[SEO-Members] John Stewart to Director of Operations and Technology of SEO (Serving Every Ohioan) Library Center

[Laura Lee Wilson]

Congratulations John!

~LLW

Laura Lee Wilson, MLIS, CPL
Library Director

6 West Emerald Street
Willard, OH 44890
PH: 419-933-2544
FX: 419-933-4783
llwilson at huroncolib.org



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On Wed, Mar 4, 2020 at 11:47 AM marshams at library.ohio.gov <
marshams at library.ohio.gov> wrote:

> *Please excuse multiple postings…*
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> [image: A person wearing a suit and tie smiling at the camera Description
> automatically generated]The State Library of Ohio is pleased to announce
> the promotion of John Stewart <jstewart at library.ohio.gov> to Director of
> Operations and Technology of SEO (Serving Every Ohioan) Library Center, a
> division of the State Library located in Caldwell. John is now responsible
> for leading and managing information technology & support operations for
> the SEO Library Center and SEO Consortium. He will work closely with the
> State Librarian, SEO Consortium, and SEO Library Center staff on
> identifying opportunities for expanding access, planning and implementing
> projects to enhance SEO operations and service, and developing
> cost-effective technology solutions to help small and rural libraries
> better serve their communities.
>
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> John joined the SEO staff in 2003 as Network Administrator 2. In that role
> he was responsible for monitoring and maintaining network infrastructure
> for the SEO Library Center and maintaining the State Library of Ohio Mobile
> Technology Training Lab which consisted of 10 network computers connected
> to the library’s network aboard a retrofitted bookmobile. In 2006, he was
> promoted to Network Administrator 3 and in 2007 to Network Administrator
> Supervisor to manage IT Infrastructure and SEO’s growing membership and
> services. John managed services of the SEO Support Desk and developed an IT
> Team consisting of three IT staff to support the SEO consortium and SEO
> eBook project. John led the transition from the Mobile Technology Training
> Lab and to an On-Demand Training Program.
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> “John's in-depth knowledge of the SEO Consortium and his strong working
> relationships with SEO, State Library, and OPLIN staff made him an obvious
> choice for the Director's position and I'm very pleased to welcome him into
> this important leadership role,” expressed State Librarian Beverly Cain.
>
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> Under the leadership of former SEO Director Dianna Clark, John helped SEO
> successfully increase membership from 70 libraries with 150 locations in
> 2007 to 95 libraries with 241 locations today. In 2013, John, Dianna and
> Sharon Garrett-Hayes were recognized with the Governor’s Award for Employee
> Excellence for their work in migrating the SEO Library Consortium to the
> Symphony Integrated Library System.  The effort saved $1.75 million in
> software licensing costs for Ohio libraries and streamlined library
> services for approximately 890,000 registered borrowers.
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> Prior to joining SEO, John worked at the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation
> and Correction for nearly seven years, where he received several promotions
> before being promoted to Network Administrator serving both Noble and
> Belmont Correction Institutions.
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> Marsha McDevitt-Stredney, Ph.D.
>
> Public Information Officer
> Director, Marketing & Communications
>
> 274 E. 1st Avenue
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> Columbus, OH 43201
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> Tel: 614-644-6875
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> library.ohio.gov
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