Author: Kimberley Giard

Cusson, Elaine

Elaine heads the Administrative Services unit of the UConn Library. She holds a degree in business management and comes to us with over 20 years of experience in customer service, procurement and operations management in diverse environments. Elaine is fluent in English and Brazilian Portuguese, with conversational abilities in Spanish and Italian and is passionate about dogs, horses, and wildlife.

Brady, Caitlyn

Caitlyn is the Marketing and Research Assistant for the Connecticut Digital Archive and Connecticut Humanities joint initiative, My Town My Story. Caitlyn is a first-year graduate student studying Library and Information Science at Syracuse University. She graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Magazine Journalism from the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University in 2023, which grants her a unique point of view on the My Town My Story program when used in conjunction with her developing LIS skills.

Rendeiro, John

John Rendeiro is a Student Success & Engagement Librarian with the UConn Library, where he is dedicated to fostering student curiosity and self-efficacy in reading, writing, and thinking through outreach, reference, and information literacy instruction.

He received his PhD in Comparative Literature and MS in Information and Library Science, both from SUNY Buffalo. Prior to joining UConn, he taught a diverse collection of writing and literature courses at several institutions. He has also served in writing centers, working individually with writers at every stage of the development and composition process.

Outside of the library and the classroom, John is dedicated to finding the best spots to read and Boston Celtics basketball.

Charis-Molling, Erica

Erica Charis-Molling is an Instructional Design & Student Success Librarian at the UConn Library. Erica actively supports student academic success and lifelong learning by serving as the lead for the development and support of the Library’s instructional design efforts. Prior to working at UConn, she served as Director of Campus Library Services for CT State Community College Asnuntuck. While working for CSCU, she co-chaired the team that developed and implemented the first electronic resources package for the newly merged CT State Community College, co-chaired the consortium’s Assessment Team, and served as Vice Chair of the Connecticut Council of Academic Library Directors. Her professional history also includes work as Education Director for Mass Poetry (a literary non-profit), Course Instructor for Berklee College of Music’s online degree program (teaching Poetry), and as Assistant Director of Assessment Programs & Planning for library at Berklee College of Music. She holds an MLS from Simmons College, an MFA in Creative Writing (Poetry) from Antioch University, and a BFA in Music (Vocal Performance) from York University. Erica’s two modest claims to fame are as author of one published chapbook of poetry and as the librarian who introduced Henry Rollins at the 2013 ACRL conference. She lives in western MA with her wife, daughter, and two fur babies.

Twiddy, Anna

Anna Twiddy is a Student Success & Engagement Librarian at the UConn Library. She assists with library outreach programming, information literacy and research instruction, and student success and support initiatives for undergraduate students. Prior to working at UConn, she was the Outreach & Student Engagement Librarian at Illinois State University’s Milner Library from 2022 to 2024. Anna has an MSLS and BA in English and Classics from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and an MSt in English (1550-1700) from the University of Oxford.

Jamrock, Nick

Nick is the graphic designer for the Communication & Marketing unit. He has a Bachelor of Arts in History and Digital Art & Design, with a minor in Art History from Eastern Connecticut State University. His experiences in graphic design are varied, coming from professional positions, volunteer work, and his own business. Most recently, Nick was a paraeducator for the Lebanon Public Schools and owned and operated his own farm. He works and volunteers for the Boy Scouts of America, including as the Cub Country Camp Director for the June Norcross Webster Scout Reservation in Ashford, CT.