Today, I am very excited to announce my new role as Digital Systems Lead for the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation Archive!  It is going to be a huge challenge, but one that I’ve been preparing for a long time now.  I look forward to meeting it head on!

Among my many responsibilities will be establishing and implementing an effective and sustainable digital storage and preservation program,  evaluating and implementing digital preservation systems, software, and storage solutions, and assisting with capacity planning and risk management.

This is such an exciting opportunity and one that I’ve been nudging my career towards, particularly after completing my MLIS in 2018.

With that being said, it is bittersweet to leave my family over at the New Orleans Jazz Museum where I have worked for the past eight years.

I began working at “The Mint” (before it was the Jazz Museum!) as an intern and contract engineer back in 2012 and had an amazing run. I made lifelong friends and had the great privilege and fortune of working alongside my partner-in-crime, Danny Kadar. Together, we recorded the best musicians in New Orleans and some legit legends. I also had the pleasure of working closely with the great folks at New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park. It definitely feels like the end of an era and I will always have a soft spot for the corner of Esplanade and Decatur.

So it’s onto a new chapter.  I am thrilled to be a part of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation and honored to support the important work they do!