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Professional Engagement
Society of American Archivists, SAA
Lone Arrangers Steering Committee Member, Regional Representative, 2020-present
Society of Georgia Archivists, SGA
Appointed Board Member
Mentoring Program Co-Chair, 2020-Present
Art Libraries Society of America ARLIS/NA
LoPresti Award CommitteeCommittee /Judge, 2019-2020
36th Annual Mary Ellen LoPresti Art Publication Awards,
Telfair Museums , Friends of the African American Arts FAAA Member, 2017-Present
Atlanta Printmakers Studio Member, 2021-Present
Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH) member
Publications
Society of American Archivists (SAA) Archival Outlook March/April 2018 Issue
Gravy Magazine Fall 2017
Education
Drexel University, 2015 Philadelphia, PA
Master of Science Library and Information Science, MLIS
College of Computing and Informatics
Archival Studies
Savannah College of Art and Design, 2013 Savannah GA
Bachelor of Arts in Communication Art, BA
Graphic Design, minor Art History
University of Phoenix, 2012 Phoenix AZ
Associates of Arts, AA
Elementary Education
Certifications
Certified Archivists, Academy of Certified Archivists 2020-Present
Artist Residency
SCAD Alumni Atelier Ambassadorship, Spring 2017
Experience
Archives and Special Collections Librarian, 2017-Present
Savannah College of Art and Design, Jen Library
Savannah GA
Coordinates all aspects of the Jen Library's distinctive archives and special collections area, including the prominent Don Bluth Collection of Animation, Artist books, and a wide variety of other unique and rare materials.
Provides instruction, research, and outreach services that promote awareness of the archives and special collections materials to SCAD students and faculty.
Acquisition; preservation; organization, and cataloging of archives and special collections materials; coordination of associated digitization projects.
Develops and maintains standard policies, procedures, and promotion of all aspects of the Jen Library archives.
Develops workshops, exhibits; initiates and maintains mutually beneficial working relationships within the libraries and across the university.
W.W. Law Project Archivist
City of Savannah Research and Municipal Archives, Savannah GA Feb 2016-Nov 2016
The W.W. Law Collection, which consists of manuscripts, audio visual materials, photographs, artwork, books, newspapers correspondence, and artifacts documenting the life of Civil Rights leader Westley Wallace Law. (1/1/1923-7/29/2002)
Completed the basic preservation, arrangement and description, re-housing for the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People NAACP
Savannah Branch Records, Series 1121-102
Created and maintained intellectual access through appraisal, arrangement and description,
Georgia Historical Society, Reference Assistant
Savannah GA, 2013-2015
Provided access to GHS collections by assisting researchers in locating collections through the institution online catalog, and finding aids.
Conducted student orientations. Processed newly accessioned and backlog archival collections.
Provided professional research services, both basic and advanced.
Project Management:
Coordinated and managed volunteers for the Documenting Runaway Slaves Project, University of Southern Mississippi
Resource Development:
Created the Georgia Historical Society African American Genealogy Resource Guide.
Georgia Southern University, e-book cataloger
Zach S. Henderson Library, Technical Services 2012-2015
Entered descriptive data, following AACR2 and RDA guidelines for copy cataloging of new electronic books from PCC, DLC, Ebrary, and Netlibrary cataloging records based upon PDA and DDA statistics.
Utilize Google Docs spreadsheets to access ebook titles. Utilize Marc Editor to perform batch editing of bibliographic and holding records.