651 Walker Avenue

Winnipeg, MB R3L 1C6

(204) 952-2501
(204) 292-1262
lnmcdonald3@gmail.com

LESLIE MCDONALD
QUALIFICATIONS

Circulation
Assisting students and teachers with inquiries and curriculum support
Ordering and receiving new material and supplies
Cataloguing and processing
Weeding and de-processing
Shelving
Work independently or as part of a team
Attention to detail

SKILLS

Marketing advertising/graphic design, website, displays, promotional material

Strong written and verbal communication
Special events planning including local and regional events
Managing committees and volunteers
Creating and managing event budgets including grant applications and sponsorship proposals
Recruiting and training volunteers and staff
Microsoft Office and Mac equivalent
Customer service - Assisting customers and travelers
Retail and Merchandising
Websites, blogs, video and audio software

EDUCATION

LIBRARY AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, RED RIVER COLLEGE, WINNIPEG, MB

Honours Graduate (Class of 2015)
Communications, Cataloguing, Marketing, Reference, Research, Readers Advisory, Archives and
Records Management, Issues in Canadian Government, Business Computing, Multimedia Services

ADDITIONAL
EDUCATION
AND TRAINING

ATHABASCA UNIVERSITY, ATHABASCA, AB

Distance Education - French for Beginners 1
LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY, THUNDER BAY, ON
Distance Education - Europe and the Modern World, Introductory Psychology, Rhetoric,
Composition, Introduction to World Religions, Introduction to Meteorology, Italian Civilization
LEADERSHIP DRYDEN DISTRICT 2006-2007
Business and community leadership training program.

PRACTICUMS

MABEL SKELLY LIBRARY ST. JOHN BREBEUF CATHOLIC SCHOOL

Kindergarten Grade 8
April-May 2014
STEVENSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL/BROOKLANDS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LIBRARIES
Kindergarten Grade 5
October 2014

WORK HISTORY

PEMBINA TRAILS SCHOOL DIVISION WINNIPEG, MB

Library Technician (Temporary), Linden Meadows School
February 2015 - present

CRESCIVE CORPORATION DRYDEN, ON

Student Services Administrator - Adult Education and Training
February 2006 August 2006
Skills and Trades Expo Planner
October 2006- February 2007
Program Assistant
February 2007 August 2007

DRYDEN DISTRICT CHAMBER OF COMMERCE DRYDEN, ON

Events and Tourism Coordinator
January 2003 April 2005

VOLUNTEER
EXPERIENCE

MANITOBA ASSOCIATION OF LIBRARY TECHNICIANS MEMBERSHIP COORDINATOR

May 2015 present
MANITOBA SCHOOL LIBRARY ASSOCIATION SAGE CONFERENCE COMMITTEE MEMBER
May 2015 - present
LORD ROBERTS COMMUNITY CENTRE - INTERIM BOARD MEMBER/PROGRAM COORDINATOR
September 2010 March 2011
LORD ROBERTS COMMUNITY CENTRE COACH - U7 CO-ED SOCCER
April 2014 June 2014
MOOSEFEST PRESIDENT, DIRECTOR DRYDEN, ON
April 2005 April 2009
DOCTOR RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION COMMITTEE & PHYSICIAN APPRECIATION DAY
April 2005-April 2009

PROFESSIONAL
MEMBERSHIPS

Manitoba Library Association, Manitoba Association of Library Technicians, Manitoba School

Library Association