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Clearinghouse Staff
 | The staff of the National Service-Learning Clearinghouse focus on implementing the mission of the Clearinghouse - to enhance educational, tribal, and community-based service programs working to strengthen schools and communities by providing them with timely information and relevant resources on service-learning techniques and methodologies. Each staff member brings unique experience and expertise to help achieve this mission. | |
| Barbara Holland, Director Liberty Smith, Program Manager Heather Martin, Librarian Larry Hardison, Information Specialist Jason Burrage, Resource Specialist Amber Isidro, Administrative Assistant | ||
| Barbara Holland, Director | |
 Barbara Holland, Ph.D., is Director of the National Service-Learning Clearinghouse, a project funded by the Learn and Serve America of the Corporation for National and Community Service. The Director provides leadership to ensure that the Clearinghouse is the most comprehensive resource available on service-learning and civic engagement. She joined the Clearinghouse in April 2002 after an appointment as the visiting director of the Office of University Partnerships at the Department of Housing and Urban Development in Washington, D.C. She also continues to serve as a senior scholar with Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis in their Center for Service and Learning, as Adjunct Professor of the University of Western Sydney, and as executive editor of Metropolitan Universities journal. Previously, she held senior administrative positions at Portland State University and Northern Kentucky University. Her publications and presentations reflect her expertise in service-learning research, assessment, community-partnership building, and institutional change. She holds a bachelor's and a masters degree in journalism from the University of Missouri-Columbia and a doctorate in higher education policy from the University of Maryland at College Park. | ||
| Liberty Smith, Program Manager | |
 Liberty Smith, Ph.D., has served as program manager of Learn and Serve America's National Service-Learning Clearinghouse since September 2006. She is responsible for daily operations including staff supervision and development, fiscal management, marketing, and collaboration with the Director on the creative development of the website and Clearinghouse services. Liberty received her M.A. and Ph.D. from the University of California, San Diego in Literature - Cultural Studies (2003). She continues to conduct research and publish on the relationship between personal relationships, artistic and intellectual collaborations, and political impact in U.S. and Latin American women's and glbt culture. She has taught on these subjects and in composition at UCSD, Southern Connecticut State University, and Quinnipiac University. More recently, she completed a master's degree in library and information science at the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee (2006) and has provided a range of library services at the San Diego County Public Law Library and UCSD. Liberty holds a bachelor's degree in English and Latin American area studies from Kenyon College (1994). | ||
| Heather Martin, Librarian | |
 Heather Martin, MISt, has served as the Librarian of Learn and Serve America's National Service-Learning Clearinghouse since May of 2007. Heather provides reference and referral services and literature searches; identifies, abstracts, and catalogs materials; develops and maintains record-keeping systems and reports; and ensures an up-to-date and comprehensive resource collection. Prior to joining the staff, Heather worked in several special library settings, including Princess Margaret Hospital’s Patient Education Library in Toronto, the Canadian AIDS Treatment Information Exchange, and the Broadcast Library at National Public Radio in Washington, D.C. Heather received a bachelor’s degree from the University of California at Santa Cruz in pre-modern European history and a masters of information studies degree from the University of Toronto. | ||
| Larry Hardison, Information Specialist | |
 Larry Hardison is responsible for Web content creation and management, including writing, editing, proofreading, and user support; refreshing website content on a regular schedule; publishing content using a content management system; coordinating the overall function, design, and development of the website; maintaining and improving the links database; assisting in the implementation of new website functionalities in consultation with staff and contractors; and, listserv management . Larry has experience working with databases, editing web content and providing technical assistance. Prior to joining ETR Associates, he worked as a counselor for adolescents with autism, helping to manage a group home. He holds a bachelor's degree in psychology from the University of California at Santa Cruz and joined ETR Associates in February 1998. | ||
| Jason Burrage, Resource Specialist | |
 Jason Burrage is responsible for library circulation, buying and processing new library materials, compiling data, and assisting users with NSLC services. He has been with ETR since July 2006. He previously managed the course materials department for the University of California at Santa Cruz and was also a graphic designer for the Northwest Arkansas Times. His own area of research is in the comparative study of cross-cultural meaning generating processes. | ||
| Amber Isidro, Administrative Assistant | |
 Amber Isidro has served as administrative assistant of Learn and Serve America's National Service-Learning Clearinghouse since April 2007. She performs a variety of duties in support of our training and technical assistance mission including providing conference support and travel planning; responding to marketing requests and publication orders; and processing serials subscriptions, order shipments, expense reports, and other financial documents. Prior to joining ETR Associates Amber was a Peer Counselor/Legal Advocate for victims of domestic violence and sexual assault. She has worked for the City of Watsonville providing local youth with programs to help them have a gang- and drug-free environment. Amber is also an advocate for a local Domestic Violence/Sexual Assault agency. She has experience helping people in crisis, collaborating with various agencies to provide resources to community members, and providing general office assistance in a range of settings. Amber has her credential in family development and an associate’s degree in human services. | ||
