Marcus Brown
KCDML Manager
Marcus Brown has worked in the field of education and multimedia for more than 15 years. He served as the Math & Media Instructor at The Genesis School and was responsible for producing weekly live radio shows KC Teen Talk on 1590 and Genesis On The Air on KKFI 90.1 FM. Students participating in this program produced live in-studio and field productions.
In addition, Mr. Brown has worked in the area of virtual learning, facilitating small groups as well as one-on-one learning over the web. He has conducted multimedia and writing workshops at W.E.B. DuBois Learning Center, ACE Schools, Cristo Rey High School, American Jazz Museum, and The Boys & Girls Club.
Currently, Mr. Brown is the lead educator for KCDML, which provides a hands-on environment for youth to engage in the latest technologies. He graduated with his Bachelor’s from the University of Missouri, Kansas City.
Kiesha Collins
KCDML Youth Services Librarian
Kiesha Collins has been a Southeast Branch and KCDML team member for the past three years. During her tenure at the branch, she has served as a mentor for the KCDML’s Pharobots robotics team, assisted in multiple teen engagements, and fulfilled the 2018 AmeriCorps VISTA position. As a VISTA, she focused on developing relationships with community partners, managing the KCDML social media, website development, and building capacity.
Before joining the KCDML, Ms. Collins attended the University of Missouri, Saint Louis, serving as a student mentor for St. Louis Public Schools while completing her BA degree. These days, she continues to build strong relationships with the surrounding community and families, and plans to create programming that will bring families back into the Southeast Branch while helping young people explore their creativity by engaging in something new.
Arliss Gammill
KCDML Facilitator
Arliss has a love of animation, video games, cartoons, comic books, and Batman. This love led her to a career as an animation and visual effects artist for film and television. A self-proclaimed nerd, Arliss is always happy to geek out with anyone about anything from Star Trek to Naruto.
Arliss has worked on feature films such as Little Prince and Twelve Strong, TV shows such as Paradise Run for Nickelodeon, and the YouTube documentary series Defying Gravity. She joined the KCDML at the end of 2021 and has been enjoying working with young people, helping them see the potential for taking something they love and making a career out of it.
Kody Stadler
KCDML Facilitator
Although new to the KCDML, Kody Stadler has been working with youth in libraries since 2019 and has worked in music production since he was a teenager. Graduating from Washburn University, Kody also specializes in writing and photography and encourages students to learn a variety of skillsets that they can then combine and use in new and exciting ways.
When he’s not working at KCDML, Kody collaborates with other community partners to produce his own work, often based in music or photography, and enjoys traveling with a good book.
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