Local Chapter: Tech Valley

Colleen has been a member of Tech Valley NYSWI for approximately 5 years. In that time, she has served a two year term as Tech Valley's President and a two year term as Tech Valley's Secretary, her current position. She also created and maintains Tech Valley's webpage and is in the process of creating a District IV website.

Colleen received my Masters in Library Science from SUNY Albany and a Juris Doctor from Albany Law School.

Colleen's professional job is Electronic Services Librarian at Albany Law School. In this position, she is responsible for updating and maintaining the library's website, developing ways to market the library, responding to law student and faculty reference questions and teaching an advanced legal research course. She was previously employed with the Hon. Anthony J. Carpinello as a confidential legal secretary.

Colleen is a member of the American Association of Law Librarians, Academic Law Librarians Special Interest Section. As a member of this section, she has helped to develop an online survey that was sent to over 240 law schools. She is also a member of the New York State Bar Association's Electronic Communications Committee. This committee provides recommendations to the Bar Association about its website.