Background
Thorup, Shawna Saavedra was born on March 29, 1969 in Torrance, California, United States. Daughter of Larry Dean and Sylvia Louise (Saavedra) Westphal.
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Shawna Saavedra Thorup
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Shawna Saavedra Thorup, American librarian. Named one of the Movers & Shakers, Library. Journal, 2007. Member American Library Association, American Association of University Women, Library. Administration and Management Association, Public Library. Association, Southestern Library. Association, Association for Library. Trustees, Advisers, Friends & Foundations.
Education
Associate of Arts in English, El Camino College, Torrance, 1989. Bachelor in English, University California, Berkeley, 1991. Master of Library Science, University of California at Los Angeles, 1993.
Career
Children's library Los Angeles Public Library., Venice, California, 1993-1996. Senior library Torrance Public Library., 1996—2005. Assistant director Fayetteville Public Library., Arkansas, 2005—2009, executive director, since 2009.
Christian Fiction columnist Library. Journal, 2002—2003.
Achievements
Membership
Member American Library Association, American Association of University Women, Library. Administration and Management Association, Public Library. Association, Southestern Library.
Association, Association for Library. Trustees, Advisers, Friends & Foundations.
Connections
Married John Lindstrom Thorup, December 1, 1995. Child, Sean.
