Meet the Staff
Wondering who reports to who? Check out the MOBIUS Organization Chart
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Donna Bacon ♦ Executive Director
donna@mobiusconsortium.org | 573-810-1310
Donna serves as the Executive Director of MOBIUS, overseeing all operations of the organization. Donna reports to the MOBIUS Board of Directors and works in partnership with them and engages the Board in raising and discussing topics of strategic importance to the membership. She anticipates and addresses the needs of the member libraries and consults with the membership on issues of importance to the community. Donna serves as an advocate for MOBIUS member libraries and passionately believes in the concept of resource sharing and the value of consortia, not only to the libraries but to the users they serve. Providing equal access to our libraries and their users is a top priority. When Donna isn’t visiting libraries or traveling to the next meeting, she spends time with her grown children, relaxes with her many dogs, binge watches HGTV, and reads biographies.
Scott Angel ♦ Full Stack Developer
scottangel@mobiusconsortium.org | 573-234-4535
As a full stack developer, Scott works on website development, internal projects and the Evergreen open source project. He works closely with other MOBIUS staff members to implement new features, fix bugs and resolve IT related issues. Scott has been a software developer for over 10 years and an IT professional for over 20. Scott enjoys the outdoors, cycling and time with his family.
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Adrienne Detwiler ♦ Systems Librarian & Help Desk Team Leader
adrienne@mobiusconsortium.org | 573-607-1109
As Help Desk Team Leader, Adrienne monitors the Help Desk ticket queue, provides initial triage, and assigns tickets as appropriate. She works closely with the rest of MOBIUS staff to resolve problems and complete service requests. In her spare time, Adrienne enjoys reading, music, journaling, and spending time with her three children.
Maegan Gattorna ♦ Office Manager
maegan@mobiusconsortium.org | 573-607-1114
As Office Manager, Maegan takes care of the day to day workings of the office, including billing and payroll. She also helps to coordinate the MOBIUS Annual Conference and assists the executive director with Board and Membership business. Maegan was born and raised in Missouri and enjoys music, traveling, and babysitting her nephews.
Vivian Gould ♦ Systems Librarian
vivian@mobiusconsortium.org | 573-234-4533
Vivian has been with the MOBIUS Office since 1999 and has held various job titles and responsibilities. They currently assist with implementation, training, and the MOBIUS Help Desk; coordinate state-wide authority control and record loads; and maintain the Borrowing and Lending and Annual Assessment statistics. In their personal time, Vivian Christopher acts and directs in Columbia community theater, parents their one son, and watches a lot of horror movies.
Blake Graham-Henderson ♦ Senior Development Engineer
blake@mobiusconsortium.org | 573-234-4513
Blake is part of the MOBIUS Evergreen and MOBIUS IT teams, supporting libraries using MOSS services. He primarily works on writing code to fine tune the Evergreen software. He works with the Evergreen community at large to submit his code to the global Evergreen project. Blake is a professional magician. He enjoys board games, movies and blowing 8-foot bubbles.
Debbie Luchenbill ♦ Associate Director, Open Source Initiatives
debbie@mobiusconsortium.org | 573-234-4914
As Associate Director, Open Source Initiatives, Debbie is the primary contact for all of the MOBIUS MOSS library services, including hosting and managing the Evergreen ILS, ArchivesSpace, and more. She also supervises the IT team and is always on the lookout for open source projects that might benefit MOBIUS members. Previously, Debbie served as the Evergreen Coordinator at MOBIUS. She continues to be very active in the larger Evergreen community, as well as the Missouri Library Association and the American Library Association. Debbie holds an MLS from the University of Missouri, an MTS in Biblical & Historical Studies from Boston University, and a BA in History from the University of Arizona. She loves a good romance novel, going to the movies, traveling, [almost] everything Star Wars, and Disney World.
Jaysal Patel ♦ DevOps Linux Engineer
jaysal@mobiusconsortium.org | 573-234-4527
As a DevOps Engineer, Jaysal works on maintaining infrastructure, internal projects and the Evergreen Open Source Project. He works alongside the rest of the MOBIUS IT Team to help support Evergreen, ArchivesSpace, and OMEKA for all libraries. Jaysal enjoys playing ultimate frisbee, going to music shows around Columbia, and reading in his spare time.
Scott Peterson ♦ Systems Librarian
scott@mobiusconsortium.org | 573-607-1116
As one of the Help Desk staff, Scott helps with record loading and resolving problems reported by the members. He also does the day to day support of the courier service that allows members to send library materials to each other at a lower cost than using a shipping service or the mail. Scott's family is from Missouri and in his spare time he collects records and photographs music shows and events in Columbia.
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Steve Strohl ♦ Associate Director, Member Services
steve@mobiusconsortium.org | 573-234-6190
Steve is the primary contact regarding all functional Integrated Library System (ILS) related matters; he manages MOBIUS' ever-expanding courier system network and he takes a leadership role in the implementation and training of new and existing members. Steve has worked in a variety of special and and academic libraries before spending over a decade with Innovative Interfaces where he worked with libraries of all sizes, types, and many of the largest consortia and multi-type consortia across North America. He is a graduate of both Saint Louis University and the University of Missouri-Columbia with a Masters of Arts in Library & Information Science. Steve is a Missouri native and he enjoys traveling, historical biographies, and spending time with his family.
Christina Virden ♦ E-Resources Coordinator
christina@mobiusconsortium.org | 573-607-1110
As E-Resources Coordinator, Christina strives to connect members with products and services that support the diverse needs of their communities. She is responsible for managing all aspects of the MOBIUS electronic resources offerings, overseeing consortium open education initiatives, and developing and maintaining content for the MOBIUS website. Christina earned an MLS from the University of Missouri-Columbia and a JD from Hofstra University School of Law. She is a New Jersey native who enjoys puzzles, travel, and binging on home improvement shows.