Service

Professional

Society of American Archivists

• Member since 1976
• Fellow, elected by past presidents (since 2001)
• President (2004-05; Vice President/President-elect (2003-04)
• Chair, Committee on Strategic Issues for the Profession (2004-06)
• Council, elected by membership (1991-94)
• Chair, Council Strategic Planning Committee (1993-94)
• Council Executive Committee (1993-94)
• Committee on Education and Professional Conduct (since 2006)
• Chair (since 2007)
• Committee on Education and Professional Development (1999-2003)
•  Chair (2002-2003)
• Chair, Committee to Review Archival Education Guidelines (1999-2000)
• Chair, Open Forum to review Master of Archival Studies Degree Guidelines (2000)
• Program Committee:  Member (1996-97); Co-chair (1997-98)
• Nominating Committee (elected 1988, appointed 1993)
• College and University Archives Section:
• Committee on Goals and Priorities (1983-84)
• Acquisitions and Appraisal Section:
• steering committee (l986-91),
• chair (l990-91)
• Certification exam writing conference (1989)
• Editorial Board (1990-91)
• Salary Survey Steering Committee (1996)
• Educational Needs Assessment Committee (1996).

New England Archivists

• Member (1977-96)
• Newsletter editor (1980-83)
• Vice President (1984-85)
• President (1985-86)
• Education grant project director (1988-90)
• Education Committee (1989-91), chair (1990-91)
• Archivist (1991-94)
• Distinguished Service Award, second recipient (1994) 

Association of Records Managers and Administrators

• Member since 1981
• President, Mount Vernon Regional Chapter  (1998-2000, and since 2003)
• Vice President, Mount Vernon Regional Chapter (2000-03)
• Board Member, Mount Vernon Regional Chapter  (since 1996)
• Newsletter Editor, Mount Vernon Regional Chapter  (1999-2003, 2005-2006)

Northwest Archivists

• Member since 1994
• Speaker and presenter (since 1995)
• Continuing Education Committee (2001-2003).

Midwest Archives Conference

• Member since 1981
• Editorial Board, Archival Issues journal (1999-2002)

Other Professional Service

Washington State Historical Records Advisory Board: 

• Member (since 1995)
• Strategic Planning Committee (1997-98).

OCLC Systems & Services

• “Archives & Manuscripts” columnist (2001-2004)
• Editorial Board (since 2001).

University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee: external reviewer for proposal to establish Master of Archival Studies degree (2000)

Academic review panel, University of British Columbia School of Library, Archival, and Information Studies (1997).

Conference of Graduate Archival Educators and Researchers, Boston (2004), Pittsburgh (1999), and San Diego (1996).

Connecticut Historical Records Advisory Board (1983-94).
Connecticut Coordinating Committee for the Promotion of History:

• Member (1987-94);
• Subcommittee on Archives (1981-94).

Connecticut State Library Board, member representing the archival profession (1987-92).

Connecticut State Librarian's Archival Program Planning Committee (1983-84).

University

Department of History, Western Washington University

• Executive Committee, 2006-2007
• Graduate Program Committee, since 1994
• Faculty advisor, Society of American Archivists Student Chapter, since 1994
• Coordinator, teaching methods seminar for teaching assistants, 1995-2000
• Library, Media and Equipment Committee, 1995-96
• Canadian History Search Committee, 1995-96
• Phi Alpha Theta: Faculty advisor for trip to regional conference, Boise, ID, 1997

Western Washington University

• James Madison Memorial Fellowship Program, WWU coordinator, 1996-2002
• Archivist/Special Collections Search Committee, Wilson Library, 1997
• Archivist Search Committee, Center for Pacific Northwest Studies, 1998
• Advisory Board, Center for Pacific Northwest Studies, since 1999.