SEI 2024 Implementation Team

SENIOR CO-CHAIR

Kate Thornhill is the Public Scholarship Librarian at the University of Oregon Libraries and Library and Information Science Adjunct Professor at the University of Denver where she teaches Digital Libraries. She holds a BA in Art History and BFA in Photography from the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth and MS in Library and Information Science from Simmons University. Kate attended SEI in 2013 and taught as a faculty member in 2016.

JUNIOR CO-CHAIR

L. Abby Houston is the Digital Initiatives Librarian at Hutchins Library of Berea College and co-creator of the bell hooks digital archive. She holds a Master of Library & Information Science and a Master of Arts in Art History from Syracuse University. Her research and teaching engage with digital humanities, information and media literacy, and trauma-informed care in academic libraries, special collections, and archives.

CURRICULUM SPECIALIST

Wen Nie Ng is the Digital Collections Librarian at Virginia Tech University Libraries where they oversees the libraries digital collections of various formats. They hold a MIS from Indiana University and dual baccalaureate degrees in Finance and Management from Indiana University of Pennsylvania. Wen attended SEI in 2023. Wen's research interests span metadata, user experience design, web accessibility, and digital libraries.

CURRICULUM SPECIALIST

Danielle Reay is the Digital Initiatives Manager and Librarian at Drew University. She Co-Directs Drew's Center for Digital Humanities Pedagogy and Scholarship and serves as an adjunct instructor in the Humanities and Art History departments. She holds a BA in History from Drew University, a MA in Cinema Studies from NYU, and a MLIS with a concentration in Digital Libraries from Rutgers University.