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The Society of Alabama Archivists
Officers 2026-2027

Rachel Lopez
President
2026-2027
Assistant Professor & Interim Head of Archives
University of Alabama at Birmingham
2026-2027
Assistant Professor & Interim Head of Archives
University of Alabama at Birmingham

Dr. Bob Riter
Vice President
2026-2027
Associate Professor and Marie Drolet Bristol-EBSCO Endowed Professor in the University of Alabama School of Library and Information Studies
2026-2027
Associate Professor and Marie Drolet Bristol-EBSCO Endowed Professor in the University of Alabama School of Library and Information Studies

Debbie Walker
Secretary
Library Archivist
Gadsden Public Library
Library Archivist
Gadsden Public Library

Mary Jo Scott
Archivist
Assistant Director of Archives Division
Alabama Department of Archives and History
Assistant Director of Archives Division
Alabama Department of Archives and History

Elizabeth Meads
Treasurer
2026-2029
Archivist
Alabama Department of Archives and History
2026-2029
Archivist
Alabama Department of Archives and History

Laura Woodard
Executive Committee
2026-2029
Librarian & Archivist
Birmingham Museum of Art
2026-2029
Librarian & Archivist
Birmingham Museum of Art

Madison Newport
Executive Committee
2026-2028 (partial term)
2026-2028 (partial term)

Catherine Oseas
Executive Committee
2024-2027
Head Archivist
Dept. of Archives and Manuscripts
Birmingham Public Library
2024-2027
Head Archivist
Dept. of Archives and Manuscripts
Birmingham Public Library

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