Caitlin Birch

Caitlin is a second-year student in the dual degree Archives Management and History program. In 2009, she completed her undergraduate education at the?University of Delaware?in Newark, DE, earning a bachelor?s degree in English with a concentration in Journalism and minors in History and Irish Studies. She then returned to Maryland, where she grew up, and worked as a copy editor and page designer for a newspaper company before eventually deciding to pursue graduate degrees. Since beginning at Simmons, Caitlin has interned at the?Cambridge Historical Commission, processing the papers of longtime Cambridge resident and activist?Sheila Cook, and?WGBH, managing audiovisual and digital assets for the PBS television programs ?Frontline? and ?American Experience.? She has strong interests in the history of journalism, natural history and environmental history, and upon completing her education at Simmons, would
ideally like to work?in the archive of a museum dedicated to one of these topics.
In her free time, Caitlin?enjoys swimming, field hockey, running, writing, reading,
and hanging out with her cats, Biggie and Tupac.

• Takes minutes at each meeting
• Maintains SCoSAA files (electronic and hard copies)
• Monitors event registrations
• Photographs and documents SCoSAA events
• Creates event flyers and publications
• Assists co-chairs as needed

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CO-CHAIRS

Aliza Leventhal

Aliza is a full-time student in the dual degree Archives Management and History program. She studies urban, landscape and architectural history, and volunteers at the Cambridge Historic Commission archiving architect William L. Galvin’s life work. She received her bachelor’s degree in economics and American studies from Smith College in 2009. Aliza is interested in a career related to architecture materials, with particular passion for preservation, collective memory, and archival description. She sees SCoSAA as an opportunity for the GSLIS community to grow outside the classroom and become active members of the professional community, asking questions (big and small), and engaging in the LAM (Libraries, Archives and Museums) collaborative conversations. Outside of her archival and history interests, Aliza
enjoys reading Russian literature, baking, and adventuring around the greater-Boston area. Continue reading →