Christina Amato
Conservation Technician (April)
Weissman Preservation Center
Harvard University Library

Most recently, Christina Amato held the position of Helen Ohrenschall Book and Paper Conservation Intern
at the Sheridan Libraries of Johns Hopkins University, and prior to that of Von Klemm Conservation Intern at the Boston Athenaeum. She has also worked at Magill Library, Haverford College, and as a volunteer at the Smithsonian Libraries’ Preservation Services. She has a BA in studio art from Bard College and a bookbinding certificate from the North Bennet Street School.
 

Emilie Codega
Information Research Specialist (April)
Information Services
Knowledge and Library Services
Harvard Business School

Emilie Codega came to HBS from PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) in Boston, where she was manager of Financial Services, Research and Analytics, US Knowledge Services Organization (KSO). Before assuming this role she worked as a senior researcher, Financial Services, Research and Information Services, KSO and as a research associate and knowledge manager, US Investment Management Group. She is also the chair of the Boston/Cambridge Programming Committee for the SLA Boston Chapter. She holds an MSLIS from Simmons and a BA in history from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.


Meghan Dolan
Information Research Specialist (May)
Information Services
Knowledge and Library Services

Meghan Dolan has worked since 2004 as the head of Numeric Data Services/ e-resource coordinator for the social sciences in HCL’s Social Sciences program. Prior to that she was a data reference librarian in the Social Sciences Program. She holds an MLIS from the University of Texas at Austin and BA degrees in art and Spanish from University of Redlands. While in graduate school, she completed internships as a patent researcher at George and Donaldson, LLP, and as a library assistant at IBM and Motorola. She is the author of the Population Studies chapter in Magazines for Libraries (2004, 2005, and 2007 editions) and co-author of the Informatics chapter in the 2007 edition of Magazines for Libraries.


Timothy Fenn
Staff Assistant (April)
Office of the Librarian
Harvard College Library

Previously, Timothy Fenn worked at Boston University School of Law in both the Dean’s Office and the Office of Finance and Facilities. Most recently, he worked for the US Postal Service. He attended Northeastern University, where he studied art and graphic design.


Francesca Giacchino
Assistant Head of Circulation (April)
Widener Library
Harvard College Library

Francesca Giacchino previously worked for Babson College’s Horn Library as the access services coordinator/coordinator for information desks. She has a BA in English literature from the University of New Hampshire.


Michael Hemment
Head of Research and Learning Technology (April)
Widener Library
Harvard College Library

Michael Hemment’s position as head of scholarly research initiatives in Widener Library has been reorganized into this new role. He will support HCL librarians in using technology for teaching and for the development of online learning tools and research guides, as well as develop and implement training opportunities and events for librarians to share best practices for innovative uses of technology. Other responsibilities include building strategic alliances with other educational technology departments at Harvard and beyond, such as the Instructional Computing Group, OIS and iCommons; collaborating in the design, development, integration, and
evaluation of new digital tools for teaching and learning; providing outreach and consultation support to HCL units and librarians working on curricular design and digital initiatives; organizing HCL-sponsored technology workshops, staff training sessions, and conferences; and leading the HCL iSites Management Team and HCL PITF program. He will continue his liaison role to the Department of the Classics and the Committee on Medieval Studies.


Jessica Hollingshead
Acquisitions Assistant (February)
Dumbarton Oaks Research Library

Jessica Hollingshead has experience in academic library acquisitions as well as in commercial bookstore acquisitions and customer service. She has a BA in psychology from Colorado College.


Adam Johnson
Senior Systems Support Engineer (April)
Information Technology Services
Harvard College Library

Adam Johnson’s new position reflects his role in providing leadership in the area of desktop computer technology and in the analysis and use of tools and methods for managing the creation and deployment of software installations. He facilitates the Workstation Development Team and plays a key role in the configuration and development of support models for a variety of specialty desktop
systems in HCL.

Sarah Kasten
Acquisitions Assistant (March)
Tozzer Library
Harvard College Library

Sarah Kasten also works as a CONSER assistant at Harvard University Library, where she assists with cataloging serials and maintaining bibliographic data. She has a BA in environmental studies and economics from Bard College, and is currently working towards her MSLIS from Simmons.


