Snohomish County Historic Preservation Comm 2/6/2018

TEL 425.257.8005 EMAIL: LLABOVITCH@EVERETTWA.GOV LISA LAB OVITCH PROFILE Library, Archives, and Museum professional with high-level experience in management. History of employment in both large and small institutions, familiar with multiple aspects of collections development, reference, and care for patrons of all ages. EXPERIENCE HISTORIAN—EVERETT PUBLIC LIBRARY EVERETT,WASHINGTON—JULY 2012-PRESENT Responsible for the daily operations of the Northwest Room as a public local history reference collection.Assists patrons with their needs ranging from genealogical and house history research,to local history readers advisory,to archival research on local topics for remote researchers, local groups, and media outlets. Creates, oversees, and implements strategies for archival processing, digitization, digital archiving, and increasing public access to archival materials. Develops and presents programs within the library and out in the community on local history and preservation topics. Researches and authors podcasts and articles on local history topics and related Northwest Room activities. DIRECTOR OF LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES,UNION LEAGUE CLUB OF CHICAGO CHICAGO, ILLINOIS -NOVEMBER 2009-JULY 2012 Responsible for creating new programming to make the collections in my charge accessible to a user base that ranges from toddlers to seniors,and from club members to the general public. Developed youth,teen, and adult reading programs. In the process of increasing access to the archives for local high school and college students through programming and research opportunities;the collection was closed to public prior to being transferred to library management in 2010. Acts as the staff liaison for my department for all board and committee discussions. Regularly publishes articles about the collections in institutional publications. Responsible for all web and social media content for my department. Created an initiative to connect the Library,Archives, and Art collections into one collaborative entity for the first time in organizational history. ASSISTANT ARCHIVIST,THE HISTORYMAKERS CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - JANUARY-NOVEMBER 2009 Responsible for managing my team's workflows for reviewing and indexing the nation's largest collection of African-American video oral histories. My team successfully met and exceeded productivity goals on a regular basis. In addition to project manager functions,my duties included creating manuals for style and procedure;writing and editing copy for educational materials to be used in local schools; arranging and describing newly-accessioned materials; assisting with NEH and NHPRC grant writing; outreach program development; and researching and writing biographies of interviewees.