Advisory Committee

The NEDCC Advisory Committee is made up of colleagues and peers from the cultural heritage community and represents a wide variety of talents, knowledge, and perspectives. The committee meets quarterly to advise the Center on preservation, conservation, digital imaging, and audio preservation services and programs.

Mark Bailey Laurence C. Witten II Curator Yale Collection of Historical Sound Recordings Yale University New Haven, CT	Brian Meacham Managing Archivist Yale Film Archive Yale University New Haven, CT
Tony Belz Collections & Archives Manager Tomaquag Museum Exeter, RI	Emily Murphy Curator Salem Maritime Museum \| Saugus Iron Works Salem, MA
Becca Bender Moving Image & Audio-Visual Consultant Providence, RI	Eve Neiger Lead Archivist Boston Public Library Boston, MA
Committee Vice-Chair Kelli Bogan Digital Records Archivist George Washington's Mount Vernon Mount Vernon, VA	Committee Chair Prof. Rodney Obien College Archivist/Associate Professor Information Studies Keene State College Keene, NH
Micha Broadnax Project Manager Black Teacher Archives Harvard Graduate School of Education Cambridge, MA	Jamie Kingman Rice Deputy Director, Collections & Programs Maine Historical Society Portland, ME
Rachel Farkas Collections and Exhibitions Manager Rose Art Museum, Brandeis University Waltham, MA	Sarah Schmidt Director of Special Collections & Archives Union College Schenectady, NY
Vanessa Formato Howe Library Archivist Massachusetts Eye and Ear Boston, MA	Jessie Sims Audio-Video Preservation Specialist U.S. National Archives and Records Administration College Park, MD
Kelly Francis Archivist Federal Reserve Bank of Boston Boston, MA	James Sousa Director of Registration & Administration Addison Gallery of American Art Andover, MA
Leon Ha Digital Library Lab Manager Hartford Public Library Hartford, CT	Anna Thompson Collections Manager The Trustees of Reservations Harvard, MA
Jen Hale Lead Archivist Perkins School for the Blind Watertown, MA	Bill Veillette Executive Director Northeast Document Conservation Center Andover, MA
Heidi Horner Archivist/Local History Librarian Ipswich Public Library Ipswich, MA	Joseph Watson Preservation Manager/Special Collections Associate Middlebury College, VT
Ashley Large Town Archivist Town of Bedford Bedford, MA	Leah Weisse Digital Archives Manager GBH Educational Foundation Boston, MA
Sarah Pratt Martin Associate University Archivist for Community Engagement Harvard University Cambridge, MA	Jennifer West Town Clerk Town of Portsmouth Portsmouth, RI
Sari Mauro Digital Collections Project Manager Tufts Archival Research Center Medford, MA	Updated: May 2026

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