Richard Lesage
Technical Services Librarian for the African and Asian Unit (April)
HCL Technical Services
Harvard College Library

Richard Lesage has worked for HCL in different capacities since 1997, most recently as the preservation
cataloger and digital projects librarian at Widener Library. He holds bachelor’s degrees in theology and
philosophy from Gregorian University in Rome, a master’s in theology from Institut Libre de Philosophie et de Théologie in Paris, and an MSLIS from Simmons.


Anton Lipar
Library Assistant (March)
Slavic Division
Widener Library
Harvard College Library

Previously, Anton Lipar worked as a junior museum assistant at the City Museum of Nitra, Slovakia. He received an MA in museum studies from the University of Constantin Philosopher in Slovakia.


AnnMarie Ostrowski
Conservation Technician (March)
Weissman Preservation Center
Harvard University Library

AnnMarie Ostrowski has worked since 2003 as a conservation technician in HCL’s Preservation and Imaging Department. She held conservation technician internships both at Haverford College’s Magill Library and at the Margaret Clapp Library of Wellesley College. She has completed various bookbinding and conservation workshops and holds a certificate in bookbinding from the North Bennet Street School.


Samira Panjaki
Library Assistant (April)
Fine Arts Library
Harvard College Library

Samira Panjaki previously worked at the Harvard Law School Library as an assistant for Islamic and Middle Eastern materials. She holds a BA from Boston University and an MA from
Oxford—both in art history.

Al Quartararo
Technical Support Analyst (February)
Information Technology Services
Harvard College Library

Al Quartararo’s new title recognizes his role in developing and testing software installation and update
packages, participating in product evaluations and analysis as an active member of the Workstation Development Team, and maintaining working knowledge of Lenovo’s desktop/laptop technologies.


David Schroeder
Web Development Manager (March)
Web and Intranet Services
Knowledge and Library Services
Harvard Business School

David Schroeder came to the Business School from AOL, where he was a senior technical analyst for AOL Web Services and Publishing. Before joining AOL he worked at Digital City, Inc., as senior software engineer, managing the technical development of web-based publishing systems for Digital City and Moviefone. In 2004 he co-founded iPodMyPhoto.com, a custom graphic design service, and iPodMyBaby.com, a boutique baby apparel site with products sold both online and via a network of retailers. He has a BS in political science from Fairfield University in Connecticut.


Constantine Scionti
Library Assistant (February)
Germanic Division
HCL Technical Services
Harvard College Library

Prior to joining HCL, Constantine Scionti worked in the Chemistry and Chemical Biology Library in Harvard’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences as a library and Woodward Media Archive assistant. He holds a BA in comparative literature from Clark University; an MA in Germanic language and literature from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst; and an MSLIS from Simmons.


Alison Thornton
Cataloging Assistant (March)
Office for Information Systems
Harvard University Library

Most recently, Alison Thornton worked as a web analyst at Thompson CompuMark, and prior to that for five years at National Braille Press, Inc., as a customer service representative. While studying at Colorado State University she worked in the Access Services department of Morgan Library, as an assistant to the library technician and a circulation student monitor. She has a BA in sociology from Colorado State University and an MSLIS from Simmons.
 

Benjamin Tobin
Staff Assistant (April)
Office of the Librarian
Harvard College Library

Prior to joining HCL, Ben worked at Harvard as a staff assistant in the Earth and Planetary Sciences Department. He holds a BGS in the history of art from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.


Rebecca Wingfield
Collection Development Specialist (April)
Open Collections Program
Harvard University Library

Rebecca Wingfield was a lecturer at Harvard from 2004 to 2007 in Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, and before that a postdoctoral teaching fellow. She has held various teaching and research positions at Brown University, Boston College, and Harvard Business School. She also served as an editor for the Modernist Journals Digitization Project at Brown. She has a BA in English from Boston College, and AM and PhD degrees in English language and literature from Brown.

Grace Wu
Team Leader for Processing (April)
Harvard–Yenching Library
Harvard College Library

Grace Wu has worked for over 15 years at the Harvard–Yenching Library as a library assistant in the Chinese Acquisitions and Reference department. She graduated from Guangdong Radio and TV University in China.


Shining Zou
Library Assistant (March)
Harvard–Yenching Library
Harvard College Library

Shining Zou has worked at Harvard for the past five years as a teaching assistant in the East Asian Languages and Civilizations department. She holds a BA in Chinese language and literature from Beijing Normal University in China.