Candidate Bios for LAAC Leadership Positions

Steering Committee, Events Chair, Publications Chair, Outreach Chair

More info about positions and the election process can be found in our bylaws.

Voting ends 1/31/2020. Thank you for your participation!

Steering Committee (3-year term)

Sarah Wade

Sarah Wade is a Special Collections Archivist at the Getty Research Institute. She earned her MLIS with an advanced certificate in archives and her MS in art history from Pratt Institute in New York. Prior to joining the GRI in 2018, Sarah worked in a variety of special collections repositories, including the University of Kentucky Special Collections Research Center, the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago Library and Archives, the Boston Public Library Rare Books & Manuscripts Department, and the Frances Mulhall Achilles Library at the Whitney Museum of American Art.  

Events Subcommittee Chair (1-year term)

Azatuhi Babayan

Azatuhi Babayan is currently the L.A. as Subject Resident Archivist at USC and consults in her free time. She received her MLIS from UCLA in 2017 and holds a B.A. in English from UC Berkeley. As a lifelong resident of the Los Angeles area, she is drawn to community- and neighborhood-based archives in the city because of the culturally and historically layered landscape, teeming with vital stories that speak to the past and can help envision futures. Azatuhi has been involved with LAAC since 2016 and with the Anti-Eviction Mapping Project since 2018. As Co-Chair of the Social Events subcommittee, she looks forward to cultivating programs that serve and foster a symbiotic relationship between local archives, community organizations, and LAAC members.

Jasmine Larkin

Jasmine Larkin is currently the Accessioning Archivist at UCLA Library Special Collections. She received her MLIS with a specialization in Archival Studies from UCLA, and previously held positions at the Getty Research Institute and New York University. She has been an active member of the Events subcommittee for the past year coordinating tours to the Getty, the California African American Museum, and the Western Costume Company.

Outreach Subcommittee Chair (1-year term)

Rachel Rosenfeld

Rachel Rosenfeld is the Accessioning Archivist for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences, Margaret Herrick Library.  She received her MLIS from UCLA in 2012, and started her work at the Oscars the same year. Before obtaining her graduate degree she previously held archive-related positions at the Directors Guild of America, the Smithsonian Archives of American Art, the Museum of the Moving Image, Bonhams & Butterfields, and the Bancroft Library at UC Berkeley. 

 Her interests include movies, television, the internet, Los Angeles history, and dogs. She has been a member of LAAC since its founding, but is excited at the opportunity to become more involved. 

Publications Subcommittee Chair (1-year term)

Lori Dedeyan

The Los Angeles Archivists Collective (LAAC) is accepting nominations for the following positions, with terms beginning in January 2020

• Steering Committee member (3 years)
• Outreach Subcommittee Chair (1 year)
• Publications Subcommittee Chair (1 year)
• Events Subcommittee Chair (1 year)

These positions will provide LAAC members with an opportunity to lead and contribute to future programming efforts, as well as engage, collaborate, and build relationships with the other local archivists and professional organizations. For a complete description of the duties and responsibilities carried out by these positions, see the LAAC bylaws at https://www.laacollective.org/about/bylaws/

Steering Committee

The Steering Committee coordinates the organization’s meetings; presides at all meetings and seeks members to serve on subcommittees. The Steering Committee will also form ad-hoc groups as needed which include, but are not limited to, the Holiday Party/Fundraising committee; Nominating committee; and Scholarship committee.

Subcommittee Chairs

Subcommittee Chairs organize subcommittee meetings for 3 recently reorganized areas- Outreach, Publications, and Events to ensure subcommittee activities are scheduled and executed, and report to the membership on their progress at each meeting. If desired, Subcommittee Chairs may appoint a co-chair. More information about each subcommittee can be found on the LAAC website. 

The deadline for nominations is Friday, December 20, 2019 (self-nominations are encouraged). Please note that current students may not be elected to Steering Committee or Subcommittee Chair positions but may serve as members of subcommittees. 

To submit nominations, email hello@laacollective.org with the nominee name and position. Include a short biography and candidate statement detailing current work, professional interests, and ideas for the candidate's role in LAAC (approximately 200 words). The online ballot will open the week of January 6, 2020.

In addition, LAAC seeks the following subcommittee members:

• Outreach, 3-5 members
• Events, 3-5 members

Members are not elected--they volunteer to be active subcommittee members. Terms are for 1 year. Students are especially encouraged to participate in these positions - LAAC is interested in having local student representatives from UCLA, San Jose State, University of North Texas, and USC.

Each subcommittee will meet in-person or virtually three times a year, and check in with other local professional organizations to avoid duplicate efforts and/or identify potential collaborations for projects or events. For more information, see the Subcommittees section on our about page at https://www.laacollective.org/about/.

To sign up for a subcommittee member position, email hello@laacollective.org by Friday, January 3, 2020 and specify which subcommittee you are interested in. Please also include a few sentences about yourself.

We look forward to receiving your nominations and applications. Please feel free to email with any questions: hello@laacollective.org.