Leith Alvaro

• Collaborated with judges, attorneys, court staff, and others to capture and promote the historical narrative of a prestigious federal court, enhancing public understanding and appreciation of its legacy.
• Performed operations administration, managing records and databases to streamline access to critical information.
• Tracked and organized records for the Oral History Project to ensure accuracy. the organization’s Oral History Project records and digital initiatives.
• Respond to legal community and public inquiries. Perform historical research.
• Provided customer service during four highly attended annual programs, ensuring positive experiences for participants and fostering community engagement.
• Perform research and develop content for quarterly newsletter.
• Communicate organizational needs to third-party vendors.

• Functioned as Records and Information Manager for the largest unified bar association. Communicated with organization staff, executive staff, and committee members about project progress and needs. Spearheaded preparations for the organization’s records modernization efforts to convert over 800,000 physical paper records into searchable electronic records.
• Managed the process for digitizing historical documents. Ensured collection remained organized and accessible for research and archival purposes.
• Implemented policies and processes for record access and retrieval methods such as standardizing taxonomies and naming conventions to eliminate confusion and improve accessibility and ease of retrieval.
• Implemented policies and processes for record access and retrieval, standardizing taxonomies and naming conventions to enhance accessibility and streamline retrieval.
• Cataloged digital assets to enhance the Board Archive Project's efficiency and user accessibility.
• Collaborated with subject matter experts to analyze specific department needs.
• Evaluated and recommended data collection policies and procedures to align with organization’s operational business requirements and specific department needs.
• Evaluated goals and analyzed action steps while convening stakeholders from multiple departments to align efforts and drive project outcomes.
• Drafted project plans and schedules. Set and enforced deadlines.
• Developed and implemented archival processes and quality control procedures to ensure integrity and reliability of records.
• Executed quality assurance checks on materials to maintain high standards in archival processes.
• Served as the resource for resolving questions and clarifying organization rules and policies.
• Built and maintained relationships across all levels of staff including senior managers.
• Responded to public inquiries and performed customer service and research.

• Enhanced accessibility of historical documents for researchers and the public through effective metadata practices.
• Review historical and legal documents to support increased discoverability and accessibility.
• Collaborated with team to analyze and create metadata records in spreadsheets.

• Collaborated with subject matter experts to conduct weeding and maintain bibliographic records, facilitating effective information exchange.
• Review ILS system for structural metadata accuracy.
• Collaborate with subject matter experts to carry out a range of tasks including weeding and bibliographic record maintenance. Communicate with subject matter experts to provide and exchange information.
• Identified gaps in resources to improve service delivery. and collaboratively solve problems to develop solutions.
• Performed collection maintenance and management, including organization, shelf reading, and inventory support, while recording data results in spreadsheets.

Awarded 2025 Library Student of the Year