This past week at the National Archives brought with it much excitement over the appointment of the new President of the Society of American Archivists (SAA). For the first time since the 1990-1991 Presidency of Trudy Huskamp Peterson, a NARA employee has once again been selected to serve as the SAA President. Dr. Meredith Evans started her tenure with NARA in 2015 as the Director of the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum, a position she still holds today.
Instillation of the new President occurred this week at the end of the SAA/CoSA/NAGARA Joint Annual Meeting held in Washington, DC. To mark the special occasion of her SAA appointment, Dr. Evans gave a webcasted teleconference to all of NARA staff. Her talk focused on her own career path, the importance of the archival profession and professional engagement, and her vision for her upcoming SAA presidential year.
At the end of her talk, Dr. Evans opened up a forum for questions from the staff. NARA staff are all looking forward to witnessing Dr. Evans flourish as President of the SAA.