Sondra Taylor-Furbee, Executive Director
staylorf@fgcu.edu | (239) 745-3720
Sondra serves as SWFLN's Executive Director. Sondra was formerly employed by the State Library and Archives of Florida where she worked as a Library Program Administrator in the Office of Community Development. Sondra earned a Bachelor's degree in English at Florida Atlantic University and a Master of Library Science at Florida State University.
Luly Castro, Member Services Coordinator
lcastro@fgcu.edu | (239) 745-3720
Luly Castro serves as the Member Services Coordinator for the Southwest Florida Library Network. She is responsible for the smooth operation of the office functions, which includes budget activities, maintaining member information, arranging meetings, and providing support to the Executive Director.
Luly joined SWFLN in 1998. Prior to that, she served as the founding Administrative Assistant for the College of Health Professions at Florida Gulf Coast University, and held previous positions as Executive Secretary for two separate divisions at Lee Memorial Health System.
Luly earned a Bachelor’s degree in Business Management from Florida Gulf Coast University, and an Associate Degree in Business Marketing and Management from Valencia Community College in Orlando, Florida.
Lee LeBlanc, Continuing Education and Emerging Technologies Coordinator
lleblanc@fgcu.edu | (239) 745-3722
Lee’s main interests are "continuous" education, leadership within libraries, and the strategic use of emerging technology in libraries.
Background:
Lee is roughly one semester away from a Masters of Information and Library Science with concentrations in Information Architecture and Technology. Lee’s work career has been varied, dynamic, and stress-filled. Having a librarian as a mentor after he got out of the military and worked through his undergrad, he developed a deep appreciation for what libraries could do for individuals and their communities.
Prior work:
Most recently, Lee worked full-time in Reference and Technology at Florida Gulf Coast University Library.
Personal pursuits:
Lee is an invited blogger for Tametheweb.com and also posts on Bibliodox. Lee likes microblogging for his personal life. Flickr is where Lee hangs out most online -if you search for Lee on other popular sites, you may find him there too. Feel free to send Lee anything you come across!