UCLA LISAAA Class Notes

(Update Received April 27, 2007; Original Posting Dec. 4, 2006}

Shortly after graduating with a MLS from UCLA in 1994, I moved to the Washington, DC area. I envisioned being a law librarian in a law firm somewhere. Instead, I found work through federal government contractors. I worked on contracts for the National Institutes of Health and the Environmental Protection Agency. The most interesting contract was when I was the Librarian for the National Center for Complementary & Alternative Medicine Clearinghouse. After my 2nd year in DC, I married my long time girl friend. We now have two active, playful boys who are 8 and 3 years old. We were motivated to move back to Sacramento so our kids could be close to grandma and papa. I was fortunate to find a job at a charter school formed by school friend, former NBA star Kevin Johnson. It was  a challenge working with kids who have experienced so much already (gangs, drugs, teen-age pregnancy, abusive parents, etc.). In 2007, I got a job as a Librarian for the California Department of Housing & Community Development—in Sacramento.

 
Joel Tochterman
Librarian
Housing Resource Center
Dept. of Housing & Community Development

Prior to coming to UCLA, I studied mathematics at Smith College (A.B.) and the University of Iowa (M.S.) and moved around the world. While earning both degrees, I had worked as a student archival assistant. At UCLA, I focused on archives and was particularly interested in electronic records.

Not long after I graduated from UCLA, my spouse Paul left the Navy, andwe eventually moved to Washington, DC. I have spent my professional career as an electronic records specialist, primarily with the National Archives and Records Administration.

I am also very active with my professional organizations. Most recently, I served on the Nominating Committee for the Society of American Archives and as the Program Co-Chair for the fall meeting of the Mid-Atlantic Regional Archives Conference. I am also completing mylast year of a six-year term as a member of the Executive Board of the Friends of the Smith College Libraries.

I would love to hear from my classmates and anyone in the DC area (whether you live here or are just visiting). My email address ischeryl.stadelbevans@nara.gov.

I’m still working for Anaheim Public Library in Orange County as a part-time manager at the Sunkist Branch when I’m not caring for my 5-year-old and two-month old daughters.  Just moved to a huge new house, so lots of unpacking and decorating to do, also.  I’m a member of the Anaheim Library Foundation, and our annual mystery authors’ luncheon & silent auction is coming up on March 25, 2007; contact me if you’d like ticket information! 
email: chicks@anaheim.net