Role: Intern

Hanako Ishizuka-Gunderson (she/her) has been in the library field for over a decade. Working in various libraries at different capacities, she has finally returned to pursue her master’s degree in library and information science from Dominican University after a 10-year hiatus from academia. Juggling motherhood and a full-time position at the University of California Irvine’s…

Gabrielle Banks (she/her) is an emerging archivist from Chicago’s South Side, most interested in preserving and amplifying Black history through community-centered archival practices. She is currently completing her Masters of Library and Information Science with a specialization in archives and records management. Her experience spans digital and physical collections, metadata creation, and reference services at…

Blanca Vásquez-Hurley, an emerging archivist received her MSLIS from Chicago State University with a concentration in archives. In addition, she holds a BA from Northeastern Illinois University in Latino/a/x and Latin American Studies. Originally, from the Southwest her interests include social justice work through activism, reparative human-first approaches to archiving, Afro-diaspora in Latin America, community…

Alyssa Brown is an MSLIS student currently completing her final semester at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. As a BMRC FOCAS intern, she conducts post-processing of oral history interviews at the National Public Housing Museum. Her interest in community archives intersects with an academic and professional background in climate and environmental work. In her free…

Cheryl Muhammad is in the final semester of her MLIS program at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and currently works in library services and records management within a government agency. With an extensive background in data management, community-focused roles, and operational administration, she specializes in records preservation and analysis to maintain the accuracy and integrity…