Brian Keough of the University at Albany discusses oral history, working with donors and researchers, collecting and making available death penalty archives, and producing meta-archives resources.

Sylvia Kollar, Director of the New York City Municipal Archives, discusses her broad experience in archives, her dedication to public service, and her archives' work to gain complete physical and intellectual control over a large collection of analog and digital records.

Daria Labinsky discusses her beginnings as an archivist and what it is like to work for not one but two outposts of the U.S. National Archives and Records Administration.

Deb Schiff, an archivist with multiple hats, talks about her geographical and career peregrinations, her multi-job life, and her big project to bring low-cost archives training to archivists practicing in small institutions with limited funding.

Sharmila Bhatia of the U.S. National Archives discusses ensuring good working conditions for archivists, digital preservation for archives, and how she became an archivist even though she comes from a family of scientists.

Vincent Novara of the University of Maryland discusses his life as an archivist of music collections, his past life as a professional musician, and his own encounters with leadership, including as the executive officer of the Mid-Atlantic Regional Archives Conference. (photo credit: Pete Duvall, 2017)

Dan Noonan discusses his life as an appraiser of buildings and how it led to his life as a records manager, an archivist, and a digital archivist in a library setting. He also tells us about his life helping run the Archives Leadership Institute.

Chris Burns, Curator of Manuscripts and College Archivist for the University of Vermont, talks about collecting and using congressional papers, dealing with controversies surrounding archival records, and increasing awareness of archivists and their work.

Jamie Martin, the lead archivist at IBM, talks about her work as an archivist providing tangible value to her organization in the form of history.

Alison Clemens of Yale talks about heading up a large description operation, managing digital records, serving the profession, and the importance of meaningmaking and relationships in archives--and the last is not primarily about records.