Amanda E. Clarke
Pocono Lake
Summary
Experienced with coordinating community education classes and managing multiple priorities. Utilizes strong organizational and communication skills to ensure success all youth and adult education classes. Track record of fostering team collaboration and adaptability in fast-paced settings.
Overview
27
27
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Program Coordinator
Northampton Community College
Tannersville, PA
05.2012 - Current
- Plan and schedule classes for different areas of community education. Input information regarding new classes, cancellations, reservations, and budgetary data in database registration system, proofreads all youth and adult community programs for printed and online catalogs; marketing upcoming classes via emails, Facebook, and flyers, perform a variety of secretarial and clerical duties, including answering phones, preparing mailers to students and instructors, and gathering payroll reports.
Circulation Clerk
Eastern Monroe Public Library
Stroudsburg, PA
11.2011 - 03.2013
- Issued and received library materials such as books, DVDs, CDs, audiobooks, etc., located library materials for patrons, copycat cataloged magazines, issued new library cards, shelf read areas as assigned.
Learning Resource Center Librarian
ITT Technical Institute
Dunmore, PA
09.2008 - 11.2011
- Assist students and faculty in accessing the Learning Resource Center’s Virtual Library; catalog and code all library books and equipment using Library of Congress Classification System; teach instructional courses on accessing the Virtual Library and utilizing the Learning Resource Center as requested by faculty; coordinate, schedule, and supervise tutoring sessions between students and instructors; design informational handouts on APA and MLA style writing; check for plagiarism as well as proofread student research papers.
Assistant Director
Clymer Library
Pocono Pines, PA
07.1998 - 08.2008
- Started as a volunteer in 1993, promoted to Assistant Director, where duties included managing and developing Summer Reading Program for children ages birth through 12, coordinating with local daycare centers and elementary schools to use library resources, managing ILL Department, aiding in collection development, original cataloging of books as well as copycat cataloging of magazines and videos using Dewey Decimal System, issuing new library cards, training and supervising volunteers and pages, developing youth and adult programming ideas, promotion of library events through press releases and articles, designing library newsletter, and maintaining web page using Dreamweaver and Adobe Photoshop.
Reference Assistant
Misericordia University
Dallas, PA
12.2003 - 10.2005
- Assisted in locating reference materials, compiled statistics regarding reference books and questions, designed handouts for the library, created database using Microsoft Access, and designed the library newsletter.
Education
B.S. - Business Management
East Stroudsburg University
East Stroudsburg, PA05.2008
A.A.S. - Business Management
Northampton Community College
Bethlehem, PA12.2002
Specialized Diploma - Library Technical Assistant
Northampton Community College
Bethlehem, PA05.2005
Skills
- Educational program planning
- Promotional planning
- Office administration
- Strategic planning
Certification
- Pennsylvania Certified Librarian Assistant as of February 2009
- Member of National Honor Society, Phi Theta Kappa, inducted in December 2002
Timeline
Program Coordinator
Northampton Community College
05.2012 - Current
Circulation Clerk
Eastern Monroe Public Library
11.2011 - 03.2013
Learning Resource Center Librarian
ITT Technical Institute
09.2008 - 11.2011
Reference Assistant
Misericordia University
12.2003 - 10.2005
Assistant Director
Clymer Library
07.1998 - 08.2008
A.A.S. - Business Management
Northampton Community College
Specialized Diploma - Library Technical Assistant
Northampton Community College
B.S. - Business Management
East Stroudsburg University