Samantha Winn, Candidate for Nominating Committee

Professional Experience: Collections Archivist, Special Collections, Virginia Tech, October 2014–Present. Archives Assistant, University Archives and Special Collections, University of Texas at Tyler, 2011–2014. Undergraduate Research Assistant, University Archives and Special Collections, University of Texas at Tyler, 2010–2011. Circulation Technician, Tyler Public Library, 2008–2010.

Education: MLIS, Drexel University, 2014. BAs, History and Political Science, University of Texas at Tyler, 2012.

Professional Activities: Society of American Archivists: Chair-Elect, Students and New Professionals Roundtable, November 2014–Present, Steering Committee member, August 2013–Present; SAA Mentor, 2014; Member, Ad-Hoc Working Group on the Archives and Archivists Listserv, 2014. THATCamp: SAA 2014 organizing committee. Mid-Atlantic Regional Archives Conference: Roanoke 2015 Program Committee.

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Question posed by Nominating Committee: What will be your criteria for choosing a slate of nominees, and how will those help SAA in its mission?

If elected, I hope to present a diverse pool of qualified nominees to help SAA represent and engage an increasingly broad profession. SAA will benefit from the input of leaders with a range of experience in the profession and tenure in the organization. I will seek out candidates who represent a range of perspectives, with emphasis on institution types and sizes, collecting focuses, and geographic distribution. I believe that this approach will enable SAA to pursue a more unified vision of the profession while drawing on the strengths of our various component groups. Ideal candidates should be active in the organization and committed to advancing the profession by contributing rigorous scholarship, developing innovative practices, or mentoring the next generation of archivists.

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