METRO’s staff represent diverse backgrounds across all areas of library and information science and non-profit administration. For more information about your METRO staff, check out the bios below.
Our office can be reached at (212) 228-2320 or at info@metro.org.
Executive Director
nhill@metro.org
Nate grew up in upstate New York and began his career in libraries at Brooklyn Public Library’s Stone Avenue Branch. After almost ten years of service and several different roles within Brooklyn Public Library, he relocated to Silicon Valley to retrain and re-tool as a web designer and developer for the San Jose Public Library. Before joining METRO in June 2015, Nate served as Deputy Director of the Chattanooga Public Library, where he led the 4th Floor project, a 12,000 square foot library loft space featuring a public access makerspace, civic laboratory, and gigabit laboratory.
Nate was named a “Mover and Shaker” by Library Journal in 2012. He earned his undergraduate degree in art from Skidmore College and an MLIS from Pratt Institute’s School of Information and Library Science. When he’s not busy library-ing, Nate enjoys hiking, camping, art, design, and tinkering alongside his wife and kids.
Manager of Programs and Partnerships
deanderson@metro.org
Davis oversees several METRO programs, including Professional Development, METRO Meetups, and our web literacy portfolio. She is project manager for NYC Digital Safety, an NYC-funded program that informs libraries of evergreen topics in data privacy and digital security.
Davis worked with Mozilla Foundation to review and update their web literacy curriculum, resulting in the launch of Mozilla’s Core Curriculum for Web Literacy in March 2018.
In addition to planning and emceeing METRO’s symposia series, Davis has designed and facilitated a fair number of workshops on topics like data privacy & security, web mechanics, and (human) networking skills for library staff.
Chief Administrative Officer
kbrown@metro.org
Kyle manages METRO’s member programs and services. In addition, he manages METRO’s office facility, assisting the Executive Director in ensuring the METRO office is run effectively and efficiently.
Before joining METRO in 2014, Kyle was Office Manager at Jeanne Collins & Associates, a public relations firm that developed campaigns for arts and cultural institutions. Prior to office management, Kyle worked in the music industry for Nielsen Entertainment.
Kyle received a B.A. in communication, with a focus on radio and TV, from William Paterson University in New Jersey.
HLSP Manager
tjohnson@metro.org
Tim manages METRO’s Hospital Library Services Program (HLSP). He recently retired from the New York University Library as Director of the Tamiment Library and Wagner Labor Archives. He has experience working in academic, public and special libraries. From 2000 to 2005 he served as METRO’s Program Manager for HLSP.
Tim has a BA in African American Studies (Earlham College), an MA in Library Science (Case Western Reserve University) and completed doctoral coursework at Rutgers University in African Diasporan History.
Associate Director of Business Development
annekz@metro.org
As a member of METRO’s Administrative team, Anne serves as liaison between METRO members, METRO leadership and relevant METRO staff to define, develop, evaluate and sustain services and grant funding opportunities for METRO members. Previously, Anne served for 5 years as METRO’s Digital Services Manager, managing METRO’s digitization grant program, digital collection hosting service, and digital imaging services.
Before joining METRO in 2012, Anne worked for six years at the University of Michigan Library, where she managed a project to build a copyright review management system for works in the HathiTrust Digital Library, and as project coordinator for the UM/Google Books partnership to digitize the Library’s collections. She also worked for two years as a Metadata & Cataloging Librarian at Michigan State University Libraries. She graduated twice from the University of Michigan, with an undergrad degree in Business Administration, and a MSI degree from the School of Information, with a Specialization in Library Services. Before becoming a librarian she worked in the music industry, licensing music as well as other copyrighted works for use in advertising, film, television and other media.
Project Manager
mkeaney@metro.org
Mitchell is responsible for facilitating the development of the open-source project Archipelago and its implementation as a repository service provided to METRO’s members.
Before joining METRO, Mitchell managed an eBay account for a ski shop based in the desert, provided support at Arizona State University’s digital-physical fabrication lab, worked as a support technician at a healthcare tech start up, managed the visitor service’s desk at a contemporary art museum, and helped digitize early video footage from an experimental music organization based in Brooklyn, New York.
Born and raised in the suburbs of the Sonoran Desert, Mitchell has found a deep interest in listening: to rooms, to open spaces, to resonating objects, to people, to the constant ringing in his ears. Since relocating to Brooklyn in 2016, he has spent a decade performing music solo and collaboratively in basements and DIY clubs around the South Western United States and the East Coast.
Digital Repository Developer
mlongley@metro.org
Marlo Longley is METRO’s Digital Repository Developer, currently working on Archipelago. He believes technology should increase access to information and resources, and that engagement with history and culture is empowering.
Prior to joining METRO Marlo worked as a web developer, and before that as a bookseller. He enjoys creative research at local archives. He strives to balance screen time with time outdoors.
Controller
smohammed@metro.org
Shelly facilitates the accounting, finance, and human resources functions at METRO. She manages membership dues and workshop fees as well.
Prior to joining METRO, for the past six years, Shelly was an Audit Senior who specialized in non-profit organizations at O’Connor Davies, LLP, a mid-sized accounting and consulting firm based in the New York tri-state area. Shelly obtained a B.S in Accounting from St. Francis College.
Software Developer
dpino@metro.org
Diego is a pet and human-friendly systems architect and open source software developer from Chile. He enjoys working on Linked Data and Web Semantics, exploring ways of describing and preserving human knowledge, helping others to implement open source digital repository solutions and solving interdisciplinary problems via computer science.
At METRO, Diego develops and manages our Digital Objects Repository ecosystem, coding and integrating ideas for Islandora and Fedora. He also tries to facilitates this work by providing tools and software solutions for everyday needs.
Diego is an active Fedora 4 contributor, Islandora and CLAW Committer and recently also Release Manager, being part of the release team for the last few years and maintaining several core modules. When not developing or walking dogs, he likes to build LEGOs, make Wood toys and do hobby research on reef ecosystems.
Project Coordinator
snguyen@metro.org
Sarah is coordinating METRO’s Preserve This Podcast project (funded by a Mellon grant) handling documentation, outreach, finance, web design, and more. Sarah received her B.A. in Economics and International Relations from the University California Davis and is currently an MLIS student at University of Washington’s iSchool. Prior to committing to libraries and archives, she’s worked in finance, food service, agriculture, tech, open access and textbook publishing, and urban planning. When she’s not tweeting @preservethispod, she’s keeping up with conversations around diversity and inclusion strategies, open source open access, managing data responsibly, archiving dance and audio, and figuring out how libraries can keep being Libraries in support of individuals and communities.
Delivery Services Coordinator/Administrative Support
mparson@metro.org
Mark Parson provides critical support for a wide range of activities at METRO. In addition to working with our delivery service team to ensure that our member institutions receive quality service from our METROCard program, he helps develop and maintain METRO e-mail lists, handles room set-up for METRO events, and administers the Coordinated Collection Development Aid (CCDA) program.
Mark is one of our longest-serving staff members, having started at METRO in 2006.
Assistant Controller
mseynou@metro.org
Madjalia assists the controller in facilitating accounting, finance, and human resources functions at METRO. She manages operational data, maintains data accuracy, and assists in special projects.
Prior to joining METRO, Madjalia was an Assistant Controller at MOF Microcredit, a partnership company based in Burkina Faso. Madjalia obtained a B.S in Economics and Management from the University of Ouagadougou, and an MS in Accounting from St. John’s University.