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Board of Directors

The Archives Society of Alberta’s Board of Directors is governed by the provisions of the Alberta Societies Act, the ASA’s bylaws, and other legislation applicable to not-for-profit societies. The Board of Directors consists of six positions: President, Vice-President, Secretary, Treasurer, Institutional Member-at-Large, and Individual Member-at-Large.

Melissa McCarthy

President
melissa.mccarthy(@)edmonton.ca
Melissa McCarthy (not the actress!) has been an archivist at the City of Edmonton Archives since 2013. Before moving to Alberta, she spent seven years as Archives Advisor for the Council of Archives New Brunswick. She has a Master of Library and Information Studies with a concentration in Archives and Records Management from Dalhousie University, as well as a Master of Arts in History from the University of Toronto.
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Kim Geraldi

Vice President
kim.geraldi(@)ucalgary.ca
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Alice Albarda

Secretary
albarda(@)ualberta.ca
Alice Albarda is an Archives Assistant at the University of Alberta Archives. She studied classics at Acadia University in her hometown of Wolfville, Nova Scotia, and completed an MLIS at Dalhousie University. Alice decided to pursue a career in archives after taking a student job at the Dalhousie University Archives, where she continued to work after graduation. Alice went on to study Digital Archives Management at McGill University, before making the move to Edmonton to work at the U of A.
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Kathryn Ivany

Treasurer
ivak2arch4hist@hotmail.com
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Karen Langley

Institutional Member-At-Large
karenl(@)athabascau.ca
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Luke Harasen

Individual Member-At-Large
lukeharasen(@)hotmail.com
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