About

I currently work for the Smithsonian Libraries & Archives Audiovisual Media Preservation Initiative (AVMPI) as their Video Preservation Specialist. My experience with artist collections in the non-profit sector led to my work in audiovisual archives and instilled a deep commitment to retaining the integrity of analog media through conservation techniques and digital remediation. I have worked in a variety of roles — including large scale digitization initiatives, preservation and restoration projects, as well as collection management for community archives.

My research is concerned with the obsolescence of technical expertise in the related to the maintenance and preservation of analog video decks. I argue that without a platform for the exchange of cross-generational knowledge between AV archivists and technicians, these skills are an important part of our cultural heritage at risk of being lost. In tandem with this research, I worked as the Association of Moving Image Archivists (AMIA)’s Program Manager for Online Education and served as the Co-Chair of the AMIA Continuing Education Advisory (CEA) Task Force from 2021 - 2023.

I have previously worked for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences (AMPAS) Film Archive, Getty Research Institute (GRI), UCLA Film & Television Archive (UCLA FTVA), Conner Family Trust, Estate of George and Mike Kuchar, Bob Baker Marionette Theater and digitally preserved the Sequoia Kings Canyon National Park’s videotape collection. I hold a Masters in Library Information Science with a focus on Media Archival Studies (MLIS MAS) from UCLA and B.A. in Art History from the University of the Pacific. As an undergraduate, I also studied at Goldsmiths College in London in their Visual Cultures Department.