As a clerk for the Center for Intelligent Information Retrieval, Kate Moruzzi assists the administrative director and the business manager. Her work for the Center includes maintaining an extensive publications database; travel administration, both pre-and post trip procedures; ensuring compliance with university and grant funding regulations; procurement and general office duties. A graduate of Northeastern University, she came to the CIIR in 1994 after a stint as the office manager for the American Baseball Coaches Association, five years as secretary to the science department at Amherst Regional High School, preceded by a 17-year career as a certified dental assistant in Florida, Virginia, and finally Western Massachusetts.