Career Counselors

We have several Career Counselors available to assist you. Feel free to read through the Counselor's biographies below, then to make an appointment with a specific Counselor, click on the Schedule an Appointment button at the bottom of the page. If you need help with the scheduling application please visit the Appointments page for detailed instructions.

John Caldwell, Coordinator of Political Papers and Electronic Records, University of Delaware
Specialties: Archival processing, Continuing Education and Training, Digital Archives, Digital Preservation, Donor relations, Exhibits, Instruction, Media Preservation, Metadata and Description, Privacy and Confidentiality, Project Management
Institutional Experience: Academic, Government, Corporate Archives
Career Development Areas: Professional Development, Navigating Promotion and Tenure, Job Search, Navigating difficult workplace conversations/situations
Years in the Profession: 6-10 years

Michelle Chiles, Head of Archives and Special Collections, Providence College, Phillips Memorial Library
Specialties: Archival processing, Assessment, Collection Management, Collection Management Tools, Continuing Education and Training, Digital Archives, Donor relations, Exhibits, Instruction, Solo Archivist, Metadata and Description, Outreach, Privacy and Confidentiality, Project Management, Reference, Security, Social Media, Supervision and Management, Visual Materials
Institutional Experience: Academic
Career Development Areas: Professional Development, Networking, Job Search, Changing Careers, Changing Professional Focus, Navigating difficult workplace conversations/situations
Years in the Profession: 11-15 years

Veronica Denison (she/her), Digital Archivist and Special Collections Librarian, Rhode Island College
Specialties: Archival processing, Assessment, Collection Management, Collection Management Tools, Continuing Education and Training, DEAI task force work, Digital Archives, Digital Preservation, Donor relations, Exhibits, Instruction, Media Preservation, Metadata and Description, Navigating Accommodations, Outreach, Privacy and Confidentiality, Project Management, Reference, Social Media, Supervision and Management, Visual Materials, Writing and Publishing
Institutional Experience: Academic
Career Development Areas: Professional Development, Networking, Navigating Promotion and Tenure, Job Search, Navigating difficult workplace conversations/situations
Years in the Profession: 6-10 years

Michelle Ganz, Director of Archives, Dominican Sisters of Peace
Specialties: Archival processing, Assessment, Collection Management, Continuing Education and Training, Digital Archives, Digital Preservation, Donor relations, Exhibits, Solo Archivist
Institutional Experience: Academic, Government, Public Library
Career Development Areas: Professional Development, Networking, Job Search, Changing Careers, Changing Professional Focus, Navigating difficult workplace conversations/situations
Years in the Profession: 11-15 years

Cara Howe, University Archivist and Head of Special Collections and University Archives, Colgate University
Specialties: Archival processing, Assessment, Collection Management, Collection Management Tools, Continuing Education and Training, Consulting/Freelance work, Digital Archives, Exhibits, Facilities, Instruction, Lone Arranging, Metadata and Description, Project Management, Social Media, Supervision and Management
Institutional Experience: Academic, Government, Museum, Community Archives
Career Development Areas: Professional Development, Navigating Promotion and Tenure, Job Search
Years in the Profession: 11-15 years

Jen King, Collections Coordinator, George Washington University
Specialties: Archival processing, Collection Management, Collection Management Tools, Donor relations, Facilities, Instruction, Solo Archivist, Metadata and Description, Project Management, Reference, Supervision and Management
Institutional Experience: Academic, Public Library
Career Development Areas: Professional Development, Job Search
Years in the Profession: 15+ years

Christine Liebson, Archivist, Kelvin Smith Library, Case Western Reserve University
Specialties: Archival processing, Facilities, Solo Archivist, Metadata and Description, Project Management, Reference
Institutional Experience: Academic, Non-profit, Public Library
Career Development Areas: Professional Development, Job Search, Changing Careers, Changing Professional Focus
Years in the Profession: 3-5 years

Samantha Meier, Archivist for Discovery, Northern Arizona University
Specialties: Archival processing, Assessment, Collection Management, Collection Management Tools, Continuing Education and Training, Donor relations, Exhibits, Instruction, Metadata and Description, Project Management, Reference, Supervision and Management, Writing and Publishing
Institutional Experience: Academic, Government, Non-profit, Community Archives
Career Development Areas: Professional Development, Job Search
Years in the Profession: 3-5 years

Jenny Mitchell, Archivist and Special Collections Librarian, Washington and Lee University School of Law
Specialties: Archival processing, Collection Management, Collection Management Tools, Donor relations, Exhibits, Facilities, Instruction, Solo Archivist, Metadata and Description, Outreach, Project Management, Reference, Supervision and Management
Institutional Experience: Academic
Career Development Areas: Navigating Promotion and Tenure, Job Search, Navigating difficult workplace conversations/situations
Years in the Profession: 15+ years

Derek Mosley, Archives Manager, Fulton County Library System
Specialties: Archival processing, Collection Management, Donor relations, Outreach, Reference, Supervision and Management
Institutional Experience: Academic, Government, Public Library
Career Development Areas: Professional Development, Job Search
Years in the Profession: 11-15 years

Alexis Peregoy, Museum Director, University of Arizona
Specialties: Archival processing, Assessment, Collection Management, Collection Management Tools, Continuing Education and Training, Donor relations, Exhibits, Metadata and Description, Project Management, Social Media, Supervision and Management, Visual Materials
Institutional Experience: Academic, Museum
Career Development Areas: Professional Development, Networking, Job Search, Changing Careers
Years in the Profession: 6-10 years

Anne Sauer, Archivist, Bowdoin College
Specialties: Archival processing, Collection Management, DEAIB taskforce work, Digital Archives, Navigating Accommodations, Security, Supervision and Management
Institutional Experience: Academic
Career Development Areas: Professional Development, Networking, Navigating Promotion and Tenure, Job Search, Changing Professional Focus, Navigating difficult workplace conversations/situations
Years in the Profession: 15+ years

Joe Schill, Archivist, Rakow Research Library, The Corning Museum of Glass
Specialties: Archival processing, Collection Management, Continuing Education and Training, Donor relations, Exhibits, Instruction, Metadata and Description, Navigating Accommodations, Outreach, Privacy and Confidentiality, Project Management, Social Media, Supervision and Management, Visual Materials
Institutional Experience: Academic, Non-profit, Historical Society, Museum
Career Development Areas: Professional Development, Networking, Job Search, Changing Careers, Changing Professional Focus
Years in the Profession: 3-5 years

Lauren White (she/her/hers) Archivist, Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library
Specialties: Processing; Collection management; Records management; Donor relations; Instruction; Outreach and exhibits
Institutional Experience: Academic; Government
Career Development Areas: Job searching and interviewing; Professional development (professional organizations and certification); Changing type of institution
Years in the Profession: 10