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The Â鶹¹ú²ú Libraries and the School of Music are pleased to announce that we have a new Music & Media Librarian, Cindy Badilla-Meléndez. She joined Mason after having served at the O'Shaughnessy-Frey Library at the Â鶹¹ú²ú of Saint Thomas, where she has been working as the Head of Music & Media Collections. She has served in a variety of library roles at Winona State Â鶹¹ú²ú, Â鶹¹ú²ú of North Carolina at Greensboro, Â鶹¹ú²ú of Minnesota, and the Library of Congress. She has also played as a cellist in a variety of settings, including the South Dakota Symphony Orchestra and Juan Santamaria Orchestra, and taught as a Cello Professor for the Youth Symphony Program of the National Symphony Orchestra of Costa Rica.   

Cindy Badilla-Meléndez received her Master's Degree in Library and Information Science from the Catholic Â鶹¹ú²ú of America and her Bachelor’s Degree in Music, Cello Performance, from the Â鶹¹ú²ú of Costa Rica.   

Prof. Badilla-Meléndez will be teaching the Graduate Music Research class this upcoming Fall 2023 Semester in the Dewberry School of Music.

Degrees

MS, Library and Information Science, Catholic Â鶹¹ú²ú of America

BA, Cello Performance, Â鶹¹ú²ú of Costa Rica