Heather Rapp, Lanesville Makerspace Specialist, is HCPL’s April winner for Who’s Awesome! Heather was one of the 30 nominations for the honor this month.
Jessica Stroud, assistant director, nominated Heather stating, “Heather is doing an AWESOME job in the Makerspace! In addition to her regular duties (such as scheduling, training, & assisting makers), she created a plan to effectively train Coby (Young) as well as a draft of a makerspace survey for users to complete. Heather also did a great job of creating the vinyl stickers for the yard signs to promote the upcoming Shakespeare performance on May 9th. Great going, Heather! (applause)”
Heather was also nominated by Kathy Fisher, HCPL’s head of genealogy. Kathy wrote, “Heather made an awesome banner and created stickers to help FPGC commemorate Fred Griffin’s 110th birthday event! ”
Heather joined HCPL’s staff in December when she was hired to take former Makerspace Specialist Heather Wyss’s place. As the owner of Rapp Consulting, she came to HCPL with experience in managing creative projects, from graphic design and digital media to event coordination. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Visual Communication Design from the University of Indianapolis with a minor in art. Her previous work experience included serving as the Public Art Administrator for the City of Jeffersonville and Marketing Coordinator for Park Community Credit Union in Louisville. Stroud also nominated Heather in February adding, “Heather works diligently to smoothly operate the Makerspace. She is knowledgeable and personable and keen to assist makerspace users… I commend her on the progress that she continues to make. Keep up the good work, Heather!”
Each month a winner is selected by random drawing. Other staff members nominated in April include Amanda Applegate, Sheree Arnold, Bethany Banet, Alisa Burch, Amanda Embrey, Nikki Esarey, Kathy Fisher, Sandy Harbeson, Shawnda Mosson, Steven Schifcar, Pat Schwartz, Trevor Smith, Leo Stiner, Jessica Stroud, Tiffany Thieneman and Brandy Wilkerson.
Article by Alisa Burch, Director
