Lisa Crumit-Hancock
Assistant Vice President for Academic Affairs & Registrar
Director of Library and Informational Resources
B.S., Defiance College; M.A., Bowling Green State University
lcrumithancock@defiance.edu / library@defiance.edu / 419.783.2332
Responsibilities: Provide Leadership and Supervision for Success Services: Pilgrim Library & Informational Resources, Academic Support Center, Writing Studio, Structured Study Program (Study Tables), First-Year Experience (FYE), DC F1RST (first-gen student program), Academic Coaching, and other academic retention initiatives.
I enjoy helping students improve their academic and research skills so they can own their college education. The best part of my job is creating spaces, services, and experiences that promote student success at Defiance College. When not in the Pilgrim Library assisting students, I enjoy walking & hiking, reading, binge watching British movies and tv series, cooking, doing jigsaw puzzles, and most importantly, spending time with my family.
Madilyn Clawson
Associate Library Director
B.A., Miami University
mclawson@defiance.edu / 419.783.2414
Responsibilities: The Associate Library Director assists the Assistant Vice President for Academic Affairs in leading the day-to-day operations of the Pilgrim Library. This position oversees all aspects of circulation in order to provide access to needed academic and research resources for students, faculty, staff, and community patrons. Additionally, this position provides the vital role of hiring, training, evaluating, and supervising all student assistants for the library. The Associate Library Director also leads all library/information literacy instruction, manages or co-manages other library services such as the Structured Study Program, the Success Services social media accounts, and library space reservations. Moreover, this position oversees reference services and maintains the LMS and electronic resources. Finally, this position represents Defiance College at key consortial director’s council meetings.
Barbara Sedlock
Lead Librarian and Coordinator of Metadata and Archives
B.A., Hiram College; M.S.L.S., University of Kentucky
bsedlock@defiance.edu / 419.783.2487
Responsibilities: Catalog and process new materials, OCLC interlibrary loans, teach library instruction classes, maintain the Defiance College Archives and DC Memory digitization project, write the DC Archives blog, and serve as backup person for the Testing Center.
I play bassoon in several DC college-community music ensembles and write book reviews and articles for the Historical Novel Society
Abigayle Baker
Library Assistant
B.A., Bluffton University
abaker@defiance.edu / 419.783.2352
Responsibilities: oversee evening library services and programs; perform collection maintenance, including sorting and overseeing, shelving, shelf reading, and shifting of material; assist with circulation and reference patron questions: and assist in carrying out collection weeding projects, maintenance of databases, and archives/digitization projects.