Candidates for Council

Janet Carleton

Michelle Sweetser

Wesley Wilson

 

Janet Carleton

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Digital Initiatives Coordinator, 2005–present, Ohio University Libraries; Digital Projects Librarian, 2000–2005 and Scripps Project Reformatting Archivist, 1998–2000, Mahn Center for Archives & Special Collections, Ohio University Libraries; Archivist II/Webmaster, 1997–1998 and Electronic Records Archivist, 1996–1997, State Archives of Ohio, Ohio History Connection (formerly Ohio Historical Society).

Education

MLIS, Archival Enterprise concentration, University of Texas at Austin; AB History, BFA Art History, Ohio University.

Professional Activities

MAC: Member since 1993; Education Committee, 2014–present; Local Arrangements, 2007; MAC Pal, 2012–2014; Newsletter 1997–2003, Editor, 2003–2007; Nominating Committee, 2008–2009; Poster Judge, 2013; Program Committee, 2008–10 (cochair 2010).

SAA: Description Section Web Liaison, 2008–2011; Cleveland Host Committee cochair, 2014–2015; Key Contact, 2002–2012; Meeting Navigator; Membership Committee, 2005–2008; Mentor; Metadata & Digital Object Roundtable (cochair 2008–2011).

SOA: Membership Committee, 2002–2013; Newsletter Editor, 2012–2014; Public Information Committee, 2002–present.

Other: Archives Leadership Institute, 2008; Connecting to Collections Ohio, Advisory Board, 2012–2014; CONTENTdm Ohio/Midwest User’s Group, Planning Committee, 2006–08, Lead 2012; NDNP in Ohio, Advisory Board, 2008–2014; NEH Grants Reviewer 1999–2002; Grant Panelist 2003, 2006; NHPRC, Grant Reviewer 2008, 2010; National History Day in Ohio Judge for State, District, SOA, and OHRAB Awards; Ohio Digitization Interest Group: Coordinator and Webmaster 2006–2009, 2013–present; Ohio Historical Records Advisory Board, 2008–2015 (chair 2012); Ohio History Fund, Advisory Board, 2012; Grant Panelist, 2014; Ohio LSTA Grant Reviewer, 2012; OhioLINK EAD Task Force 2007–present; OhioLINK Digital Resources Management Committee, 2008–2013.

Publications: Articles in CR&L News and Public Services Quarterly.

As an organization MAC has a number of recent achievements to help the organization realize its strategic priorities such as: the Speakers Bureau, Going Green with MAC, realigning the budget, expanded contract services for meetings and more. As a member what activities/accomplishments are you most encouraged by? How can you help Council sustain/improve or build on them?

First, I am thrilled that MAC has such a strong life of its own - that its leadership and members are always willing to try new things - to look at situations with fresh eyes. Although all the initiatives listed are very worthy of praise, I am especially impressed and encouraged by the work done to realign the budget. I see MAC as a model for other state and regional organizations in this way. Planning for the future using careful stewardship is using our members’ money responsibly and in sustainable ways.

As for what I’d like to help Council with, I’ll work on the most pressing initiatives and concerns, but I’d be especially interested in using my skills to help take our social media efforts up another notch. I greatly appreciate the current work, but we could add additional access points, especially with some of the fastest growing platforms such as Pinterest and Tumblr, where many of our younger members are found. MAC-area institutions and collections could be highlighted, for example. We already have a very functional website—why not expand it a bit further? I’d also like to enhance the website with a bit of educational information about archives aimed at the general public and/or students looking into careers.

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Michelle Sweetser

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University Archivist, Marquette University, Department of Special Collections & University Archives, 2004-present.

Education

M.S.I., Archives and Records Management, University of Michigan, 2003; A.B., Anthropology, Dartmouth College, 1999.

Professional Activities

MAC: Program Committee Co-chair, 2014 Annual Meeting; Nominating Committee, 2012-2013; Symposium Planning Committee, 2009.

SAA: College & University Archives Section: Newsletter Editor, 2011-present; Acquisitions & Appraisal Section: Chair, 2006-2007, Steering Committee, 2004-2008, Web Liaison, 2004-2012; Privacy & Confidentiality Roundtable: Chair, 2008-2009, Steering Committee, 2005-2010.

Other: Wisconsin State Historical Records Advisory Board, 2013-present; Archives Leadership Institute, 2012.

