Natalie Milbrodt (she/her) is a practitioner, educator and consultant in the field of Library and Information Science, specializing in post-custodial and community-led archiving practice with an emphasis on project development, oral history, and metadata best practices. Before joining CUNY as University Archivist, Natalie led Queens Public Library’s Metadata Services division, responsible for the system’s cataloging and digitization efforts. In 2010, Milbrodt developed the Queens Memory Project, an award-winning community-led, post-custodial archives program collecting oral histories, photographs and other records of local and personal histories in Queens, New York. Milbrodt serves on the Oral History Association’s Metadata Working Group, as adjunct faculty for the Queens College MLIS program, co-founder of the Community Archiving Happy Hour, and as an advisory board member for New York State Historical Records, The Municipal Art Society of New York’s Enduring Culture Initiative, Design Dream Lab, and Wikitongues. Her cultural heritage consulting clients include The Wildlife Conservation Fund, UCL Qatar, the Internet Archive, and the Leo Baeck Institute. 

Regina Carra (she/her) is CUNY’s Outreach & Processing Archivist. She comes to this role from the American Folk Art Museum, where she led the museum’s archives program and managed its institutional records and archives special collections. She has also worked as a project archivist at the Mark Morris Dance Group. In addition to her work as an archivist, Carra teaches Museum and Archives Studies courses at Queens College’s Graduate School of Library and Information Studies (GSLIS). Her research focuses on the history of cultural heritage institutions and has appeared in Slavic & East European Information Resources. Carra is active in her professional community, serving most recently on the ArchivesSpace User Advisory Council, as well as on the Society of American Archivists (SAA) National Best Practices for Archival Accessioning Working Group, which received a SAA Council Exemplary Service Award in 2024 for its work to develop and share best practices for accessioning in a variety of archival contexts. She holds an MA in History and MLS with Advanced Certificate in Archives from Queens College. She also holds a BA in History from SUNY Geneseo.  

Michael Waldman (he/him) is the Interim University Dean of Libraries for the City University of New York, leading the Office of Library Services in supporting all CUNY libraries in their mission to serve CUNY faculty and students. Before coming to CUNY, Michael was the Interim Assistant Dean/Executive Chief Librarian and the Head of Collection Management at Baruch College where he developed diverse and comprehensive collections and services. He holds a BA in Public Administration from EAESP-FGV in São Paulo, Brazil, an MA in Political Science from the University of Florida and an MLIS from Syracuse University.

Allison Hamilton (she/her) is an early career archivist with an interest in digital archives and born-digital preservation. She graduated with an MLS from Queen’s College in 2024. She comes to archives after a career in digital marketing and remains interested in the ways that the internet impacts our communications both interpersonally and organizationally. In her free time, she writes poetry, eats pastries, and spends time with her cat Effy.

Carlos Semchechen (he/him) was born and raised in Brazil as a third-generation Ukrainian in the southern region. He currently volunteers at the Ukrainian Museum of Stamford, where he assists in ensuring the museum remains accessible to all who wish to explore the rich heritage of Ukrainian immigrants in the United States. Carlos holds a Master of Library Science (MLS) and an Advanced Certificate in Archives from the Graduate School of Library and Information Studies at Queens College, NY. His educational journey began in public schools in Brazil, but his path took a significant turn when he moved to the USA to study for the priesthood. In 2005, Carlos joined Saint Basil College Seminary in Stamford, Connecticut, where he completed his undergraduate studies in 2009, earning a BA in Philosophy. Then, he pursued a graduate degree in Theology at the Catholic University in Washington, DC. However, upon realizing that the priesthood was not his true calling, he returned to Brazil to explore other opportunities. In 2022, he returned to Stamford with a renewed focus, enrolling in an MLIS program. His passion for cultural heritage, library studies, and archival practice was ignited by an inspirational message he encountered in the chief librarian’s office: “This is Our Heritage Help to Preserve It – Це Наша Спадщина, Допоможи Зберегти Її.”

Erin A’Hearn (she/they) graduated in December 2023 from Queens College with a dual MA/MLS degree. They are currently the adjunct archivist at Borough of Manhattan Community College, and are working with the CUNY LGBTQIA+ Consortium Oral History Project collecting the personal experiences of CUNY’s diverse queer student and faculty population. They are particularly interested in the postmodern era, popular culture, and how the open communication of the internet age has affected social movements and historical outcomes. Outside of the archives, they spend their time knitting, sewing and laying in the sun with their cats, Pepper and Raisin. 

