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Danielle Hall - Vice Chair/Chair Elect
University Records Manager/Assistant Professor
Morse Department of Special Collections, Kansas State University Libraries
Steering Committee
Caroline Browning-Hess
Digital Archivist, North Wind Group
Caroline M Browning Hess is a Digital Archivist with experience in cultural heritage preservation, unique metadata creation, and archival processing. Currently serving on a federal contract with North Wind Group, she collaborates with a digitization team for a records management/archival processing project in Albuquerque, NM.
Caroline holds a Master’s in Library Science from the University of North Texas, where she specialized in archival arrangement, metadata, and digital curation. She has her certified associate project manager certification from PMI and also brings a commitment to public access, controlled vocabularies, and the stewardship of culturally sensitive materials.
Her nonwork activities include bookbinding, paper marbling, and Toastmasters, where she currently serves as president of the As We Speak club in Albuquerque. Interfaith projects, such as the Hunger Project, ensure that those experiencing homelessness have a meal: the Lions Club and other community building activities help everyone to see themselves as protagonist and change.
She has learned to balance independent work with collaborative team dynamics. Her work spans digital preservation planning, ethical metadata implementation, and stabilizing fragile historical documents and maps per NARA and institutional best practices. In this position, she has developed an appreciation of the role of records management in the overall historical framework. The necessity for trust in an institution among records management professionals determines the vitality and accuracy of the historical archive.
Rachel Black
Regulatory Compliance and Quality Coordinator, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Rachel Black is the Regulatory Compliance and Quality Coordinator in the Environment, Waste and Radiation Protection (EWRP) Department at the Lawrence Berkeley National Lab (LBNL), where she is responsible for managing departmental records in compliance with state and federal regulations. Her work is focused on transitioning physical work processes to digital ones, writing local procedures for records management, and collaborating with subject matter experts to both identify records and re-structure current filing practices. Rachel received her MLIS in 2016 at the University of Iowa. She is interested in connecting with and learning from other records managers working in proximity to scientific research and/or federal and regulatory spaces.
Emily Toder
Since 2023, I have served as Archives and Records Manager at the Ford Foundation, where I oversee the information lifecycle across all formats, teams, and systems. My responsibilities include managing a complex records retention schedule spanning 11 legal jurisdictions and developing critical records-related policies, procedures, and training for all foundation staff. My move to records management followed a decade of experience in archives, taxonomy/ontology modeling, and classification. This foundational experience allows me to bring a deep understanding of information structure and governance to today’s dynamic environment, as I continue to expand my expertise and professional network. Academically, I hold an MLS Degree from Simmons University in Boston and became a certified IGP (Information Governance Professional) in 2024. I am eager to leverage my skills and experience to actively support the goals and functions of the Records Management Section and serve the needs of its members.