Role: Intern

Megan Delsey is an aspiring archivist and librarian currently enrolled at Queens College (CUNY). She is interested in applying postcolonial and critical archival practices to support a global network of archives that support historically underrepresented histories. She is particularly drawn to community archives as sites of collective memory that challenge hegemonic, power-driven historical narratives. Meg…

Amal Ahmed is an audiovisual archivist and writer currently enrolled at Queens College (CUNY) in the Library Media Specialist program. She is a graduate of the Moving Image Archiving and Preservation program at NYU Tisch School of the Arts. Amal’s research explores the migratory realities of displaced film collections, particularly in North Africa, the Middle…

Luming Zhang holds an MLIS degree from the University of Washington’s Information School, specializing in digital humanities, archival management, and museum studies. She also holds an MA in East Asian Studies from Duke University. Luming’s work bridges cultural heritage and technology, with a focus on ethical metadata standards and minority and community archives.

My name is Mary Sprague (she/they) and I am pursuing an MLIS degree at the University of Washington. For my FOCAS internship, I am working with OutHistory, a public history website that shares and produces information on LGBTQ histories. Outside of the internship, I work as an Online Learning & Engagement Specialist in the UW…

Micaela Duran (she/her) is a current graduate student in the University of Washington’s Master of Library and Information Science program. She holds a BA in Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies and Anthropology from Colby College, where she developed a critical understanding of power, identity-making, and collective memory. Her previous experience in equity-based archival work led…

Micah Fender is pursuing their Master’s in Library and Information Sciences at the University of Washington. Previously they have studied Creative Writing, Gender, Sexuality and Race, and Theatre at Pacific Lutheran University. Currently, they are working with the Community Archives Center at the Tacoma Public Library, where they are working to curate a collection of…

Kaylee Morlan (they/she) is a public historian and archivist based in Chicago, Illinois. They hold a B.A. in History from the University of Minnesota and an M.A. in Public History from Loyola University Chicago and are currently pursuing an MLIS from Dominican University. Her practice centers on accessibility in libraries, archives, and museums. As a…

Edith Méndez (she/her/hers) is a community archivist, artist, and educator dedicated to preserving Mexican and Chicane cultural heritage. Her work focuses on traditional Mexican art forms, decolonizing archival practices, and amplifying community voices through oral history. She has conducted bilingual oral histories in her family’s hometown of Copándaro de Galeana, Michoacán, as part of an…

Anthony “TJ” Moaton is a Master of Library and Information Science candidate at Dominican University, with a concentration in Archives and Cultural Heritage. Prior to Dominican, TJ was a journalist for an NPR-affiliate station in Connecticut, studied clowning and experimental theatre in Philadelphia through the Pig Iron School of Advanced Performance Training, and worked for…