SENIOR CO-CHAIR

Natasha Bishop is the Research and Evidence Synthesis Librarian at Cornell University Library. She holds a MA in Art History from Syracuse University and a BA in Art History from University of Nebraska-Omaha. Natasha attended SEI in 2022.

JUNIOR CO-CHAIR

Kate Thornhill is the Public Scholarship Librarian at the University of Oregon Libraries and Library and Information Science Adjunct Professor at the University of Denver where she teaches Digital Libraries. She holds a BA in Art History and BFA in Photography from the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth and MS in Library and Information Science from Simmons University. Kate attended SEI in 2013 and taught as a faculty member in 2016.

CURRICULUM SPECIALIST

Wen Nie Ng is the Digital Collections Librarian at Virginia Tech University Libraries where they oversees the libraries digital collections of various formats. They hold a MIS from Indiana University and dual baccalaureate degrees in Finance and Management from Indiana University of Pennsylvania. Wen attended SEI in 2023. Wen's research interests span metadata, user experience design, web accessibility, and digital libraries.

CURRICULUM SPECIALIST

L. Abby Houston is the Digital Initiatives Librarian at Hutchins Library of Berea College and co-creator of the bell hooks digital archive. She holds a Master of Library & Information Science and a Master of Arts in Art History from Syracuse University. Her research and teaching engage with digital humanities, information and media literacy, and trauma-informed care in academic libraries, special collections, and archives.

WEB MANAGER AND PUBLICITY SPECIALIST

Meghan Rubenstein is the Curator of Visual Resources at Colorado College. She has been active in VRA since 2015, serving as a member of the Education and Travel Awards Committees, Chair of the Mountain West and Plains Chapter, and the Liaison and Workshop Coordinator for the VRAF Regional Workshop Implementation Team. She was the Public Relations and Communications Officer on the VRA Executive Board from 2020 to 2022.