Three new officers have been elected to the SCAA Board for the 2026-2027 year. Congratulations to:
- Sean Baker, Vice President/President Elect
- Brittany Champion, First-Year Director
- Scott Bacon, Membership Officer.
In addition, our former vice president, Kristen Welch, has moved into her new role as president. Kristen and the new officers complete the board, which also includes:
- Grant Robertson, Treasurer
- Doreen Dixon, 2nd year Director
- Kelly Riddle, Secretary
- Catherine Baker, Director-at-Large
- Sydney Derrick, Outreach Manager
We are still looking to fill the role of Web Manager! If you are interested, please reach out to Kristen Welch at president@scarchivists.org to let us know. In the meantime, Nick Richbell, our past president, has agreed to temporarily fill the position.
In honor of Archives Month, we are holding a virtual Archives Chat on October 15 at 1:30pm! We’re excited to see everyone, and we’ll have updates on the 2027 conference and information about how you can get more involved with SCAA.
We also want to hear from you about what your organization or institution is doing for Archives Month - it may inspire the rest of us with some ideas for the second half of the month!
We sent out a meeting link and information via email, but if didn't get it, please reach out to Sydney Derrick, the SCAA Blog Editor & Outreach Manager, at blog@scarchivists.org.
SCAA is hosting gatherings this summer for our members to spend time together in person at locations around the state.
You are invited to join your fellow archivists on Friday, July 24th between 2-4:30 p.m. at the James B. Duke Library. Visitor parking is available near the library or behind the Chapel. The address is 3300 Poinsett Highway, Greenville, SC. Appetizers will be served, and you can drop in on a guided tour at any time. If you are able to come out earlier in the day, please consider visiting the Sigal Music Museum, the Upcountry Museum, or you can go shopping on Main Street near the gorgeous Falls River. If you want to stick around after the event at Furman, the Main Street Fridays music festival will be happening, or you can go to the Shakespeare Festival. Please rsvp for this event here: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=JUduhRIIxEabGTNNLgMYdNIW_jnyOg1FioNplfB-C6ZUM0hOUUhVSEZCVDdTQUtDNTMxNEFaQzZWNS4u&origin=QRCode.
You are also invited to a Summer Social in Sumter, South Carolina on Friday, August 28th. We will have a come and go reception in the Sumter County Art Gallery, located at 200 Hasel Street, between 3-5 p.m. Appetizers will be provided at no charge and entrance to the art gallery is also free. If you can stay for dinner, consider Sidebar or Shuckers. Also, Fourth Fridays Music is a free event. Just bring a lawn chair. If you want to stay overnight, try the 1912 B&B. Finally, if you can come before 3 p.m., try visiting the Iris Gardens or the County Museum. Since we need to plan for appetizers and (non alcoholic) drinks at the museum, please rsvp here: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=JUduhRIIxEabGTNNLgMYdNIW_jnyOg1FioNplfB-C6ZURUdaWEwwVkUxS1kyTTRVVTFRMVpQVzZINy4u&origin=QRCode.
Please email Kristen Welch at vicepresident@scarchivists.org with any questions or concerns.