Dr. Brubaker started her long EMU career in the nursing department, which she chaired for 10 years. Recognized for her administrative ability, she was appointed vice president for enrollment management in 1994 and then provost, EMU’s second-highest post, 2000-2008. She also served briefly as interim president and at one point took on double duties as music department chair (an area that was her first major in college). After that, Brubaker led EMU’s reaccreditation effort with the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. Currently she serves half-time as director of Hartzler Library.

In semi-retirement, Brubaker is active in her church, Park View Mennonite, and chairs the board of Valley Brethren-Mennonite Heritage Center. Previously she chaired the board of Mennonite Mutual Aid (now Everence).

Bonnie started working at Hartzler Library as Circulation/Office Manager, summer 1997. She manages the library student assistants through the work-study program and she believes the students are an energizing force in her job. She lives in the Park View area with her husband Henry. Bonnie and Henry have two grown children, Mary K and William.

A California native, Stephanie moved to Virginia in 2004. She currently lives in Harrisonburg with her three children; Grace, Katie, and Jack.

Before coming to EMU, Stephanie worked as a librarian at the Massanutten Regional Library and on staff at JMU. She completed her Master of Science in Library and Information Science from Florida State University and her Bachelor of Arts in English from the University of California, Davis. Stephanie enjoys the challenge of helping students navigate through the information fog to help them find resources that are both appropriate and interesting for their research work.

Stephanie devotes her free time to her family. She enjoys the challenge of balancing meaningful work with the responsibility of raising her small children.

Dawn, a 1985 graduate of Eastern Mennonite University, began her library experience at the Staunton Public Library while living in Waynesboro, Virginia. In 1994 she relocated to Lancaster Pennsylvania, where she was employed at the Lancaster County Public Library. Dawn was happy to move back to “the Shenandoah Valley” and began her work with EMU in 2006 as the interlibrary loan/serials co-ordinator. Dawn enjoys learning about all aspects of library work as well as getting to know the students that she encounters.

Dawn lives with her husband Doug and three children. She enjoys traveling, hiking, reading and crafts

Audrey grew up in East Petersburg, Lancaster Co., PA and graduated from Lancaster Mennonite High School. She graduated from Eastern Mennonite University with a B.A. in Mathematics. Her love of reading led her to work in the library in high school and college. Upon graduation she started working full time in the library as a cataloging and acquisitions assistant. She enjoys working with computers and new technology which led to her current position of Library Automation Coordinator & Acquisitions Administrator. Her hobbies include singing and doing a variety of crafts, especially counted cross-stitching.