Staff List | CCA Libraries

Annemarie Haar

Associate Vice President, Libraries & Creative Instructional Technologies | ahaar@cca.edu | 510.594.3657

Annemarie is passionate about designing the CCA Libraries to serve CCA as a hub for information literacy, instructional technology, faculty development, student engagement, and high impact teaching and learning practices. Annemarie received her MSLIS from Drexel University and her BFA in photography from CCAC.

Teri Dowling

Associate Director of Libraries | tdowling@cca.edu | 415.703.9559

Teri manages public services and collections, and is particularly interested in expanding the libraries' collections in unique ways to suit the diversity of research strategies used at the College. Teri earned her BS in Biology from UC Irvine, her MFA in sculpture from CCA in 2002, and she finished her MLIS at San Jose State in 2009. Her artwork is viewable at tericlaude.blogspot.com

Lisa Conrad

Digital Scholarship Librarian | lconrad@cca.edu | 510.594.3733

Lisa is an avid explorer of new technologies with the CCA community. She manages the Libraries' exhibitions, offers guidance on copyright and research, and selects literature titles for the Libraries. She received her MFA from the University of Illinois, and her MLIS from San Jose State. See work from her large-scale art project at fourandahalffeet.art.

Eric Phetteplace

Systems Librarian | ephetteplace@cca.edu | 510.594.3660

Eric manages the library website, catalog, VAULT, & other technological resources. He holds a B.A.S. in English and Mathematics from Stanford University and received his MLIS from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 2011. When his face isn't buried in a terminal, he enjoys exploring Oakland and playing the card game Netrunner. His personal website is phette.net.

Daniel Ransom

Instructional Services Librarian | dransom@cca.edu | 415.703.9557

Daniel serves the CCA community as Instructional Services Librarian. His role is to teach students how to find and engage with information resources and employ the critical thinking skills that will help them interact with an increasingly digital world. Daniel also works with faculty as a pedagogical partner to develop and implement strategies that support student learning. He received his MLIS from San José State University and has a BA in Theater Arts and History from UCSC. He writes occasionally about pedagogy and library history at thepinakes.com.

Bobby White

Instructional Designer | bobbywhite@cca.edu | 510.594.3684

Bobby is an Instructional Designer working in the Teaching Support Studio in Meyer Library. They primarily support the faculty in using online teaching and learning technologies to manage their courses, increase student engagement, and provide feedback on student projects. They work closely with Educational Technology Services as well as the librarians to provide instructional services that support classroom, hybrid, and online teaching. Bobby received their BA in Photography from UCSC. You can find their work at bobbywhitephotography.com.

Amber Bales

Library Technician: Cataloger | abales@cca.edu | 510.594.3778

Amber is the libraries' Cataloger and is primarily based in Oakland at Meyer Library. She earned a BA in both Psychology and Gender Studies from UCSD and completed City College of San Francisco's Library Information Technology certificate program. She loves being one of the first people to see the new library books.

Nancy Chan

Public Services Manager | nchan@cca.edu | 510.594.3610

Nancy manages circulation and course reserves at Meyer Library. She received her painting/drawing BFA from CCA in 2006 and worked under various titles at both campus libraries until transferring into her current position in Oakland. She enjoys video games, food, and adorable things.

Erin Murray

Library Technician | erinm@cca.edu | 415.703.9266

Erin is the Library Technician for the Materials Library, and also supports circulation and other projects in Simpson Library. She studied painting and drawing at Smith College, and now loves channeling her creativity into yarn crafts and baked goods. Erin has worked at several other Bay Area libraries, and finds CCA’s collections and people particularly interesting and fun.

Paul Navarrete

Public Services Manager | pnavarrete@cca.edu | 415.551.9381

Paul manages circulation and course reserves at Simpson Library. He studied history at Lewis and Clark College, and was formerly the Evening and Weekend Supervisor at Meyer Library. He spends his free time hiking, reading, and watching baseball.

Ali Padgett

Library Technician | apadgett@cca.edu | 510.594.3714

In charge of acquisitions for the library, Ali works on both the Oakland and San Francisco campuses. An avid reader and active maker, Ali received her MFA in Photography from CCA in 2012. Her work can be found at www.alipadgett.com.

Jennine Scarboro

Capp Street Project Archive Curator / Library Technician: Serials, Conservation, Archives | jscarboro@cca.edu | 510.594.3615

Jennine is the Capp Street Project Archive Curator. She is also the Archives Technician for the CCA/C Collection, responsible for the physical and digital access and preservation of the institutional archives, and is in charge of Periodicals, Book Repair and Special Processing for Meyer Library. Jennine has a certificate in Library Technical Services, holds a BFA in the combined major of painting/textiles, and completed her MFA at CCA in 2012. Her artwork can be seen at www.jenninescarboro.com.

Pearl Shen

Library Technician | pearl.shen@cca.edu | 510.594.3713

Pearl is the Evening and Weekend Supervisor at Meyer Library. She started out in Simpson Library as a circulation assistant while working towards her BFA in illustration. Pearl enjoys screen printing, bike rides, and exploring nature. Her work can be found at pearlshen.com.

Donald Smith

Library Technician | dsmith@cca.edu | 415.703.9558

Donald is in charge of periodicals and book processing at Simpson Library. He joined the CCA Libraries in 1999 as Public Services Manager at Meyer Library and transferred to Simpson Library in 2011. Donald studied drawing and printmaking at RISD and began his library career shelving art books and music scores at Boston Public Library in 1979. He moved on to the Rotch Library of Architecture and Planning at MIT where he was supervisor of circulation services.