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Jill Reilly, NARA’s Acting Chief Innovation Officer, will moderate the forum, which will include a discussion with National Archives officials about NARA’s commitment to maximizing transparency and providing access to records. The discussion will focus on NARA’s efforts to digitize its records, leverage artificial intelligence, and improve its online experience for researchers. Reilly will be joined by Denise Henderson, Director of Digitization; Michael Knight, Director of Web Division; and Carol Lagundo, Director of Digital Partnerships and Outreach.
This event is being offered in partnership with Sunshine Fest, organized and sponsored by the University of Florida’s Brechner Freedom of Information Project. For more information, visit https://sunshineweek.org/sunshine-fest/.
More about past Sunshine Week at the National Archives programs: https://www.archives.gov/ogis/outreach-events/sunshine-week
Moderator and Speakers:
Jill Reilly is the Acting Chief Innovation Officer at the National Archives and Records Administration. Throughout her 20-year federal career, she has focused on digital engagement, access, and discovery. In addition to her 10 years at the National Archives, she has served at the National Agricultural Library with the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the Law Library of Congress, and the U.S. Department of Education. She holds a masters in library science with a concentration in archival administration and a master of arts in U.S. history from the University of Maryland
Denise Henderson is the Director of Digitization for Research Services at the National Archives and Records Administration. In her role, Ms. Henderson coordinates digitization efforts to align with NARA's strategic goals and initiatives. These efforts include centralized mass digitization projects involving the systematic digitization of holdings, including textual, special media, and microfilm materials. From 2011 to 2018, Henderson worked in NARA's Office of Innovation in various roles including as the Chief of the Digital Public Access Branch. From 2007 to 2011, Henderson was a processing archivist in the Textual Services Division, where she successfully completed the Archivist Development Program in 2010 before attending the Archives Leadership Institute in 2011. She holds a masters in library science from the University of Maryland.
Michael Knight serves as the Web Division Director in the Office of Innovation at the National Archives and Records Administration. Mr. Knight has led a wide range of website development projects that support NARA’s efforts to provide online public access to records and additional customer-focused resources. He is also a subject matter expert on agile product development methods and is a Certified Scrum Professional (CSP-SM), Certified Scrum Master (CSM), and a certified Project Management Professional (PMP). He is a graduate of Delaware State University.
Carol Lagundo started her career at the National Archives and Records Administration in 1993 and currently serves as the Director of Digital Partnerships and Outreach within the Office of Innovation. Ms. Lagundo has spent most of her NARA career managing IT software development projects to describe and provide online access to NARA’s holdings. She currently manages NARA’s digital partnerships and NARA’s digital reference platform History Hub and online chat Ask the Archives. She holds a FAC-PPM Level 3 certification.
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