Nancy Kirkpatrick

Nancy S. Kirkpatrick serves as the Dean of University Libraries at Florida International University, overseeing a substantial budget of $17 million and more than 100 faculty and student employees across two campuses. With extensive experience in library management and consulting, Nancy has held key leadership positions including Executive Director & CEO at OhioNet, Associate Director at the Midwest Collaborative for Library Services, and Director of Library Services at Marian University Indianapolis. Additionally, Nancy has contributed to academia as Associate Faculty at Indiana University School of Informatics and Computing. As Principal of NSK Consulting, LLC, Nancy specializes in appreciative inquiry and human-centered design for various library and educational organizations. Nancy holds a Doctor of Law from the University of Richmond School of Law, a Master of Science in Library and Information Science from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, and a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism from Drake University.