SAA 2017 Candidate Interview: Steven Booth

This post is part of the 2017 Candidate Interview series, presented in preparation for the 2017 SAA Election (March 13-March 31). Candidate statements will be posted daily through March 13. Read more statements from 2017 candidates here or check out our previous election series.

Editor’s note: Due to professional and personal obligations, Steven was unable to participate in our series this year. We’re running his response to the question posed by the Nominating Committee instead. Update 3/13/2017 10:04am EST: Steven was able to participate last minute after all! I’ve updated our post to reflect his answers to the SNAP questions.

Steven Booth
Archivist, Barack Obama Presidential Library, National Archives and Records Administration
Candidate for Council
Read his bio and response to questions posed by the Nominating Committee here.

SAA 2017 Candidate Interview: Tomaro Taylor

This post is part of the 2017 Candidate Interview series, presented in preparation for the 2017 SAA Election (March 13-March 31). Candidate statements will be posted daily through March 13. Read more statements from 2017 candidates here or check out our previous election series.

Tomaro Taylor
Academic Services Librarian, University of South Florida Libraries
Candidate for Council
Read her bio and response to questions posed by the Nominating Committee here.

SAA 2017 Candidate Interview: Samantha Norling

This post is part of the 2017 Candidate Interview series, presented in preparation for the 2017 SAA Election (March 13-March 31). Candidate statements will be posted daily through March 13. Read more statements from 2017 candidates here or check out our previous election series.

Samantha Norling
Archivist, Indianapolis Museum of Art
Candidate for Nominating Committee
Read her bio and response to questions posed by the Nominating Committee here.

SAA 2017 Candidate Interview: Meredith Evans

This post is part of the 2017 Candidate Interview series, presented in preparation for the 2017 SAA Election (March 13-March 31). Candidate statements will be posted daily through March 13. Read more statements from 2017 candidates here or check out our previous election series.

Meredith Evans
Director, Jimmy Carter Presidential Library & Museum
Candidate for Vice-President/President Elect
Read her bio and response to questions posed by the Nominating Committee here.

SAA 2017 Candidate Interview: Brenda Gunn

This post is part of the 2017 Candidate Interview series, presented in preparation for the 2017 SAA Election (March 13-March 31). Candidate statements will be posted daily through March 13. Read more statements from 2017 candidates here or check out our previous election series.

Brenda Gunn
Director for Research and Collections and the Janey Slaughter Briscoe Archivist, Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin
Candidate for Council
Read her bio and response to questions posed by the Nominating Committee here.

SAA 2017 Candidate Interview: Samantha Winn

This post is part of the 2017 Candidate Interview series, presented in preparation for the 2017 SAA Election (March 13-March 31). Candidate statements will be posted daily through March 13. Read more statements from 2017 candidates here or check out our previous election series.

Samantha Winn
Collections Archivist, Virginia Tech
Candidate for Nominating Committee
Read her bio and response to questions posed by the Nominating Committee here.

SAA 2017 Candidate Interview: Stacie Williams

This post is part of the 2017 Candidate Interview series, presented in preparation for the 2017 SAA Election (March 13-March 31). Candidate statements will be posted daily through March 13. Read more statements from 2017 candidates here or check out our previous election series.

Stacie Williams
Trainer, LYRASIS/ArchivesSpace
Candidate for Nominating Committee
Read her bio and response to questions posed by the Nominating Committee here.

SAA 2017 Candidate Interview: Sharmila Bhatia

This post is part of the 2017 Candidate Interview series, presented in preparation for the 2017 SAA Election (March 13-March 31). Candidate statements will be posted daily through March 13. Read more statements from 2017 candidates here or check out our previous election series.

Sharmila Bhatia
Archivist, National Archives and Records Administration
Candidate for Council
Read her bio and response to questions posed by the Nominating Committee here.

SAA 2017 Candidate Interview: Aaisha Haykal

This post is part of the 2017 Candidate Interview series, presented in preparation for the 2017 SAA Election (March 13-March 31). Candidate statements will be posted daily through March 13. Read more statements from 2017 candidates here or check out our previous election series.

Aaisha Haykal
Manager of Archival Services, College of Charleston’s Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture
Candidate for Nominating Committee
Read her bio and response to questions posed by the Nominating Committee here.

SAA 2017 Candidate Interview: Elvia Arroyo-Ramirez

This post is part of the 2017 Candidate Interview series, presented in preparation for the 2017 SAA Election (March 13-March 31). Candidate statements will be posted daily through March 13. Read more statements from 2017 candidates here or check out our previous election series.

Elvia Arroyo-Ramirez
Processing Archivist for Latin American Collections, Princeton University
Candidate for Nominating Committee
Read her bio and response to questions posed by the Nominating Committee here.

SAA 2017 Candidate Interview: Terry Baxter

This post is part of the 2017 Candidate Interview series, presented in preparation for the 2017 SAA Election (March 13-March 31). Candidate statements will be posted daily through March 13. Read more statements from 2017 candidates here or check out our previous election series.

Terry Baxter
Archivist, Multnomah County Archives
Candidate for Vice President/President-Elect
Read his bio and response to questions posed by the Nominating Committee here.

SAA 2017 Candidate Interview: Margarita Vargas-Betancourt

This post is part of the 2017 Candidate Interview series, presented in preparation for the 2017 SAA Election (March 13-March 31). Candidate statements will be posted daily through March 13. Read more statements from 2017 candidates here or check out our previous election series.

Margarita Vargas-Betancourt
Curator of Latin American and Caribbean Special Collections, University of Florida
Candidate for Nominating Committee
Read her bio and response to questions posed by the Nominating Committee here.

SAA 2017 Candidate Interview: Mike Bullington

This post is part of the 2017 Candidate Interview series, presented in preparation for the 2017 SAA Election (March 13-March 31). Candidate statements will be posted daily through March 13. Read more statements from 2017 candidates here or check out our previous election series.

Mike Bullington
Senior Archives Manager, McDonald’s Corporation
Candidate for Council
Read his bio and response to questions posed by the Nominating Committee here.

SAA 2017 Candidate Interview: Audra Eagle Yun

This post is part of the 2017 Candidate Interview series, presented in preparation for the 2017 SAA Election (March 13-March 31). Candidate statements will be posted daily through March 13. Read more statements from 2017 candidates here or check out our previous election series.

Audra Eagle Yun
Head of Special Collections and Archives and University Archivist, University of California, Irvine
Candidate for Council
Read her bio and response to questions posed by the Nominating Committee here. Audra also responded to questions for SNAP during the 2015 SAA Election.

The SAA 2017 Candidate Interviews

This morning we’ll continue the SNAP Blog’s tradition of featuring each of the candidates for SAA elected positions and their responses to SNAP-specific questions. While the questions remain fairly similar year to year, there’s no doubt that candidate responses are tinged with their take on present circumstances both in the archival profession and greater world.

We’ll be posting interviews between February 13th and March 13th to help you get to know the candidates before the SAA Election from March 13th to March 31st. Candidates were all emailed the questions on the same day and we’ll be posting their responses in the order that we received them.

I’m reminded daily that voting is a incredible privilege and responsibility. You can find general election information here. And check out SNAP’s previous coverage of the SAA election process. Be sure to make your voice heard this SAA election season!

Lauren Gaylord
SNAP Section Blog Coordinator