Professional Development

Professional Affiliations and Service
  • Archivists Roundtable of Metropolitan New York (ART): 2012-Present
            ART: Professional Development Committee, 2013
            ​ART: Local Arrangements Committee, 2013
  • Council of Columbia Library and Information Professionals (CCLIP): 2011-2015
  • Council of Librarians at GWU, 2018-Present
  • Columbia Archivists Roundtable (CART): 2011-2015
  • Metropolitan New York Library Council (METRO): 2014-Present
  • Mid-Atlantic Regional Archives Conference (MARAC): 2010-Present
                  Elected to Arline Custer Memorial Award Committee in 2019
  • New York Area Theological Library Association (NYATLA): 2011-2015
            NYATLA Conference Planning Committee, 2013
            NYATLA Social Media Coordinator, 2012-2013
  • OCLC Working Group Member, Collection Building and Operational Impacts Working Group, 2018-Present
  • Scholarly Communications Team Member at GWU, 2018-Present
  • Society of American Archivists (SAA), 2007-Present
                  SAA Mentor, 2011-2017
                  SAA Key Contact for New York City Metro Area, June 2014-August2015 [3 year term abbreviated to become District 2 Rep]
                  Oliver Wendell Holmes Travel Award Subcommittee, 2015-2018 (Chair in 2018)
                  SAA District Two Representative for Key Contact Program, (NJ, NY, PA) 2015-2018
                  SAA Key Contact Subcommittee Co-Chair: 2018-2019
                  Staff Writer, SNAP: Students and New Archivists Roundtable, 2011-2014
  • University of Pittsburgh School of Information Science Alumni Task Force Member [inactive group]
  • University of Pittsburgh School of Information Science Mentor [inactive group]

Participation at Conferences
[see Lectures tab]
  • May 2017: "Innovative Solutions for Archives and Financial Crises," St. Louis, MO
              Speaker: Risk vs. Access: Striking the Balance," co-presentation with Anne DiFabio, May 11, 2017
  • October 2015: "Moving Mountains: Ingenuity and Innovation in Archives," MARAC, Roanoke, VA.
                Speaker: "Mentoring New Archivists: Getting Your Questions Answered," October 9, 2015.
  • September 25, 2015: The East Harlem Protestant Parish and the Future of the Local Church Today, held at the Church of the Living Hope, New York, NY
          Speaker: The East Harlem Protestant Parish Records at the Burke Library."
  • June 8, 2015: Biannual Assessment Forum, Columbia University, New York, NY
          Poster Presentation, "Wayfinding in the Burke Library."
  • November 2014: ART Student Social, Center for Jewish History, New York, NY - Panelist Mentor
  • September 2014: SLA New York Conference and Expo, Baruch College, New York, NY - Speed Mentor
  • April 2014: SkillShare @ Pratt Manhattan, New York, NY - Speed Mentor: Mentored Pratt SILS Students
  • June 2013: NYAC/ART Conference, LIU Post, New York, NY
                Speaker: "Breaking into the Field," June 7, 2013
  • May 2011: “Sensational Archives,” MARAC, Alexandria, VA.
                Speaker: "Bringing Records to Life: 'Sensational' Outreach," May 7, 2011.

