Marital Status: Married Children: one daughter

Age: 44 Race: Native American

Education:

Ph.D. (Dissertation defense scheduled for June10, 2005)

Institution: Central China Normal University, Wuhan PRC

Degree: Educational Philosophy

Graduation Date: 2005

Dissertation: The Impact of Martin Heidegger on the American Educational System

Masters Degree

Institution: The University of Texas at Austin

Degree: MLIS

Graduation: August 1997

Field: Academic Libraries/Archives

Bachelors Degree

Institution: University of North Texas

Degree: BA

Graduation: May 1992

Field: American History

Minor: Philosophy

Professional Experience:

September 1996 – June 1997

Adjunct Librarian

Monmouth University

West Long Branch, NJ USA

Duties: Reference Desk, Inter-Library Loan, Book Repair

May 1998 – October 1998

Archival Assistant

Baptist University of Hong Kong

Duties: Preservation System Implementation, Patron Service

August 1999 – Present

Head of Library Services

International Christian Schools of Hong Kong

Duties: Reference, Bibliographic Instruction for faculty and students, Collection Development, Web Page Design, Cataloging, Automation, Grant Writing, Study Guide Writing and Moving, consolidating school libraries into new campuses.

Professional Activities:

Conference Presentations

McBrayer, P.A. (2002, September). Library Integration as curriculum Reform. Session presented at the 2^nd Annual Conference of Education Reform in Asia, Bangkok, Thailand.

McBrayer, P.A. (2000, November). No More Mary’s; Integrating Bibliographic Instruction Into the High School Curriculum. Session presented at C.E.R.C.O.S., Hong Kong.

McBrayer, P.A. (2000, November). Why buy Encyclopedias? Low cost Internet resources for small International Schools. Session presented at C.E.R.C.O.S., Hong Kong.

McBrayer, P.A. (2000, July). Sometimes I Wish I were Stupid! Confessions of an Adult with Learning Disabilities. Paper presented at Red Cross International Seminar, University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong.

McBrayer, P.A. (1998, April). Least Restrictive Environment? Inclusion? Voice of An Individual with Learning Disabilities. Paper accepted for presentation at the Annual Council for Exceptional Children International Conference, Minneapolis, MN.

Poon-McBrayer, K.F., & McBrayer, P.A. (1998, May). Reflections on a liberal education: Implications for Hong Kong. Paper presented at the 1998 Association of Christian Universities and Colleges in Asia (ACUCA) Conference, Hong Kong.

Publications

McBrayer, P.A. (1999). Mold control: An archival experience for a Hong Kong academic library. Hong Kong Library Association Journal.

Poon-McBrayer, K.F., & McBrayer, P.A. (1999). Preparing Hong Kong schools to establish

school-based problem solving teams: A pre-pilot investigation. International Journal of Special Needs Education. 2, 7-12.

McBrayer, P.A. (1999). Living with learning disabilities: Sometimes I wish I were stupid. Special Education Forum, 2(1), 53-68.

Poon-McBrayer, K.F., & McBrayer, P.A. (1998, May). Reflections on a liberal education: Implications for Hong Kong. ACUCA Exchange, 8(1), 60-67.

McBrayer, P.A., & Poon-McBrayer, K.F. (1996). Americans with Disabilities Act: Implications for academic libraries. (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No. ED 408 740)

Invited Seminar

McBrayer, P.A. (1998). Principles of Library Preservation. Central China Normal University, Wuhan, People’s Republic of China.

Special Projects and Consultancy

June 1998 Hong Kong Baptist University:

Designed and instituted a mold control program for the Archive of the History of

Christianity in China

Jan - May 1997 Monmouth University

Researching Grant Funding possibilities for a Book mending laboratory for the

Guggenheim Memorial Library

Jan. - May 1997 Monmouth University

Electronic Cataloging upgrade project

June 1991 Royce City, Texas

Consultant: Royce City Texas Municipal Archives Preservation Project

Other Applicable Experience

1983-1987 Night Auditor LaQuinta Inn

700 Ft. Worth Dr., Denton TX. 78078

Duties: Full charge bookkeeping, computerized reservations, night manager

1989 -1990 Ramada Inn Denton

3500 IH35-S Denton, TX. 78078

Duties: Full charge bookkeeping, computerized reservations, Electronic backup for

daily records, night manager

1992 Ramada Inn South- Austin

2151 Ben White Blvd.

Austin, TX

Duties: Night Auditor/Night Manager: Full charge bookkeeping, computerized

reservations and electronic backups for daily records. Also worked with the manager

on simplifying the audit system.

Computer Skills:

Any CD-ROM or online Database by any major publisher including those by:

Any Microsoft product

Basic LINUX

Visual Basic

I have installed hardware applications in computers such as Modems, Memory upgrades and Sound cards. I have also built a complete CPU from purchased parts etc.

HTML Editing and Web page design and maintenance

Professional Organizations

Hong Kong Library Association