Rachel Vacek is the head of the Libraries' Web Services Department and manages the Libraries' virtual presence and many other web-based services.  She presents regularly at national conferences like Internet Librarian, the American Library Association Annual Conference, the Library Information Technology Association National Form, and has been invited to speak at many regional conferences. She is very active within her profession and was a 2007 ALA Emerging Leader.  Her areas of interest and expertise include: open-source technologies, Drupal, emerging web technologies, mobile devices, encouraging innovation, the future of libraries, and MMORPGs.