Summary
Joan Stewart is a library science professional and community-minded volunteer with six years of cross-functional experience supporting research, public services, and customer success. Based in Portland, she serves on the CreativeMornings/Portland board while drawing on a background that spans technical library systems, serials management for a Harvard research library, and customer support at Basecamp/37signals. Joan combines meticulous metadata and cataloging expertise (creating thousands of MARC records weekly) with hands-on technical troubleshooting and digital content creation, from podcasts to instructional procedures. Her training includes an M.A. in Library Science and a BS with computer science coursework, giving her a practical blend of information organization and technical literacy. She focuses on improving access to research and children’s services through R&D and community programs, often contributing behind the scenes to operational efficiency and digital access. Colleagues describe her as detail-oriented, adaptable, and quietly driven to make information more discoverable and useful.
6 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
B.S. Interdisciplinary Science, Computer Science, Humanities, B.S. Interdisciplinary Science, Computer Science, Humanities at South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
M.A., Library Science, M.A., Library Science at University of Maryland