Between the lines
Like many archivists, I am a "career-changer." I have a Masters of Information from Rutgers University where my coursework concentrated on archival management, including theory and practice. My personal passion focuses on ethics of care in the archives and access to archives through a social justice lens, including using metadata to surface information and stories that deserve additional attention.
My professional background was in academic publishing, working with libraries and consortia. I had the privilege of collaborating with groups like CRKN and OhioLink and a variety of librarians, administrations, and procurement offices at universities of all sizes. In addition to marketing and customer-facing roles, much of my previous career was project-oriented. I have team management experience, and I have worked collaboratively as both a project manager and a subject matter expert to represent the interests of all parties within the scholarly and academic ecosystem.
Experience
Archives and Records Management
Swarthmore College Peace Collection Archival Associate (current)
Project-based work including: accessioning and processing collections, digitization and enhancing metadata for online collections, and supporting workflow documentation
Supporting archival description and remediation projects
Supporting the stewardship of the Peace Collection’s periodicals collection
Remote and onsite reference, and assisting in the Reading Room when needed
Classroom instruction and LibGuides
Supervision of student workers and volunteers
Contributing curation for wider special collections exhibits
Inclusion Diversity Equity and Access committee member
War Resisters League Archival Consultant (2022-2023)
Preserved and made accessible the War Resisters League Digital Collection (1945-2015) through:
Creation of digital surrogates of WRL publications
Metadata creation for Islandora ingestion, including use of linked data authority files
Promotion of digital collection through a blog post describing the project
Developed end-to-end workflow for managing and making photographs discoverable and available in finding aids (ArchivesSpace) and digital collections (Islandora)
Conducted A/V assessment and digitization projects
Provided dedicated reference support for researchers using the War Resisters League Records
Trained and supervised student workers
Caucus Archival Projects Evaluation Service (CAPES) Coordinator (2023-current)
Administrative authority for ordinary CAPES operations
Chief financial officer for the program, responsible for receiving, disbursing and maintaining an accurate account of CAPES funds.
Professional assessments of historical paper collections held by archives in New Jersey
Project archivist reprocessing CAPES program records and development of new retention schedule
Rowan University (2022-2023)
Archives Volunteer at Campbell Library
Arranging and describing the Frank H. Stewart Collection, including refoldering manuscripts and scrapbooks for preservation
Preparing its first complete finding aid and accompanying metadata
Unitarian Universalist Church of Delaware County (2021)
Records Management Volunteer
Conducted records inventory and developed records retention schedule
Academic Publishing and Communications
Springer Nature (2011-2022)
Senior Journals Product Manager
Cross departmental strategies and workflows with sales, editorial and marketing, in particular representing institutional & librarian user requirements
End to end update of annual journal catalog metadata
Global internal and external communications, including presentations, FAQs, and trainings
Consultant on journal archives and digital preservation third-parties
Combined taxonomy for all publications across multiple platforms
Digital shared drives and intranets using records management and indexing principles
Process to identify and systematically describe eugenics content in publication archives
Executive Licensing Manager
Customer and stakeholder management, including institutions and consortia across North America
License agreement negotiation and contract management
Team management and mentorship
Budget management
Public speaking and presentation
Nature Publishing Group (2001-2010)
Sales Executive
Customer and stakeholder management, including institutions and consortia across North America
License agreement negotiation and contract management
Corporate Marketing Manager
Created and implemented marketing campaigns and materials for librarians globally
Press releases and public relations
Event planning
Public speaking and presentation, including ALA Midwinter, MLA, SLA
Administrative Assistant
Administrative functions for Chief Technology Officer
Industry research projects
Oxford University Press (2000)
Editorial Assistant
Textbook review process and contacts
Academic Press, Harcourt, Inc. (1999-2000)
Publishing Services Assistant
Production layout and proofreading
Presentations (published)
Taking a Leap: Cultivating Dynamic Skillsets in New Roles. Presented at MARAC Fall 2023. https://doi.org/10.13016/dspace/ymwu-g0h3
Making A/V Materials Discoverable. Presented at MARAC Spring 2023. https://doi.org/10.13016/dspace/q8rt-rz1a
When The Movement Does Harm: A Case Study Comparing Descriptions of Eugenics in Archives. Poster presented at MARAC Spring 2021. https://youtu.be/-2eNTQw26hk
Improving the Librarian-Publisher Relationship: What Librarians and Publishers Need to Know About Each Other. Presented at the Acquisitions Institute, Timberline, OR, May 2015. https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Bwz2gOFBtGKVeEZud1BPLW9KSVU/
Do You Understand What Open Access Publishing Can Do For You? Panel held for Open Access Week 2012 at University of Victoria, BC, October 2012 https://dspace.library.uvic.ca//handle/1828/4328
Additional vendor presentations and talks given library conferences, including ALA, MLA, SLA, OLA, and the Charleston Conference.
Affiliations & Service
Society of American Archivists (2020-Current)
Vice President, SOURCE student chapter (2021-2022)
Mid-Atlantic Regional Archives Conference (2021-Current)
Membership Committee (Current)
Digital Conference Planning Committee (Current)
New Jersey Caucus 50th Anniversary Oral History Project (2022)
Delaware Valley Archivists Group (2022-Current)
American Libraries Association (2020-Current)
Pennsylvania Libraries Association (2020-Current)
SN Women: North America Employee Network Co-chair (2019-2022)
Education
Master of Information, with concentration in Archives and Preservation
Rutgers University (2022)
Knowledge systems and the role of archives in memory practice
Organizing systems, i.e. subject and collection scope and domain, classification scheme, and vocabulary control.
Arrangement and description theory and practice, including finding aids
Preservation risk, repair, and reformatting of physical and digital materials
Digital material management and curation, including funding, sustainability, and legal issues
Metadata schemes and resource descriptions using XML, RDF, and simple Dublin Core.
Records management and retention programs that include classification, retrieval, and control.
Responsive web design, including basic HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and PHP
Database design and database applications, including SQL
Basic cost analysis, systems analysis, and problem solving techniques
Museum development as a knowledge institution transformed by and through technology
Inequities in the collection, organization, preservation, and provision of access to information and deploying social justice concepts to imagine and effectively articulate alternative futures
B.A., English and Creative Writing
New York University (1999)
minor in Medieval and Renaissance Studies
graduated cum laude
A.A., conferred in General Studies, i.e. Liberal Arts (1997)
Certificates and Courses
Bystander Intervention and Conflict De‐Escalation in the Workplace, Right to Be (ACA credit, 2024)
Archivist I Eligible, City of Philadelphia (2022)
Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging for All et al., LinkedIn Learning (2022)
Moving on to Professional Leadership, Springer Global Leadership Program (2014)
American Management Association (2013-2014)
Making the Transition to Management
Coaching and Counseling for Outstanding Job Performance
New York University (2004)
Certificate in Public Relations