.
• "Under the Floorboards." Canadian Journal of Netherlandic Studies. v37(2), 2016.
  "Five Years Yearning for Freedom." Nederlandse Courant. April 2015, p. 25ff.
• “Academic Libraries: Tracking our Communications.” Access 18(1), 2012. (co-author Deborah Wills)
• "Using WordPress for our Library Blogs." Partnership: the Canadian Journal of Library and Information Practice and Research. 2(1), 2007.
• "Our E-journal Journey: Where to Next?" Serials Librarian. 47(3) 2005
• "Developing a Digital Archive with Limited Resources." OCLC Systems and Services. 20(2) 2004, pp. 76-81.
• “Creating an Internal Content Management System.” Computers in Libraries. 24(1) 2004
• “Managing the Reference Desk Online.” Reference Services Review. 31(3) 2003.
• “The CRCPI: A Local Solution to Indexing Periodicals.” Journal of Religious and Theological Information. 5(3/4) 2002.

At Laurier, I support the learning and research of students, faculty, and staff in the areas of Archaeology, History, Music, and Religion and Culture. I am also the librarian for the Martin Luther University College.