Education
Masters of Library and Information Science – Archives, Preservation, and Records Management 2011 University of Pittsburgh, School of Information Science Research Interests: Records Management, Digital Preservation and Legacy Data, Fundraising.
Bachelor of Arts English Literature 2010 Metropolitan State College of Denver Minor: Linguistics Honors Thesis: On the Michael Sam March Papers, 1923-1991 –– Guide to the Holdings.
Certificates
Certified Information Professional, 2019-2022 AIIM
Information Governance Professional, 2018-2021 ARMA International
Digital Archives Specialist, 2016-2021 Society of American Archivists
Implementing Information Management with SharePoint and O365, 2018 AIIM International
Professional Experience
Records Management Analyst Denver Water June 2017-Present
Archivist Douglas County Libraries July 2013-June 2017
Program Director Society of Rocky Mountain Archivists May 2016 – May 2017
Member-at-Large Society of Rocky Mountain Archivists May 2015 – May 2016
Assistant Archivist Douglas County Libraries September 2012 – July 2013
Contract Archivist private family November 2012-July 2013
Board Member, President / Grant Program Manager Art from Ashes Inc. May 2012-January 2014
Contract Archivist University of Colorado Denver – Auraria Library Archives and Special Collections February 2012-June 2012
Volunteer Archivist University of Colorado Denver – Auraria Library Archives and Special Collections October 2011-February 2012
Digitization Archivist Heinz Family Office – Archives January 2011-August 2011
Intern Archivist Carnegie Mellon University Libraries – University Archives August 2010-August 2011
Archives Assistant University of Colorado Denver – Auraria Library Archives and Special Collections August 2008-May 2010
Publications
Oral History in Your Library: Create Shelf Space for Community Voice Cyns Nelson with contributions by Adam Speirs. Libraries Unlimited, July 2018.
Presentations
“Wrangling Digital Objects and Metadata at Denver Water” Presentation to Metadata and Digital Object Section at Society of American Archivists/Council of State Archivists/National Association of Government Archives and Records Administrators Joint Annual Meeting, Washington DC, August 1, 2018.
“Giving Your Community Back its Voices: Making Your Oral History Collections Fully Accessible” Joint presentation with Cyns Nelson and Tammie Moe for the Public Library Association 2016 Conference, Denver, CO, April 9, 2016.
“Creating an Ingest Model at the Douglas County History Research Center” Joint presentation with Blake Graham for the Society of Rocky Mountain Archivists Fall Conference 2015, Estes Park, CO, October 2, 2015.
“Got Oral History? Gotta hear from you!” Joint presentation with Kate Legg and Cyns Nelson for the Colorado Association of Libraries 2014 Conference, Loveland, CO, October 17, 2014.
“Implementing CONTENTdm at Douglas County Libraries” Joint presentation with Shaun Boyd for the Society of Rocky Mountain Archivists Spring Conference 2014, Denver, CO, June 4, 2014.
“Archival Education from the Student Perspective” Panel presentation with Rebecca Weintraub, Samantha Norling, Michael Paulmeno, Paul Conway, and Jackie Dooley for the Council of State Archivists/Society of American Archivists Joint Annual Meeting in New Orleans, LA, August 17, 2013.
“Google Earth as Access Point for Aerial Photo Collections and Local History” Joint presentation with Allaina Wallace and Shaun Boyd for the Colorado-Wyoming Association of Museums and Society of Rocky Mountain Archivists Joint Annual Meeting, Boulder, CO, April 27, 2013.
Community
“SRMA Professional Education Opportunities” The Rocky Mountain Archivist. Volume 33, Issue 3-4. Society of Rocky Mountain Archivists: Fall/Winter 2016, p. 7.
“You can rest easy with your records organized” Castle Rock News-Press, December 2, 2015.
“A Few Key Takeaways from SAA 2013” The Rocky Mountain Archivist. Volume 30, Issue 3. Society of Rocky Mountain Archivists: Fall 2013, p. 7.
“Transmedia Storytelling” Weblog. The Wire: A writer’s resource. Douglas County Libraries, 2013
“Formatting Roundup” Weblog. The Wire: A writer’s resource. Douglas County Libraries, 2013.
“ePublishing Oral Histories at the Douglas County History Research Center” Dialogue: The Newsletter of the Oral History Section. Volume 9, Issue 2. Society of American Archivist: Spring 2013, p. 5.
Professional Memberships
ARMA International Member, 2017-Present
Mile High Denver Chapter ARMA Member, 2017-Present
AIIM Member, 2017-Present
Society of Rocky Mountain Archivists Member, 2012-Present. Member-at-Large, 2015-2016. Program Director, 2016-2017.
Society of American Archivists Member, 2010-Present. Oliver Wendell Holmes Award Subcommittee, 2013-2016.
International Council on Archives 2014-Present.
Square States Oral History Association 2013-Present.
American Library Association Member, 2016-2018.
Public Library Association Member, 2016-2018.
Oral History Association Member, 2012-2018.
Community
ArtHyve Board Member, 2017-2019.
Lighthouse Writers Workshop 2015-Present.
Art from Ashes, Inc. Board Member, 2012-2014. Fundraising Committee, 2011-2014.
Paul Farkas Memorial Library Board Member, 2010.
Awards
2018 Chapter Member of the Year – Mile High Denver Chapter of ARMA
2015 Staff Recognition Award – Douglas County History Research Center Special Projects: “Where Do You Think You Are?” Program series and Digital Preservation Initiatives Douglas County Libraries, April 2016