Associate Dean for Collections and Scholarly Communication, University of Utah, and University Librarian,Brigham Young University

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RA: Yeah, so, I actually got my start at BYU. I got my undergraduate degree and my library degree there back when they had a library program and I have just always loved BYU. I've always missed it. I've always felt a pull back to my alma mater, and over the years, as I've come to find that I enjoyed the work of library administration and library leadership, the University librarian job there has sort of become my dream job in my head and the timing in the past had never quite been right. But this time it was, although the circumstances under which the job came open were tragic and very sad for me and for all of us in libraries in the state of Utah with the passing of Jennifer Paustenbaugh who was a friend and a huge hero to all of us. But, when they decided to open up the position again, the timing was finally right for me and I was at a point in my career where it felt like the right move, and so one of the things that really attracts me about BYU is that I've been for the last 13 years at a Research 1 University that is an absolutely wonderful institution and a place where it is just very, very exciting to be, and that's been wonderful and I'm tremendously grateful for the opportunity I've had to be at the University of Utah. But, I've got about ten years left in my career before I'll hit retirement age and I'm really excited about the prospect of spending those last ten years focusing on student success, undergraduate education and basically being of service to BYU students whom I have always loved and continue to love. So I'm really excited to be back on that campus working with the tremendous leadership team at the BYU Library and at a unique and wonderful university that's focused on undergraduate education and student success.