Paige Adair

Senior Archivist, Fine Arts Specialist

The Portman Archives

Biographical Statement

Paige Adair (she/her) is the Senior Archivist, Fine Arts Specialist at The Portman Archives. She has been an active member of the Society of Georgia Archivists since 2012, serving on a range of committees, including local arrangements, programming, and the scholarship committee. In 2019 she served as the Web Manager after a year as the Assistant Web Manager in 2018. In addition to SGA Paige is also an active member of SAA and is currently serving her second year as Web Liaison for the Design Records Section Committee.

Paige received her MFA from the University of Pennsylvania and BFA from Georgia State University with focus on Painting and Time-Based Media and began her career in Archives through a work study program with the Penn Museum Archives in Philadelphia. Prior to her time at the Portman Archives, she was the Manager of Reprographics Services of the Kenan Research Center Library of the Atlanta History Center. Paige is an alumnus of the Georgia Archives Institute and is currently certified with the Academy of Certified Archivists.

Candidate Statement

The opportunity to serve in a leadership position for SGA with the Local Arrangements group would be an honor. After many years of attending the Society of Georgia Archivists Annual Conference both in person and virtual and through participation on many committees, I know there is a range of possibilities for the future of our conferences. It would be my aim to ensure the upcoming conferences will have an accessible and inclusive environment for the Georgia archives community. The conferences have always been one of my favorite ways to connect with other archivists and feel a part of our community. It is a chance to meet new people, all while learning and sharing knowledge from so many backgrounds and stages of experience. I would like to impart my creativity and my own experience to help set the stage and coordinate the needs of our community to give the experiences that I have had back to others. Thank you for your consideration!

Slate of Candidates

The Nominating Committee has slated the following SGA members as candidates for office in the 2023 special election:

Assistant Program Committee Chair

• Lisa Vallen,                               Special Collections & Archives at Georgia State University

Assistant Local Arrangements Committee Chair

• Paige Adair,
  The Portman Archives
• Angela Stanley,                                  Georgia Public Library Service

Assistant Treasurer

• William Hardesty,                           Special Collections & Archives at Georgia State University