Attendance at Meetings/Workshops/Webinars
  • November 2018: "Revealing Hidden Collections: The Our Story Digitization Project at the Atlanta University Center," Webinar.
  • November 2018: "Works in Progress Webinar: Articulating Accessioning," OCLC Webinar.
  • November 2018: "Mobility, Migration and Movement," DC History Conference, Washington, D.C.
  • September 2018: "Applying Radical Empathy Framework in Archival Practice," Webinar.
  • September 2018: "Making a Difference: Intro to LYRASIS Membership," OCLC Webinar.
  • August 2018: "Archives*Records 2018," SAA, Washington, D.C.
  • April 2018: "Finding the Sweet Spot: Communication, Collaboration, and Archives." MARAC, Hershey, PA.
  • October 19, 2017: “New York 2017 Archives Week Symposium: Archives and Local History,” Center for Jewish History, New York, NY.
  • May 24, 2017: First meeting of New York City Corporate Archivists group, New York, NY.
  • April 2017: "Adaptable Archives: Redefine, Repurpose and Renew," MARAC, Newark, NJ.
  • April 2016: International Council on Archives - Section on Business Archives, "Sustainability," Atlanta, GA.
  • July 2015: ALA Webinar, “Service Design: A Toolkit for Assessment, Insight, and Improvement.”
  • June 2015: Training Session, Sexual Harassment and Gender Based Misconduct Policy, EOAA Office, Columbia University, New York, NY.
  • March 2015: "The Revolution Continues: MARAC/NEA Joint Meeting," Boston, MA.
  • March 2015: ALA Webinar, " Racial and LGBT Microaggressions- An Introduction for Library Leaders."
  • February 2015: Special Library Association Workshop: "The Future Is Now," Dow Jones, New York, NY.
  • February 2015: Coalition to Advance Learning in Archives, Libraries and Museums Webinar, "Key Elements of a Project Plan."
  • February 2015: "Archives Matter with SAA President Kathleen Roe,"  Archival Leaders Advocate at the Center for Jewish History, sponsored by Archivists Roundtable of Metropolitan New York, New York, NY.
  • January 2015: "“Assessment in Focus: Designing and Implementing an Effective User Feedback Survey," Columbia University, New York, NY.
  • October 2014: OCLC Webinar, "Innovative Solutions for Dealing with Born-digital Content in Obsolete Formats."
  • August 2014: “Archives*Records: Ensuring Access,” SAA, Washington, DC.
  • April 2014: “Creating Content and Writing for the Web,” Columbia University, New York, NY.
  • April 2014: "SkillShare Speed Mentoring," Pratt Library School.
  • March 2014: “Wikipedia in New York Libraries: Adding Collections Information, Images, and Authoritative Research to the World´s Largest Encyclopedia,” Presentation by METRO Wikipedian-in-Residence, Columbia University, New York, NY.
  • March 2014: "LEADERS EVERYWHERE: Fostering Leadership Across the Academic Library Organization," 11th Columbia Library Symposium, New York, NY.
  • December 2013: OCLC Research Webinar, "Achieving Thresholds for Discovery: Addressing Issues with EAD to Increase Discovery and Access."
  • December 2013: Fall Assessment Forum, Columbia University, New York, NY.
  • November 2013: "Art and Advocacy Along the Delaware," MARAC, Philadelphia, PA.
  • September 2013: "Communicating Your Research: Social Media and the Research Cycle," Research Without Borders, Columbia University, New York, NY.
  • September 2013: "The Role of Archives in Supporting Changing Research Practices," Archival Leaders Advocate: Annual Seminar, Archivists Roundtable of Metropolitan New York, Center for Jewish History, New York, NY.
  • August 2013: "Copyright Decisions: Impact of Recent Cases on Libraries and Publishers," NISO Webinar, New York, NY.
  • May 2013: "Project Management for Archivists." Archivists Roundtable of Metropolitan New York, National Archives at New York City, New York, NY. Certificate of Training, Academy of Certified Archivists, May 22, 2013.
  • October 2012: “Bountiful Harvest? Collection-building Opportunities With Open Access.” Open Access Week, Columbia University Libraries, New York, NY.
  • September 2012: Librarian Workshop, “Crossing Borders: Manuscripts from the Bodleian Libraries.” Jewish Museum, New York, NY.
  • July 2012: “American Library Association Virtual Conference: Mapping Transformation: Experimentation and Innovation.” Liaison for Satellite Site at Burke Library
  • May 2012: “Faith, Frolic and Fundamentals,” MARAC, Cape May, NJ.
  • March 2012: “Book Colloquy: Theology, Technology, and Special Collections Research in the 21st Century, The Theological Book as (Idea and) Information,” Burke Library, Columbia University.
  • March 2012: “Rare Books and Archives Collections in the Digital Age: The Impact, the Direction and the Conversation,” New York Metropolitan Area Chapter of the Association of Jewish Libraries, New York, NY.
  • February 2012: “Caribbean Church Councils with Jamaican Scholar Bancroft Williams,” Burke Library, Columbia University.
  • December 2011: Digital Libraries Seminar, “‘How Do You Document Real Life’: Discovering the Creating Process in Digital Drafts of RENT,” Butler Library, Columbia University.
  • October 2011: “Book Colloquy: Theology, Technology, and Special Collections Research in the 21st Century, Reading the Book as Object,” Burke Library, Columbia University.
  • November 2010, “The Politics of Archives,” MARAC, Harrisburg, PA. Workshop Attended: “Introduction to EAD.” Received Certificate of Training, November 11, 2010.
  • April 2010, “Outside the Archival Box: Cultural Heritage Collaborations,” MARAC, Wilmington, DE
George Washington University Service
  • September 2018 - Workshop: Organized your research photos with Tropy. Co-taught with Leah Richardson, Research and Instruction Librarian.
  • September 2018: Scholarly Communications Publishing Workshop with the English department.
  • September 2018: Friends of Foggy Bottom visit - pop-up exhibit and information sharing. Co-taught with Shira Eller, Art and Design Librarian.
  • September 2018: Two shifts at the new Academic Commons
  • Fall 2018 Classes: AMST4500 Citizenship at GW, AMST2430 Capitalism and Culture, EDUC 8540 History of Higher Education, WGSS Approaches to Women's History.
  • Faculty Senate meeting attendance, 2018-Present.
  • Member of the Arts & Humanities Cluster, 2018-Present
  • Participation in Department Meetings for Search Committees - International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT) Labor History Archivist, Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Librarian, Fall 2018.
Columbia University Service
  • "The Archives Exposed," Presentation to C. V. Starr East Asian Library staff, June 2015.
  • Columbia University Libraries Staff Forum Presentation, March 2015.
  • Columbia University Libraries Management Committee Presentation, February 2015.
  • Archives Working Group, Columbia University Libraries, January 2015 - November 2015.
  • ArchivesSpace Task Force, Columbia University Libraries, January 2015 - November 2015.
  • "SAA Digital Archives Courses," Presentation to Columbia Library Staff held at the Burke Library, December 2014.
  • "Innovations in New Student Orientation: Scavenger Hunt,” Presentation to CCLIP, August 2014.
  • Academic Commons Advisory Committee, Spring 2014 - November 2015.
  • Search Committee, Public Services Librarian at the Burke Library, Fall 2013 - Spring 2014.
  • Burke Library Wayfinding Study, Fall 2013.
  • Columbia University Libraries Open Access Week, October 2013; October 2014.
  • Burke Library at Union Theological Seminary Director Interviews, September – October 2012.
  • Beta tester, G.E.E. Lindquist media site, Burke Library at Columbia University, July 2012.
  • Columbia University Staff Recognition Awards Committee, May 2012.
  • Presentation to Columbia University Class, “Modern China Documents and Bibliography Course,” HSEA G8882, Professor Eugenia Lean, March 2012.
  • Columbia University Lunch interviews for Head of Archives Processing, November 2011.
  • Columbia University New Employee Orientation Focus Group, October 2011.
Committee Work
  • Cataloging Committee, HSBC
  • Curatorial Committee, Historical Society of Frederick County