Kevin O’Leary (he/him) is a student enrolled in Queens College’s MLS/MA program. Prior to joining the team, he contributed to the Queens Memory project, worked in the David B. Levine Archives and Special Collections at the Hospital for Special Surgery, and served as a library consultant for the Asian American / Asian Research Institute. His academic interests include software preservation and popular history in medical archives. He holds a BA in Classics from Centre College and has studied at NTNU’s Mandarin Training Center. 

Scout Zabel (s/he) is a zine librarian, near-graduate of the Queens College MLS program, and hopeful caretaker of analog technologies. S/he has worked with a handful of organizations centered around making accessible histories of social movements and queer public life, such as Interference Archive, Visual AIDS, ABC No Rio, and the Gay and Lesbian Archives of the Pacific Northwest. S/he is especially invested in community archive projects that build intergenerational connection against the digital imperative. S/he is disaffected by social media but remains a believer in the magic potential of email.

Annie Tummino (she/her) serves as Head of Special Collections and Archives in the Queens College Library, where she manages over 5,000 linear feet of college records and special collections. Prior to joining CUNY, she worked as the Archivist at SUNY Maritime College and as a Project Archivist at Columbia University, Museum of the City of New York, and Queens Museum. She received her MLIS and Archives Certificate from Queens College in 2010, and MS in Maritime Studies from SUNY Maritime College in 2020. Her interests include social movement archives, archives management, and mentorship of new professionals. She has published articles in the journals Archivaria and Archival Issues and is currently researching campus unrest at Queens College in 1969. She co-chaired the LACUNY Archives and Special Collections Roundtable with Roxanne Shirazi from fall 2022 through spring 2024. 

Jessica L. Webster (she/her) is Digital Initiatives Librarian/Associate Professor at Baruch College, City University of New York. She holds an MLS in Archives and an MA in History from the University of Maryland. As Digital Initiatives Librarian, she has worked on designing long-term archival preservation and access systems; developing workflows for processing born-digital materials; and selecting and digitizing print materials for access, including serving as the principal investigator for a series of processing and digitization grants totaling over $300,000. She also teaches archives-focused undergraduate credit courses and serves as the library liaison with the history department. Her work has been published in journals including The American Archivist, Digital Humanities Quarterly, and Journal of Education for Library and Information Science, and she has presented widely at archives, library, and digital humanities conferences. Much of her current scholarly work revolves around outreach and advocacy for investment in archives, support for archival labor, and diversifying the historical record by engaging with the voices of marginalized communities. She is a facilitator for the Digital Library Federation’s Technology Strategy for Archives working group as well as the 2023-2024 Chair of the Mid-Atlantic Regional Archives Conference (MARAC). She was also recently selected for the 2024 cohort of the Archives Leadership Institute. 

Roxanne Shirazi (she/her) is associate professor and Head of Archives and Special Collections at the CUNY Graduate Center, where she also serves as project director for the CUNY Digital History Archive and oversees the college’s institutional archives. Roxanne co-chaired the LACUNY Archives and Special Collections Roundtable with Annie Tummino from fall 2022 through spring 2024 and is a member of the Professional Staff Congress-CUNY’s Archives Committee. Roxanne was a founding co-editor of dh+lib (“where the digital humanities and librarianship meet”) and has taught digital humanities at Pratt Institute’s School of Information. Her research focuses on digital scholarship and archives, academic labor, and librarianship as a feminized profession and has appeared in Journal of Librarianship and Scholarly Communication, Library Trends, and College & Research Libraries. Roxanne holds a BA in Film Studies from the University of California, Berkeley, an MA in Liberal Studies from the CUNY Graduate Center, and an MSLIS with Archives Certificate from Pratt Institute. She is currently working on a history of activist librarians at CUNY. 

Thomas Cleary (he/him) is an Assistant Professor Archivist at LaGuardia Community College, CUNY. He received his MLS at Queens College, CUNY, and MA in Liberal Studies at The Graduate Center, CUNY, specializing in Digital Humanities. At LaGuardia Community College, he oversees the Institutional Archives, focusing on developing the presence of student representation in the collections and working with staff and faculty to develop archives based digital projects. He also teaches students research skills, digital literacy, and oral history workshops including serving as a PI on am NEH grant to engage faculty adopt oral history interview methods into their teaching. He will participate on the Grant Advisory and Advocacy Board focusing on finding aid migration, digital initiatives efforts, and resource sharing within CUNY.