The ACA Board of Directors is pleased to announce the appointment of Jean Dryden as the new Senior Associate Editor and Suzanne Dubeau as Managing Editor of Archivaria.

Before joining the faculty of the College of Information Studies at the University of Maryland in 2008, Jean worked at the National Archives of Canada, the Provincial Archives of Alberta, and as the Chief Archivist of the United Church of Canada/Victoria University Archives. Many people have encountered Jean through her popular workshops on copyright which she continues to hold in numerous locations across Canada each year. This combination of practical experience with her current academic activities gives her a well-rounded perspective of particular value to Archivaria and its readership.

In addition to her archival credentials, Jean also has editing experience. She is currently one of the guest editors of Archivaria 69 (Spring 2010), a special issue on Archives and the Law, and was guest editor of a double issue of the quarterly Journal of Archival Organization, volume 5, numbers 1 and 2 (2007) on the topic of archival authority records. She has contributed frequently to Archivaria over the years, including an article on copyright in Archivaria 1 (1975/76).

Jean holds an MLS from the University of Western Ontario (1983), and a PhD from the Faculty of Information Studies, University of Toronto (2008). She currently resides in Maryland, but maintains a condominium in Toronto as well.

"I look forward," says Jean, "to working with Archivaria's Editorial Board, the ACA, and the archival community to maintain the internationally recognized standard of excellence achieved by my predecessors."

Jean will serve as Senior Associate Editor until the end of the year, and will then succeed to General Editor for the term January 1, 2011 to December 31, 2012.

Suzanne Dubeau (Assistant Head, York University Archives & Special Collections) will also be joining the Archivaria board. She will become the Managing Editor starting with Archivaria 70 (Spring 2011).