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Previously, Denise worked at Auraria Library, administered by the University of Colorado (CU) Denver, which also serves the Metropolitan State University of Denver and the Community College of Denver. As the associate director of Technical Services for this unique tri-institutional academic library, Denise was responsible for the functional areas of acquisitions, access and discovery, library management system, collections assessment, special collections, and digital initiatives. Prior to CU Denver, Denise was the public services librarian at the Johnson & Wales University, Denver Campus Library. She began her career in librarianship serving lifelong learners at the Contra County Library in California and teaching elementary school students at Denver Public Schools in Colorado.

Denise contributes to librarianship through publications and presentations focused on defining and demonstrating the impact of library collections on research and teaching. More details on her research record are available at Google Scholaror ORCID ID. She also represents UW Libraries on committees for the ALA Collection Development and Technical Services Interest Groups, Center for Research Libraries, and HathiTrust.

Denise holds a B.A. in History and B.S. in Economics from the University of California, Riverside; M.A. in History from the University of Colorado Boulder; and M.L.I.S. from San Jose State University in California.

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