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About the University Library E-News and Oviatt Connections

University Library E-News and Oviatt Connections are newsletters for alumni, friends and supporters of the University Library, California State University, Northridge. The University Library’s mission is to support the diverse information needs of our academic community through the delivery of relevant library resources and services, partnerships with CSUN faculty and staff in the education of our students, and the development of information competence and research skills that will prepare students for lifelong success in the digital age. Read more about our Mission, Vision, and Values -- https://library.csun.edu/About/Mission

Mark Stover, Ph.D.
Dean, University Library
Editor in chief

Katherine Dabbour
Associate Dean
Editor

Gina Flores
Special Assistant to the Dean
Managing Editor

David Morck
Web Programmer
Interim Managing Editor Fall 2017
Graphic Design / Programming / Video Editing

Joyclyn Dunham
Projects and Programs Coordinator
Photography / Editor

Elizabeth Altman
Web Services Coordinator
Editor

Former Staff

Laura Clary
Manager of Academic Resources
Copy Editor

Sam Thacker
Web Assistant
Graphic Design / Photography / Editor
Fall 2017 - Spring 2020

Matt Bornstein
Web Assistant
Graphic Design / Filmographer / Photographer / Editor 
Fall 2014-Spring 2015

Kristine Keller
Web Assistant
Graphic Design / Filmographer / Photographer / Editor
Winter 2012 - Summer 2014, Summer 2015

Jim Lunsford
Special Assistant to the Dean
Managing Editor
Winter 2012 - Fall 2017

Luann Rocha
Director of Development
Content Consultant / Editor

Contributors (eNews)

  • Marianne Afifi (Summer 2015; Spring 2016)
  • Ahmed Alwan (Fall 2016)
  • Cesar Bernal (Spring 2016)
  • Tim Bochen, Photography, Editing - Scholarship Reception Video (Fall 2018)
  • Laurie Borchard (Summer 2013; Summer 2015; Spring 2016)
  • Chris Bulock (Fall 2016)
  • Alexandria Chavez (Winter 2016)
  • Lee Choo, Photography (Winter 2013; Summer 2015; Spring 2016; Winter 2016)
  • Eva Cohen, Video Production Assistant (Fall 2017; Fall 2022)
  • Kathy Dabbour (Fall 2019; Spring 2020; Fall 2020; Spring 2021; Fall 2021; Spring 2022; Fall 2022; Fall 2023)
  • Simon Diaz, Photography (Summer 2015) 
  • Joy Doan (Fall 2016)
  • Virginia Elwood-Akers (Summer 2013; Spring 2014; Summer 2014; Winter 2014; Spring 2015, Summer 2015; Fall 2017) (email: virgoea@aol.com)
  • Kimberly Embleton (Winter 2015)
  • Susanna Eng-Ziskin (Spring 2014; Fall 2014)
  • Jose Escobedo (Spring 2014)
  • April Feldman (Fall 2020; Spring 2022)
  • Alexandra Figueroa (Spring 2017; Fall 2017)
  • Shanee Fischer (Winter 2014)
  • Mallory Furnier (Spring 2023)
  • Doris Helfer (Spring 2015; Spring 2016)
  • Mara Houdyshell (Winter 2015)
  • Debilyn Kinzler (Fall 2015; Winter 2015)
  • Tarry Kang (Spring 2022)
  • Kelsey Knox (Spring 2015)
  • Steve Kutay (Winter 2015; Spring 2016)
  • Nina Mamikunian (Spring 2015)
  • Emanuel Maya, Time-lapse photographer (Fall 2017)
  • Christina Mayberry (Spring 2015)
  • Luiz H. Mendes (Fall 2016)
  • Jeffery Perez de Leon, Videography (Winter 2014; Spring 2015; Summer 2015)
  • Jennie Quiñónez-Skinner (Fall 2015)
  • Lissa Ramirez-Stapleton (Spring 2022)
  • Debbie Salazar (Winter 2016; Spring 2017; Fall 2017)
  • Bronywn Stewart (Spring 2015; Summer 2015)
  • Sam Thacker (Fall 2018)
  • Marta Valier (Spring 2022)
  • Joshua Valle, Filming and Editing (Fall 2017)
  • Whitney Villarreal, Videography (Spring 2014; Summer 2014)
  • Andrew Weiss (Spring 2014; Fall 2014)
  • Del Williams (Spring 2015)
  • Lesley Zambrano (Winter 2016)
  • Maria Contreras Zavala, Video Actress (Fall 2017)

Contributors (Oviatt Connections)

  • Jim Dole (Summer 2016)

Give to the University Library

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