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Staff and Volunteers Submitted by Robin on Tue, 2009-09-08 20:40. Project Coordinator Robin Kelley Robin Kelley is a visual artist with a background in education, coordinator of the Digital Literacy Project at Atwater Library and an MA student in Library and Information studies at McGill University. Robin is an advocate for creative community based education and literacy efforts and radical librarianship. Current Workshop Facilitators Jon Lebensold Jon Lebensold is a freelance web developer and media artist who's been working on the web for over 10 years. Jon has worked closely with various media agencies in Montreal, producing video and podcasts for online audiences. He's currently finishing a degree in computer science and fine arts at Concordia University. He also produces online video training materials about web design and maintains a blog about technology and media. Erin Corbett Erin Corbett is Chinese-Canadian video artist born in Vancouver, BC. In 2007, she started art programming and video making with youth in Whitehorse. She was inspired to fight boredom and apathy through collaboration and event organizing. She has exhibited in Vancouver, Montreal, Whitehorse and Beijing. Jessica Thatcher Jessica recently completed her Masters of Architecture at McGill University. Over the past three years, she has accumulated diverse experience working in architecture firms in Turkey, Colombia, and Canada. She hopes for her work with the DLP to be one of many collaborative and cross-disciplinary creative endeavours. Eric Craven Eric studied Library Studies at McGill and Sociology at Concordia. He has worked in the Montreal Adult Literacy milieu (RECLAIM Literacy Council, Literacy Volunteers of Quebec) for several years. A musician and composer, Eric is very involved in the local and international fine arts scene. After completing a video project for literacy awareness this year, Eric hopes to introduce his students to the fun of personal expression through video. Ryan Hughes Ryan Hughes is a multi-disciplinary artist with a Bachelors degree in Media Arts from Emily Carr University in Vancouver. He's worked with a variety of media, from web to wool and recently won the Canadian Fibre Arts Biennale. He has had gallery shows across Canada and is currently an MLIS student at McGill university where he's actively involved in student politics and social activism. Riaz Mehmood Riaz Mehmood is a multidisciplinary artist originally from Pakistan. After obtaining a degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Engineering and Technology in Peshawar, Riaz went on to complete a diploma in the Integrated Media program at Ontario College of Art and Design in 2005. His artistic oeuvre encompasses a range of practices including performance, video and photography. These works have explored a number of issues related to identity, history and media. Riaz has also been involved with a number of artist-run centres and served on the boards of SAVAC and articule. His works have been shown internationally, including the US, Canada, Pakistan and Indonesia. All contents copyright ALCC Digital Literacy Project 2006. For more information email mverburg@atwaterlibrary.ca. Template is a modification of the channel_nine theme. Graffitti by ASTRO photos taken by Jenn Schultes.