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.