Check out the SAA Career Services Commons, an online service brought to you by the Career Development Subcommittee of the Membership Committee. SAA Commons is open to all SAA members.
The SAA Career Commons offers students, early-career archivists, and professionals making a career change the chance to connect with experienced archives professionals. Our career counselors offer mock interviews, resume review services, interview presentation practice, and general career advising. All sessions are one-on-one, conducted virtually or by phone, and last between thirty minutes and one hour.
We are excited to welcome our 2025-2026 counselor cohort, who are available now for appointments with you:
- Cara Bertram (she/her), Archives Program Officer, American Library Association Archives, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Anne Foster (she/her), Bureau Archivist, National Park Service (Gardiner, MT)
- Michelle Ganz (she/her), Director of Archives, Dominican Sisters of Peace
- Marcella Huggard (she/her), Hosting Services Onboarding Coordinator, Lyrasis
- Sasha Kim(she/her), Head Librarian, Browne Popular Culture Library, Bowling Green State University
- Jen King (she/her), Collections Coordinator, George Washington University
- Meredith Kite (she/her), Collections Archivist, Iowa Women's Archives, University of Iowa Libraries
- Katy L. W. Klettlinger (she/her), Program Leader for Consulting Services, Lyrasis
- Christine Liebson, Archivist, Kelvin Smith Library, Case Western Reserve University
- Lindsey Loeper (she/her), Reference and Instruction Archivist, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
- Samantha Meier (she/her), Archivist for Discovery, Northern Arizona University
- Amy Schindler (she/her), Director of Archives and Special Collections / Full-time, University of Nebraska at Omaha
- Tamar Zeffren (she/her), Director of Archival Partnerships, AJHS
To learn more about the services, counselors, and their specialties, and to schedule an appointment visit: https://www2.archivists.org/groups/career-services-commons
Questions or concerns? Please contact us at careerdevelopmentsubcommittee@gmail.com.
All the best,
SAA Career Development Subcommittee
Danita Callender
Heather Perez
Jill Severn
Lindsay Sheldon
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Jill Severn
Head of Access and Outreach
University of Georgia Libraries
Lexington GA
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