 

As an organization MAC has a number of recent achievements to help the organization realize its strategic priorities such as:  the Speakers Bureau, Going Green with MAC, realigning the budget, expanded contract services for meetings and more.  As a member what activities/accomplishments are you most encouraged by?  How can you help Council sustain/improve or build on them?

I am hopeful that the realignment of MAC’s budget, the expansion of contract services for meetings, and growing use of technology make for a more efficient, fiscally-responsible, and transparent organization that responsibly stewards its resources. With the efforts made in these areas, MAC efforts can now be increasingly devoted to the development of meaningful services for members and potential members.

To me, educational and professional development opportunities, including new initiatives such as the Speakers Bureau, are at the heart of the MAC organization. As a Council member I will advocate for and support efforts to connect members to one another and the resources they need to better care for collections. I am pleased that this year’s Program Committee has expanded the student poster session – a relatively new development itself - to include recent professionals. Just as the organization needs to continue to look for ways to support student members, I believe MAC should also examine ways to meet the interests of new professionals as they find themselves in need of practical advice, mentors, and service and speaking opportunities. 

The current strategic plan covers the period through 2015; Council will presumably develop a new strategic plan in the coming year. To responsibly serve, Council members must know the interests, needs, and desires of the organization’s membership. I would advocate for an open and iterative process whereby Council engages with the membership regarding strategic priorities as well as creative and innovative ways to realize those priorities. In this way, plans for the future can be closely tied to the needs and desires of the membership. I would be honored to serve MAC as a member of Council and to help foster these programs and relationships.

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Wesley W. Wilson

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Coordinator of Archives and Special Collections, DePauw University, 1984-Present; Photographic Archivist, Western Reserve Historical Society, 1981-1984.

Education
MSLS Case Western Reserve University, 1981; BA., Anthropology & Photography, The Ohio State University, 1979.

Professional Activities

MAC: Membership Committee, 1999-2007, chair 2005-2007; Local Arrangements Committee, Fall 2005;  Emeritus Award committee, 2005-2006; Local Arrangements Committee, Fall 2001;  President’s Award, Indiana chair, 1998-2001; Program Committee cochair, Spring 1996;  Program Committee, Fall 1992.

SAA: Archivists of Religious Collections Section (ARCS), steering committee, 2001-2003 and vice-chair 2014-2015; ARCS newsletter, Archival Spirit, editor, 2002-2010; Key Contact, Indiana representative, 1996-2001; Mentor to new archivists, 1994-1995.

Society of Indiana Archivists: President, 1993-1994, 2010-2012; Board of Directors, 1991-1995, 2000-2004, 2010-2014.

State Historic Records Advisory Board (SHRAB) Indiana: Member, 2010-Present.

Academy of Certified Archivists: Member, 1992-Present.

Publications:  DePauw’s Forgotten Founder: The Memoirs of Calvin Washington Ruter. David H. Tripp and Wesley W. Wilson, editors. Greencastle, Ind.: DePauw University, 2009. DePauw, A Pictorial History. With Clifton Phillips, John Baughman, John Schlotterbeck and Harold Spicer. Greencastle, Ind.: DePauw University, 1987.


As an organization MAC has a number of recent achievements to help the organization realize its strategic priorities such as:  the Speakers Bureau, Going Green with MAC, realigning the budget, expanded contract services for meetings and more.  As a member what activities/accomplishments are you most encouraged by?  How can you help Council sustain/improve or build on them?

The Speakers Bureau is one of the most significant additions to MAC services to the profession. Taking advantage of the wealth of talent and experience available within the MAC region, the Speakers Bureau is able to reach archivists with timely workshops on many current topics. As a former president of the Society of Indiana Archivists, I am well aware of the needs of professionals who are not able to travel to annual MAC meetings and symposia, but who need to remain current through continuing education. The MAC Speakers Bureau can reach those archivists and others. My experience with a state-wide archivists’ organization can help MAC to expand and develop the Speakers Bureau.

As a mature professional organization with over four decades of service, MAC should be expanding its contracts with vendors supplying our needs for annual meetings and symposia. Contracting services frees up the time and talents of our membership and leadership to focus on the professional development activities and communication among the members. My experiences with arranging for service support for state-wide archival meetings will translate well to MAC Council where we will be looking at expansion of contractual services in support of the organization.

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