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October 2010 - <br />March 2012 <br />January 2009 -- <br />January 2010 <br />August 2005 — <br />December 2008 <br />Summer 2003 — <br />July 2005 <br />Sumter County Library System, Wildwood, FL <br />Youth Services Coordinator/Collection Development Librarian <br />Responsible for developing, implementing, and evaluating programs and outreach <br />services for youth and adults. Draft press releases and promote the library and its <br />programs to the community through presentations and materials. Developed and <br />maintain the library system's Facebook presence. Approve supply requests and <br />purchases for youth services. Supervise up to six youth services representatives and hold <br />monthly meetings. Responsible for collection development of all youth and adult books <br />Develop bibliographies for patron use. Prepare budgets and interview potential <br />employees and make hiring recommendations. <br />Kinberg & Associates, LLC, Melbourne, FL <br />Associate Attorney <br />Pre -litigation and litigation of construction law and contract claims including depositions, <br />mediations, hearings, drafting of pleadings and memorandums. Some experience in <br />government contracts including FAR. Supervise paralegals and legal secretary. <br />State Attorney's Office, 10th Judicial Circuit, Bartow, FL <br />Assistant State Attorney <br />Responsibilities included: Felony Violations of Probation and Felony Early Resolutions, <br />responsible for all domestic violence intake at the misdemeanor level, assigned <br />prosecutor for new Mental Health Court, conducted misdemeanor and felony trials, as <br />well as all stages of prosecution pertaining to such trials, including various motions and <br />appeals. Supervision of legal secretaries and training of junior attorneys. <br />Birder & Donsky Law Offices, P.A., Gainesville, FL <br />Law Clerk (Insurance Defense) <br />Performed legal research in all areas of insurance defense law. Researched issues <br />utilizing federal and state law. Performed jury verdict research. Drafted memoranda <br />concerning various legal issues. Assisted with trial preparation. Incorporated a new <br />filing system for all case files. Organized and maintained all case files. <br />January 2005 — UF Levin College of Law, State Attorney Clinic, Eighth Judicial Circuit, <br />Starke,FL <br />April 2005 <br />Certified Legal Intern <br />Performed legal research on a wide variety of issues pertaining to prosecution. <br />Provided assistance on several felony trials and conducted misdemeanor trials. Prepared <br />discovery and interviewed witnesses. <br />Publications Bid Protests: Where to File, SideBar, Summer 2009 (co-author) <br />Other Activities <br />*Member of the Florida Library Association since 2010 <br />*2013-2015 FLA Public Library Standards Committee Member <br />*Completed Brevard County Employee Development Program with Honors <br />*Pulling Together Award, June 2016 <br />*Graduate of the 2015-2016 Sunshine State Library Leadership Institute — Leadership Project: <br />Review and Report of BCLS Staffing Plan Implementation <br />* Judge in the 2011 Florida Publisher's Association Book Awards for YA Fiction <br />*Notary <br />2 <br />