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Bridging Knowledge: Supporting Indigenous Scholars into the Field of Librarianship

An IMLS grant funded project that will provide funding for 15 American Indian, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian graduate students to earn MLIS degrees in partnership with San Jose State University.

Advisory Committee Members

Gailyn Bopp, Brigham Young University, Hawai’i

Page Brannon, University of Alaska, Anchorage

Joanne Flick, Montana State Library (Retired ) 

Patience Frederiksen, Alaska State Library

George Gottschalk, Urbana-Champaign Library  

Sheila Gurtu, San José State University, School of Information

Hilton Hallock, Alaska Pacific University

Mary Anne Hansen, Montana State University

Cindy Hohl, Past-President, American Indian Library Association

Dr. Vanessa Irvin, University of Hawai’i at Manoa, Honolulu

Jodi Jacques, Alaska Library Network

Valarie Kingsland, Little Free Library

Julie M. Niederhauser, Alaska State Library

Rayette Sterling, Anchorage Public Library, Mt. View Branch

Teressa Williams, Tuzzy Consortium Library Utqiagvik

Dr. Michele Villagran, San José State University, School of Information.

Linda Wynne, Sealaska 

Bridging Knowledge Subcommittees

Recruitment Committee

Project Manager, Cindy Hohl

Co-Project Director, Valarie Kingsland

SJSU Liaison, Sheila Gurtu

SJSU Student Faculty Advisor, Dr. Michele Villagran

Applicant Selection Committee

Project Manager, Cindy Hohl

George Gottschalk, Past-President AILA

SJSU Liasion, Sheila Gurtu

Mary Anne Hansen, Montana State University

Vanessa Irvin, University of Hawai'i at Manoa, Honolulu

Teressa Williams, Tuzzy Consortium Library, Utqiagvik

Supplemental Curriculum Committee

Project Manager, Cindy Hohl

Jonna Paden, COL Alumni

Susan Gehr, COL Alumni

Merida Kipp, COL Alumni

Elviria M. Aquino, COL Alumni

Amy Moore, COL Alumni

Mentoring Committee

Linda Wynne, Mentoring Committee Chair, Knowledge River Alumni

Valarie Kingsland, Co-Director, COL Alumni

Eliviria M. Aquino, COL Alumni

Susan Gehr, COL Alumni

George Gottschalk, Urbana-Champaign Library

Merida Kipp, COL Alumni

Amy Moore, COL Alumni

Jonna Paden, COL Alumni

Gena Peone, COL Alumni

Rayette Sterling, SJSU Alumni

Dr. Vanessa Irvin, University of Hawai’i at Manoa, Honolulu 

Acknowledgement

This project was made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services RE-250081-OLS-21 .

Institute of Museum and Library Services