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Patricia Gryder Thompson

EDUCATION

� M.S.I.S., School of Information Sciences, University of Tennessee, May 2001
� B.A., English (Technical Writing Concentration), University of Tennessee, May 1995, GPA 3.80 / 3.94 Summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Kappa Phi, National Deans List, Who�s Who in America

WORK HISTORY

2020�present Loudon County Schools, Loudon, Tennessee (furloughed due to COVID-19)
Substitute Teacher

2016--2019 University of Tennessee Medical Center, Knoxville, Tennessee
Medical Insurance Clerk, Patient Accounts

2013�2015 Caregiver for my daughter and 2 granddaughters after serious car crash

2011-2013 Loudon County Schools, Loudon, Tennessee
Substitute Teacher

2011 The Harvey Association, Knoxville, Tennessee
CPA Assistant�Assistant to Mara Harvey, CPA

2008�2009 Obion County Public Library, Union City, Tennessee
Library Director

2007�2008 Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville, Tennessee
Special Projects Coordinator�Served as Tennessee Electronic Library (TEL) coordinator for State of Tennessee; provided in-service training for Tennessee State Regional Library System; wrote and coordinated grant projects; planned and coordinated development of TEL Web portal.

2002�2007 Blount County Public Library, Maryville, Tennessee
Head of Reference�Public reference service, collection development, staffing, computer management and training supervised 3 professional and 6 paraprofessional staff

2001�2002 La Prade Library, Richmond, Virginia
Adult Services Librarian�Public reference service, managed public computers, created training modules and manuals, supervised 3 paraprofessional staff

2000�2001 John C. Hodges Undergraduate Library, Knoxville, Tennessee
Graduate Student Assistant, Reference Department�Reference desk assistant during evening hours; assisted with collection development for humanities; supervised 7 student library assistants

1995�2000 Knox County Public Library, Knoxville, Tennessee
Homebound Coordinator