Speakers

Jami Yazdani holds an MLIS from Louisiana State University and a Masters in Technology Management from University of Maryland University College. She spent more than 15 years working in academic libraries, including 12 years in leadership roles, before founding You Can Leadership, a leadership and management consulting firm offering coaching, training, and project management and facilitation services. Jami brings practical experience, management expertise, a love of spreadsheets and a sense of humor to helping leaders at all levels amplify their strengths, empower their teams, and solve management problems.

Cordelia Anderson has twenty years’ experience creating marketing and communications strategies for highly visible organizations. During her tenure as Director of Marketing & Communications for Charlotte Mecklenburg Library, she implemented many innovative marketing and communications strategies that earned her team the inaugural Library Journal Marketer of the Year Award and the John Cotton Dana Award. Cordelia now runs her own consulting company, working with clients in libraries, educational organizations, nonprofits and governments. She has spoken at many meetings and conferences, including the American Library Association Annual Conference, Internet Librarian, Computers in Libraries and Library Marketing & Communications Conference. Link to more speaking experience.