Amigos Welcomes Gwendolyn Prellwitz as CES Manager

Amigos Library Services is pleased to welcome Gwendolyn Prellwitz as our new Continuing Education Services (CES) Manager. Amigos’ CES team coordinates a full schedule of online workshops, free Know & Go sessions for member libraries, our popular Online Conferences, and customized on-request trainings for libraries and organizations. Gwendolyn has already begun working with member instructors to support new offerings and improved learner experiences.

Gwendolyn brings over 20 years’ experience working in library member organizations, having worked in the American Library Association's (ALA) Office for Diversity, Literacy & Outreach Services (ODLOS), supporting the Spectrum Scholarship Program and other diversity-focused recruitment efforts. Her work with the Spectrum Scholarship Program and the Spectrum Doctoral Fellowship Program supported individuals as they pursued their graduate degrees in library and information science. She oversaw the annual Spectrum Leadership Institute and served as the member liaison for several ALA committees and member groups. Over the past two years she has served in a consulting capacity for ALA's Conference Services, helping to improve the conference proposal process, scheduling, marketing, and speaker preparation.