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<p class="MsoNormal">Dear ArchivesSpace members,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">July is traditionally a time of change in the ArchivesSpace community, and we wanted to alert you to an upcoming change to our Governance Board. Julia Novakovic, currently the Small membership level representative and the Chair of the Board
for the 2023-24 membership term, is leaving her current position at The Strong National Museum of Play for a new position at the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) as of July 14. We are delighted that Julia is moving to another member institution and
remaining with us in the ArchivesSpace community. There is precedent for a member to stay on as Chair as an ex officio, non-voting member and we are also grateful that she has agreed to continue in that role. However, since RIT is a Medium membership level
member of ArchivesSpace, this change left an upcoming vacancy for the Small level representative.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The ArchivesSpace Bylaws state that in the event of a vacancy the Program Manager works with the Board to appoint someone to fill the opening through the end of the original person’s term. Julia’s term as Small representative was scheduled
to end June 30, 2024. The Board considered different options and we are delighted to announce that Kat Stefko, Associate Librarian for Digital Initiatives and Special Collections at Bowdoin College, will be rejoining the Board for a one-year appointment until
the next election for the Small level. Kat previously served on the Board as the Small level representative from 2018-2021 and her knowledge and institutional memory will be especially valuable as we have multiple new Board members this year.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The next election for the Small level representative will take place, in cycle, as part of the next nominating season, which will begin in early 2024. The
<a href="https://archivesspace.org/governance-board-and-councils#GovernanceBoard">
full listing of the current Governance Board</a> is on our website.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Please feel free to reach out if you have any questions. Our thanks to both Julia and Kat for their willingness to serve the ArchivesSpace community in this way.
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<p class="MsoNormal">Christine<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D;mso-ligatures:none">Christine Di Bella</span><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D;mso-ligatures:none"><a href="mailto:christine.dibella@lyrasis.org"><span style="color:blue">christine.dibella@lyrasis.org</span></a></span><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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