The Executive Board is made up of a president and vice president from each of the student chapters, as well as a treasurer, webmaster, archivist, and co-secretaries that serve the organization as a whole. Positions are held for one year with elections held for most offices in the fall.
Interested in becoming an officer? First join SOLIS and then watch for announcements of upcoming elections. All members are eligible to run, even if it is your first semester in the program, and it is a great way to get to know other students.
2011-2012 Officers
ALA President: Reema Mohini
Term: Spring 2011 - Spring 2012Committees: Communications (Chair)
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Reema Mohini is a second year MLIS student. She graduated from American University in 2009 with a BA in International Studies and spent a year doing service work in Chicago, IL. She began participating with SOLIS and attending events in her first semester at USF and encourages everyone to attend events! As ALA Student Chapter President, she hopes to encourage more people to became engaged with SOLIS and to continue the great work of past SOLIS members.
ALA Vice-President: Sylvia Martinez
Term: Fall 2010 - Fall 2011Committees: Communications, Scholarships, Socials
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Sylvia Martinez is a Graduate Assistant for the USF School of Information. Currently, she is in her second year of the Master of Library and Information Science program, working towards an emphasis in academic librarianship. Her past experiences as an urban middle and high school English teacher serve as a basis for her interest in information literacy, reference and user services, and literature. Having been a 2010-2011 American Library Association Spectrum Scholar, her interests also include the promotion of diversity in libraries. She represents the College of Arts and Sciences for the USF Tampa Library Student Advisory Committee and volunteers in the USF Tampa Library's Special Collections for fun. Sylvia holds a Bachelor of Arts in English Literature from Florida International University and a Masters of Education in Curriculum and Instruction from the University of Minnesota. She has many outside interests that include: all forms of the arts, especially music and literature; baseball; traveling; and running.
ASIS&T President: Brittany Deputy
Term: Spring 2011 - Spring 2012Committees: Socials (Chair), Communications
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Brittany Deputy received her Bachelor of Science degree in Public Relations from the University of Florida: College of Journalism and Communications and is currently pursuing her master's degree in Library and Information Science. Before coming to USF, she spent two years at UF as a NSF grant manager assistant and a mentor assistant to underrepresented minority students making the transition into graduate school. She is a graduate assistant in the School of Information and a graduate intern at the Shimberg Health Sciences Library. In the future, Brittany plans to pursue a Ph.D in Applied Medical Anthropology and to specialize in Health Science Information Outreach. In her spare time, she enjoys volunteering, running, reading, cooking and drinking lots of coffee with her friends.
ASIS&T Vice-President: Adonis Amparo
Term: Spring 2011 - Spring 2012Email Adonis
Adonis Amparo is currenty in the final throes of being a USF MLIS Graduate Student with a focus on library instruction and academic librarianship. He received his Bachelors in History from USF. He has worked in the past as an educator of unruly 7th graders, as an educational videographer, and in the two most Floridian professions: tourism and real estate development. He is also a Tampa native, but is frequently out of town as he loves to travel.
SLA President: Kelly Campana
Term: Spring 2011 - Spring 2012Committees: AfterDark Series (Chair)
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Kelly Campana is the SLA President and Chair of the After Dark lecture series. She is also involved with the fundraising committee. She is a first year MLIS student focusing on special libraries and would like to work in a science or military focused library. She received her Bachelors of Arts in Humanities from USF. For nearly five years Kelly has worked with for USF Information Technology working with faculty to improve and expand the use of Blackboard both for distance and traditional classes. In her spare time Kelly enjoys being outdoors (kayaking, hiking, biking), volunteering, reading, music/dance, training dogs, & spending time with her friends, family, and critters.
SLA Vice-President: Margo Moore
Term: Fall 2010 - Fall 2011Committees: Fundraising (Chair)
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Malgorzata Moore is in her second year of the School of Information's Master of Arts in Library and Information Science (MA LIS) program. Currently she serves as the SLA Vice-President. She attended Moody Institute in Chicago for Linguistics, then received her degree in Studio Arts from USF's College of the Arts. As a student worker there, she was first introduced to the field of Visual Resources Librarianship and curation of non-book materials. After graduation, she plans to contribute to the archiving field in a gallery or a museum setting.
Archivist: Kelsey Adams
Term: Spring 2011 - Spring 2012Committees: Policies (Chair)
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Kelsey Adams is a second year full-time MLIS student. She graduated from the University of South Florida in the summer of 2010 with a BA in Religious Studies and Women's Studies. Kelsey is serving on SOLIS as the archivist and chair of the Policy & Procedures committee and will also be working as a graduate assistant with the School of Information. After graduation next spring, Kelsey hopes to obtain a fellowship at the Library of Congress dealing with copyright law and records management.
Co-Secretary: Lisa Faber
Term: Spring 2011 - Spring 2012Email Lisa
Lisa Faber is in her second year of the MLIS program. In addition to taking classes, she also works two part-time jobs and volunteers in a Sarasota library in the youth department. Needless to say, she spends a great deal of time driving!
Treasurer: Krystal Bullers
Term: Spring 2011 - Spring 2012Committees: Scholarships (Chair), Communications, Elections, Policies
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Krystal Bullers is in her second year as a full-time student in the MLIS program. She hopes to work in an academic library, speciailizing in information literacy instruction. She currently works for the School of Information as a graduate assistant. She holds a B.A. in History from Nyack College. Prior to beginning her degree at USF, she has had a varied career ranging from donations coordinator for World Relief, policy analyst for EDUCAUSE, and most recently, senior manager for direct marketing at HSN. When not studying, Krystal enjoys volunteering at the Upper Tampa Bay branch of the Hillsborough Public Library and exploring new parks with her two German Shepherds, Roxy and Romeo.
Webmaster: Vickie Toranzo Zacker
Term: Fall 2010 - Fall 2011Committees: Brown Bag (Chair), AfterDark, Communications
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Ms. Toranzo Zacker is a second year student in the School of Information's Master of Arts in Library and Information Science (MA LIS) program. She was awarded a Bachelor of Arts in History from the University of Miami and Master of Heritage Preservation from Georgia State University. The former Manager of Public Programs at the Atlanta History Center, Vickie is currently a Graduate Assistant with the School of Information. She currently provides research, conference, and distance learning support to Prof. Jung Won Yoon and Dr. John Gathegi, and adminstrative support to the department's Curriculum Committee. In her spare time she is a volunteer with Special Collections at the USF Tampa Library, and Board Member and Webmaster for Friends of Tampa Union Station. A self proclaimed life long learner, Vickie looks forward to working as an academic librarian.