Meet the New TMC Manager - Tara Gleason

Tara Gleason is the new manager of the Tillman Media Center. She began her library career as a Circulation student worker with Western Carolina University in 2004. Upon com­pleting her undergraduate degree in Psychology in 2008, she accepted an assistant supervisor posi­tion with the department and immediately took on the task of co-creating an orien­tation and training program for Hunter Library student workers. She became pas­sionate about researching materials and software, developing procedures, programs and manuals, and facilitating the orientation and training of the student employees, so in January 2009, she began a master’s degree program in Human Resources spe­cializing in training and development. During her graduate program, she gained ex­perience in classroom instruction and also began assisting the Business Officer of Hunter Library with human resources and other administrative duties. She worked in human resources for the past year, but greatly missed the academic library setting.

Tara is thrilled to be working in the Tillman Media Center. She has been creating a long list of tasks that she is eager to accomplish. One of her main concerns is the security of the collection and establishing thorough circulation policies. She acknowledges collection development and maintenance, space planning and outreach/marketing activities are going to be primary goals as well. Tara is excited to have the support of both the Library and the School of Education so that the Tillman Media Center can continue to grow into a vital service point.

In her spare time, Tara enjoys being outdoors, reading, writing & creating all sorts of arts and crafts, but most of her time is spent with her wonderful husband, pre-teen step-son and toddler daughter.