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- Annual Meeting Local Arrangements
- The Local Arrangements Committee manages all physical arrangements for the Annual Meeting, including site selection, hotel, event venues, and catering. The committee also coordinates any and all virtual components of the Annual Meeting. The Local Arrangements Committee works in coordination with the Program Committee and consists of a Local Arrangements Chair, Assistant Local Arrangements Chair, and volunteer committee members from the SGA membership.
- Chair: Jennifer Wyatt, Home Depot
- Co-Chair: Ashley Shull, Athens-Clarke County Library
- Douglas Carlson, Valdosta State University
- Autumn Johnson, Georgia Southern University
- Sara Mitchell, Jimmy Carter Presidential Library
- Caitlin Reeves Greenamyre, Columbia Theological Seminary
The SGA Annual Meeting Program Committee is responsible for choosing a theme, inviting keynote and plenary speakers, and soliciting and reviewing presentation proposals for the annual meeting. After evaluating proposals, the committee is responsible for coordinating with presenters, scheduling sessions, and promoting the event. The committee works closely with the Local Arrangements committee in planning the meeting as well as conducting post-conference surveys.
- Chair: Allison Galloup, University of North Georgia
- Co-Chair: Leah Leftkowitz, Atlanta History Center
- LaToya Devezin, Jimmy Carter Presidential Library
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Becky Sherman, Emory University, Rose Library
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Lisa Vallen, Georgia State University
- Education
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The SGA Education Committee is responsible for planning and executing educational programs and events
offered throughout the calendar year. This includes selecting content and presenters for spring and fall
pre-conference workshops, as well as promotion of professional development opportunities for its SGA
members.
- Chair: Mike Santrock, Fulton County Schools Archives
- Co-Chair: Shady Radical, Georgia State University
- Stephanie Braddy, Catholic Diocese of Savannah
- Ericka Dudley, Alabama State University
- Jeff Hirschy, University of Southern Mississippi
- Michelle Leasure, Georgia State University
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- Brittany Newberry, Georgia State University
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- Pamela Nye, Westminster Schools
- Jennie Oldfield, Atlanta History Center
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- Alison Reynolds, Georgia Institute of Technology
- Laura Starratt, Emory University, Rose Library
The SGA Outreach Committee is responsible for directing ongoing and issue-based advocacy, including public policy advocacy and informing elected officials about the value of archives. The Committee also spearheads outreach campaigns to promote SGA and the archival profession to non-members, institutions, and like-minded organizations, and collaborates with other SGA committees to facilitate social and educational events and programming for members and prospective members.
- Chair: Helen Thomas, Kennesaw State University
- Co-chair: Virginia Blake, Wesleyan College
- Becca Brown, Portman Archives
- NaVosha Copeland
- Caroline Crowell, American Baptist Historical Society
- Ericka Dudley, Alabama State University
- Natorra Moody, Alma-Bacon County Public Library
- Brittany Newberry, Georgia State University
- Emily Watson, Atlanta University Center
Georgia Archives Month Subcommittee
The Georgia Archives Month (GAM) Subcommittee falls underneath the Outreach Committee. The subcommittee celebrates the archival profession each October by showcasing various archive collections throughout the state and organizes the annual proclamation signing by the Governor. GAM decides a theme, creates a poster, solicits content and shares event information of participating institutions leading up to and through the month. The subcommittee annually awards the Spotlight on Archives Grant intended to help archives, museums, and heritage institutions in Georgia promote public awareness of their archives and manuscript collections.
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- Chair: Emily Halevy, Preserve South
- Virginia Blake, Wesleyan College
- Laurel Bowen, Georgia State University
- Caroline Crowell, American Baptist Historical Society
- Kate Daly, Atlanta History Center
- Natorra Moody, Alma-Bacon County Public Library
- Pamela Nye, Westminster Schools
- Brittany Newberry, Georgia State University
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