Council of State Archivists Government Careers Webinar [ MARA Webcast ]
Channel: SJSU School of Information
Date: 2018-05-08

Podcast Link: http://amazon.sjsu.edu/slisPod/colloquia/sp18/maraCoSA_SP18.mp4

Abstract:
Join members of the Council of State Archivists to hear about exciting and varied experiences in careers as government archivists and records managers. Guest speakers include the director of the Kansas state archives; an Illinois archivist who writes and edits state archives publications, manages grants, and is a records board deputy coordinator; and an archivist who works in proactive, secure, and efficient management of electronic records in Oregon.

Biography: Cathy Popovitch
Cathy Popovitch is a records archivist in the Publications Unit of the Illinois State Archives. She currently writes and edits the state's archives publications and is in charge of the online descriptive inventory. She serves as the chief grants manager for the Illinois State Archives and deputy coordinator for the Illinois State Historical Records Advisory Board. She has a Bachelor’s degree in History from Millikin University and a Master’s degree in Library and Information Science from the University of Illinois.

Biography: Matt Veatch
Matt Veatch is the state archivist of Kansas at the Kansas Historical Society, a position he has held since 2006. A past-president of the Council of State Archivists (CoSA) and former co-chair of CoSA’s State Electronic Records Initiative (SERI), Veatch has been actively engaged with electronic records management and digital preservation challenges since the mid-1990s.

Biography: Kristopher Stenson
Kristopher Stenson is the administrator for the Oregon Records Management Solution at the Oregon State Archives, where he works with state and local government agencies to proactively manage their electronic records securely and efficiently in a centralized ERM environment. He previously worked as the electronic records archivist for the Illinois State Archives. Stenson holds an MLS from Indiana University and an MA in History from Washington State University.