State Partnerships and Outreach Committee

The State Partnerships and Outreach Committee (SPOC) encourages archival professionals to reach beyond our own professional groups and present at historical, genealogical, and other conferences that attract users of archives and potential donors of archival material. These activities should promote archives and the archival profession.

The Committee also evaluates applications to the State Partnerships and Outreach Fund. Established by SSA in 2021, the State Partnerships and Outreach Fund helps cover SSA members’ costs when presenting at academic and professional meetings of allied professions. The Fund is also to be used for SSA session sponsorships at state or regional historical associations’ annual conferences. For information on how to apply, visit the SPOC Fund page.

Want to learn more about the history and mission of the State Partnerships and Outreach Committee? Check out this Archival Outlook article about SPOC.

The members of SPOC have put together a list of regional and national organizations and meetings to help members find allied organizations with which to collaborate. Check out the spreadsheet here. Do you have a suggestion for a group that isn’t included on this list? Send us a note at spoc@southwestarchivists.org

Chair

Kristy Sorensen, Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary

Vice-Chair

VACANT

Members

JJ Compton, Oklahoma Christian University

Susannah Broyles, Texas State University, The Wittliff Collections

Brooke Lake, Monocurate LLC

T. DeWayne Moore, Prairie View A&M University

Brian Stauffer, Texas General Land Office

Heather Reinold, Arkansas State Archives