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Faculty Resources: Meet Your Librarians

Information, forms, and library resources for PAC faculty.

Tosca Gonsalves, Interim Director of Library Services

Tosca dressed as "Super Librarian" for Halloween

Tosca Gonsalves

Academic Background: Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Journalism; Master of Arts (MA) in Spanish; Master of Library and Information Sciences (MLIS)

Subject Specialties: English and Foreign Languages

Recent Continuing Education: Annual Conferences of Texas Library Association; 

What I'm Reading: Een ongekende elite: de opkomst van een gekleurde elite in koloniaal Suriname 1800-1863 = An unprecedented elite: the rise of a coloured elite in colonial Suriname 1800-1863  (Personal copy)

Favorite hobby: Love to cook and travel. In recent years genealogy has become a passion!

Fun Fact: I'm from Suriname, South America.

Sara Schmidt, Archivist

Photo of Sara Schmidt, a woman with fair skin and light hair, positioned prominently at front, with a landscape of desert scrub nearby and large rocks much further back. Photo taken at sunrise at Kata Tjuta, Australia

Sara Schmidt

Academic Background: Bachelor of Arts (BA) in History and German; Master of Library Science (MLS); additional graduate coursework in history and instructional design

Subject Specialties: History, Archiving, Special Collections, Using Primary Sources in the Classroom

Recent Continuing Education: "Primary Source Pedagogy";  Finance Basics for Archives Managers

What I'm Reading Right Now: "The Night Watchman" by Louise Erdrich; "Natural Beauty" by Ling Ling Huang; "The Covenant of Water" by Abraham Verghese

Fun Fact: I have a goal to spend as many birthdays in foreign countries as possible. I've spent it in Australia, Canada, Germany, and Scotland just to name a few!

Susan Puccio, Reference Librarian

Susan Puccio

Academic Background: Bachelor of Science (BS) in Early Education and Mathematics; Master of Arts (MA) in Special Education; Master of Science in Library Science (MLS)

Subject Specialties: Mathematics, Engineering, and Accounting

Recent Continuing Education: Open Education and Community Impact (April 2023); Transformative Power of Open Education! (May 2023)

What I'm Reading Right Now: "Where Research Begins: Choosing a Research Project that Matters to You (and the World)" byThomas Mullaney and Christopher Rea

Hobbies: Counted Cross-Stich, Playing the Viola, Gardening, and Road Trips

Fun Fact: I adopted a dog from PAC Vet Tech in 2019.

Cynthia Sanchez, Lead Reference Librarian

    

Cynthia Sanchez

Academic Background: Bachelor of Arts (BA) in American Studies with an Emphasis in Borderland Studies; Master of Library Science (MLS)

Subject Liaison for: Mexican American Studies; Social Sciences; Behavioral Sciences; Fine and Performing Arts; Communication and Speech

Recent Continuing Education: "AI Tools"

What I'm Reading:  Veronica by Mary Gaittskill

Fun Fact: I love music concerts.  I have attended over 50 shows.

Judy Gallien, Reference Librarian

Judy Gallien

Academic Background: Bachelor of Arts (BA) in English and Library Science; Master of Library Science (MLS)

Subject Specialties: Literature and Grammar

Recent Continuing Education: "Post-pandemic Libraries: Writing the Next Chapter" (2021); "The Virtual Learning Environment" (2021) 

What I Am Currently Reading: "Call the Canaries Home" by Laura Barrow

Fun Fact: My favorite hobby is reading, and always has been since I learned to read.  Favorite authors are Larry McMurtry,  Stephen King, John Grisham, Gregg Olsen, JoHo Moyes, Paulette Jiles, and others.  

Stephanie Mozzo, Reference Librarian

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stephanie Mozzo

Academic Background: Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Interdisciplinary Studies - Education - Generalist 4-8; Master of Library Science (MLS)

Subject Specialties: Artificial intelligence (AI); Education

Recent Continuing Education: "ACRL ULS Discussion Forum: Applications & Implications of AI in Academic Libraries by Association of College and Research Libraries;" "AI & OER: Redefining Education?"  by Open Education Global 

What I'm Reading Right Now: "Lady Killers: Deadly Women Throughout History" by Tori Telfer; "Dark Archives: A Librarian's Investigation into the Science and History of Books Bound in Human Skin" by Megan Rosenbloom; "The Wager Disaster: Mayhem, Mutiny and Murder in the South Seas" by Rear Admiral C.H. Layman

Andrew Rivera

Andrew Rivera

Academic Background: Bachelors of Business Administration (BBA); Master of Library Science (MLS);  Master of Business Administration (MBA)

Subject Specialties: Career and Technical Education; Advanced Manufacturing Technology; Agriculture; Engineering; Healthcare Administration; Logistics Management Technology; Vet Tech; Technology; Cosmetology; Horticulture; Science & Kinesiology; Business Administration

Recent Continuing Education: Leadership

Fun Fact: Building Legos

BJ Schanzer, Reference Librarian

BJ Schanzer

Academic Background: Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) in Drama; Master of Library and Information Sciences (MLIS)

Subject Specialties: Leisure reading, Young Adult Literature

Recent Continuing Education: "Noodle Tools: Creating a Citation, How to Use, and Creating Note Cards" (2021); "Unlock Your LibGuide's Potential" (2021); American Heart Association Heartsaver First Aid CPR AED class (2023)

What I'm Reading Right Now: The Bible using a Bible Reading Plan that groups scriptures that are related

Favorite Hobby: Road trips, especially to natural areas

Fun Fact: I love looking at rocks!

Alexius Peralta, Reference Librarian

Alexius Peralta

Academic Background: Bachelor of Arts (BA) in English/Communication; Master of Library Science (MLS); additional graduate course work in Legal Studies

Subject Specialties: Health Sciences, English/Literature, Legal Studies and Research

Recent Continuing Education: Building Reference Skills for Nursing and Allied Health Research

What I'm Reading: “Genius Foods” by Max Lugavere; “The Forgotten Garden” by Kate Morton; “The Last Girl: My Story of Captivity, and My Fight Against the Islamic State” by Nadia Murad

Fun Fact: I grew up on a cattle ranch.