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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
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: 11-15 years
Anne Foster (she/her), Bureau Archivist, National Park Service (Gardiner, MT)
Specialties: Archival processing, Collection Management, Instruction, Project Management, Reference, Security, Supervision and Management, Grant writing and management, Copyright, Appraisal
Institutional Experience: Government, Academic, Museums
Career Development Areas: Professional Development, Navigating Promotion and Tenure, Job Search, Early career development, Mid-career development
Years in the Profession: 15+ years
Michelle Ganz (she/her), 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, Religious Archives
Institutional Experience:Academic, Museums, private archives, for-profit archives, Government, Public Library
Career Development Areas: Professional Development, Networking, Job Search, Changing Careers, Changing Professional Focus, Navigating difficult workplace conversations/situations, Accessibility/disability, Archival Trauma
Years in the Profession: 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 (she/her), 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
Monika Lehman (she/her), Archivist, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University (New Haven, CT)
Specialties: Archival processing, Writing and Publishing
Institutional Experience: Academic, Public
Career Development Areas: Professional Development, Job Search, Early career development, Continuing Education and Training
Years in the Profession: 6-10 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
Lindsey Loeper (she/her), Reference and Instruction Archivist, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Specialties: Archival processing, Continuing Education and Training, Exhibits, Instruction, Media Preservation, Metadata and Description, Navigating Accommodations, Project Management, Reference, Social Media, Supervision and Management, Visual Materials, Writing and Publishing
Institutional Experience: Academic
Career Development Areas: Professional Development, Navigating Promotion and Tenure, Changing Professional Focus, Early career development, Mid-career development
Years in the Profession: 15+ years
Jaime Margalotti (she/her), Archival Metadata Librarian, Associate Librarian/Full-Time, University of Delaware Library, Museums and Press
Specialties: Archival processing, Assessment, Collection Management, Collection Management Tools, Continuing Education and Training, DEAIB taskforce work, Digital Archives, Digital Preservation, Donor relations, Exhibits, Instruction, Media Preservation, Metadata and Description, Outreach, Privacy and Confidentiality, Project Management, Reference, Social Media, Supervision and Management, Visual Materials
Institutional Experience: Academic
Career Development Areas: Professional Development, Navigating Promotion and Tenure, Job Search, Early career development, Mid-career development
Years in the Profession: 15+ years
Samantha Meier (she/her), 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
Joe Schill, Senior Archivist, Rakow Research Library, The Corning Museum of Glass
Specialties: Archival processing, Continuing Education and Training, Donor relations, Instruction, Navigating Accommodations, Privacy and Confidentiality, Project Management, 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
Amy Schindler (she/her), Director of Archives and Special Collections / Full-time, University of Nebraska at Omaha
Specialties: Archival processing, Assessment, Collection Management, Continuing Education and Training, Donor relations, Exhibits, Facilities, Instruction, Metadata and Description, Navigating Accommodations, Outreach, Privacy and Confidentiality, Reference, Security, Social Media, Supervision and Management
Institutional Experience: Academic, Government
Career Development Areas: Professional Development, Networking, Navigating Promotion and Tenure, Job Search, Changing Professional Focus, Navigating difficult workplace conversations/situations, Early career development, Mid-career development
Years in the Profession: 15+ years
Tamar Zeffren (she/her), Director of Archival Partnerships, AJHS
Specialties: Archival processing, Assessment, Collection Management, Continuing Education and Training, Consulting/Freelance work, Digital Archives, Digital Preservation, Donor relations, Outreach, Privacy and Confidentiality, Project Management, Supervision and Management
Institutional Experience: Academic, Non-profit
Career Development Areas: Professional Development, Networking, Job Search, Changing Careers, Professional Development, Networking, Navigating Promotion and Tenure, Job Search, Changing Professional Focus, Navigating difficult workplace conversations/situations
Years in the Profession: 11-15 years