S. Michele Echols, Assistant Dean Gill Library at The College of New Rochelle, President of the New York Black Librarian’s Caucus(2016-2018), New York Library Association (NYLA) Councilor-at-Large representing Academic Libraries, and Adjunct Professor at ASA College in New York City. She holds a Master’s degree in Library Science from St. John’s University and a Masters in Philanthropy and Fundraising from New York University. A presenter at numerous conferences and workshop presentations, her essay entitled “What Does Black Public Librarianship Look Like in the 21st Century; the proverbial Information Age?” was published in the 21st-Century Black Librarian in America.
She was recently, awarded the 2017 National Institute for Literacy Scholarship Award from the Coalition of Adult Basic Education (COABE). Her areas of proficiency include adult education, information / digital literacy, research analysis, staff development including responsibilities in curriculum development, case management, supervision, program development for youth and adults, and special events work.
A native New Yorker, she enjoys reading, and participating in community service, and lives by the words of late activist Helen Keller: “Life is either a daring adventure or nothing at all.”