Salutations!

My name is Ricardo Enricque Johnson, and I’m an academic librarian with a Master of Arts in Library and Information Science degree from the University of Arizona.

Concurrently, I earned a Graduate Certificate of Advanced Study in Archival Studies from the UA College of Information Science.

Earlier, I graduated magna cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts in Film from the Sidney Poitier New American Film School at Arizona State University.

Career Interests

• Academic Librarianship & Pedagogy
• Public Librarianship
• Higher Education Administration
• Student Affairs, Success, & Completion
• Archives & Special Collections

Experience

• Adult Services Librarian @ Pikes Peak Library District (current)
• Resident Librarian, 3 year residency @ West Virginia University Libraries
• Graduate Research Assistant, 1 year @ Center for Creative Photography Archives, University of Arizona
• Access Services Supervisor, 3+ years @ University of Texas at San Antonio Libraries
• AV Library Manager, 4+ years @ PBS/NPR

Goals

Short Term – (a) a subject librarian working at a public university or branch; or (b) a college administrator in student affairs; justice, equity, diversity, & inclusion (JEDI),Title IX, etc.

Long Term – executive leadership/deanship @ a land-grant or mid-major, regional public university or branch library.

Personal

Interests – the UFC & mixed martial arts; classic StarCraft; anything written by Tom Perrotta; shōnen manga & anime; and, unironically, movies directed by the legendary Michael Bay.