Carina Chernisky

Carina Chernisky

Public Services Librarian

The youngest of 3 girls, Carina was born on Oʻahu and raised in Mililani. Because both of her parents work in academia, Carina was taught at an early age that education is fundamental in building a stable life and successful career. After receiving her high school diploma from Kamehameha Schools Kapālama, Carina headed to Portland, OR, where she obtained a BA in Communication from Lewis & Clark College, then returned home to earn a Master's in Library & Information Science (MLISc) from UH Mānoa. In this program, Carina was especially stimulated by the concept of intellectual freedom, the discussion of the role technology does (and should) play in libraries, and the responsibility that libraries have to create an unbiased information environment that creates and encourages an open marketplace of ideas.Carina currently resides in ʻEwa - in her spare time, she enjoys devouring books, playing with her cats, the occasional craft project, and watching tv.

Education

• MLISc, Library and Information Science, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
• BA, Communication, Lewis & Clark College

Professional Activities

UHWO Committees and Councils

• Compliance Hui, AY17-23
• Kōmike Kumu Ola Basic Needs Committee, AY23-24
• Nālimakui Council, AY17-24
• Open Educational Resources (OER)
  • Member, AY17-24
  • Co-Chair, AY20-22
• Faculty Senate
  • Curriculum Committee, AY22-24
    • Vice-Chair, AY23-24
  • Distance Education, AY19-22
  • Student Affairs, AY18-19

UHWO Registered Independent Student Organization (RISO) Advisor

• Leaves of Opportunity, AY17-19

UH System Committees

• Open Educational Resources (OER)
  • Steering Committee, AY21-24
• University of Hawaiʻi Libraries Information Literacy Committee (UHLILC), AY17-24

Professional Associations

• American Library Association (ALA)
• Association of Hawaiʻi Archivists (AHA)
• Hawaiʻi Library Association (HLA)
  • Executive Board
    • Past-President, 2024
    • President, 2023
    • VP/President-Elect, 2022
    • Board Director, 2020-2022
  • Conference Planning Committee
    • HLA Conference 2023
    • HLA Conference 2022
    • HLA Conference 2019
    • HLA Conference 2018
    • HLA Conference 2016
  • Newsletter Committee
    • Co-Chair, 2022-2024
    • Chair, 2019-2021
  • Webmaster, 2023-2024
  • Audit Committee Member
    • 2018 Fiscal Year
    • 2016 Fiscal Year
  • Development Awards Committee Member, 2017-2019
• Hawaiʻi Association of School Librarians (HASL)

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