2023 Professional Development Retreat
Keynote Speaker
Nicola Andrews (Māori, Pākehā) is a member of the Ngāti Paoa iwi, currently living on Ramaytush Ohlone territory. Their credentials include a Master of Library & Information Science from the University of Washington, and a Master of Indigenous Studies from the University of Otago; where their research focused on Indigenous librarianship and historical trauma in libraries. In 2021, they were awarded the ACRL WGSS Award for Significant Achievement in Women & Gender Studies Librarianship for their publication “It’s Not Imposter Syndrom: Resisting Self-Doubt as Normal for Library Workers,” and in 2023 they were recognized with the University of Washington iSchool Graduate of the Last Decade (GOLD) Alumni Impact Award. They are currently the Open Education Librarian for the University of San Francisco, where their duties include serving as liaison for a U.S. Department of Education Open Textbooks Pilot Program grant. Nicola writes poetry in their spare time and was awarded the 2023 AAALS Indigenous Writer’s Prize for Poetry. Their debut poetry chapbook, Māori Maid Difficult, is forthcoming with Tram Editions.