Yolande Bennett

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Education	M.S. in Library & Information Science, Archives Management Simmons University, Boston, Mass. 09/2021 — 05/2023 B.F.A. in Graphic Design, Cum Laude Lesley University, Cambridge, Mass. 09/2016 — 02/2020
Experience	Assistant Digital Archivist Massachusetts Archives, Boston, Mass. 07/2023 — present Manuscript End-Processing Assistant Schlesinger Library, Cambridge, Mass. 05/2022 — 04/2023 Archival & Special Collections Assistant Prince Memorial Library, Cumberland, Me. 06/2011 — 7/2023 Archives Intern Massachusetts College of Art & Design, Boston, Mass. 09/2021 — 12/2021 Library Assistant Sherrill Library, Cambridge, Mass. 09/2016 — 05/2017
Board Memberships	Archives Advisory Commissioner Massachusetts State Historical Records Advisory Board 02/2025 — present
Presentations	Handling Born-Digital Materials with MA-SHRAB Massachusetts History Alliance Conference, 06/2025 An Introduction to MA-SHRAB Western Massachusetts Historical Commission Coalition, 05/2025 Facilitating Access to Archives through Digitization Massachusetts History Alliance Conference, 06/2024 Digitizing Municipal Records: Guidelines for Getting Started Massachusetts Municipal Association, 03/2024
Skills	Adobe Creative Suite, Digital Commons, DSLR Photography, HTML/CSS, JavaScript, Microsoft Office, Notepad++, Omeka, Oxygen XML Editor, Preservica, Python, ReDiscovery, Versatile Retention, Wordpress, XMetaL
Interests	Art & Design, Bookstores, Coding, Coffee, Film & TV, Hiking, Live Music, Museums, Poetry, Printmaking, Reading on Public Transit, Running, Traveling, Yoga

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