Margaret Thomas

416 T. St. SE
Tumwater, WA 98501
(360) 481-1250
mrthomas8@comcast.net

Recent publications:

“What’s behind the seeming disappearance of an Alaska Tern?” July 17, 2016. We Alaskans magazine.
ADN.com

Picture Man: The Legacy of Southeast Alaska Photographer Shoki Kayamori, 2015, University of Alaska
Press.

More publications at http://margaretthomas.weebly.com

Experience
Sept 2007-present South Puget Sound Community College Olympia, WA
Faculty librarian/instructor
 Teach journalism, 2013-
 Advisor to the student newspaper, 2015-2018
 Teach First Year Experience course face-to-face and online, once per year
 Bibliographic instruction face-to-face and online for various college courses.

2006-2008 Washington Library Association Seattle, WA

Editor
 Produced Alki, the library association’s 32-page journal, published three times per year
 Served as head of the eight-member Alki Editorial Committee

2001-2009 Washington State University Energy Program Olympia, WA

Communications specialist/Reference librarian
 Wrote and edited a variety of publications
 Researched and responded to energy-related questions
 Wrote text for and helped design two websites
 Wrote and edited publications and web content on contract. (2007-2009)

1997-2000 Office of the Governor, State of Alaska Juneau, AK

Press Office aide ~ project coordinator
 Wrote press releases and governor’s remarks
 Fielded press inquiries
 Organized press conferences and other media events
 Wrote and managed a $100,000 grant to develop indicators of child well-being, as part of the
governor’s Smart Start initiative.
1995-1997 The Paper Juneau, AK
Staff writer ~ Board member
 Helped launch and run a weekly newspaper
 Wrote and edited copy
 Emptied the garbage

1991-1995 The Juneau Empire Juneau, AK

Staff writer
 Wrote news and feature stories

1989-1991 Legislative Information Office Kenai/Juneau, AK

Manager ~Information officer
 Supervised staff
 Arranged legislative teleconferences
 Tracked legislation
 Produced a monthly agency newsletter

1988 Rep. C.E. Swackhammer’s Legislative Office Juneau, AK

Aide
 Responded to constituent letters and email

1988-1989 Kenai Peninsula School District Kenai, AK

Communications manager
 Produced the school district’s newsletter and other publications
 Supervised student workers

1985-1987 Anchorage Times Wasilla, AK

Staff writer
 Managed the newspaper’s one-person Matanuska-Susitna Bureau
 Covered local and state government news

1983-85 Port Townsend Leader Port Townsend, WA

Intern ~ editor of seasonal supplements

Education

2000 University of Illinois, Champaign, IL Master’s in Library Science

1983-84 Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA Journalism coursework
1982 University of Washington, Seattle Bachelor of Science, Speech &
Hearing Sciences, Cum Laude; plus
journalism coursework
1977 Everett High School, Everett, WA Diploma
1976 Chiben High School, Gojo, Japan One-year AFS scholarship