Selena ORTEGA-CHIOLERO

Empowering Cultural Heritage Steward, who supports community sustainability, cultural preservation and perpetuation. Exceedingly intuitive understanding of environmental, technical, and cultural knowledge enabling to effectively communicate with, receive and convey information on behalf of vast group of stakeholders. Years of industry experience in museum and cultural archives administration, development, curatorial, collections, exhibitions and programming.

• Spanish
• French
• Japanese
• Ahtna Athabascan (Western; Central Dialects)

• American Alliance of Museums
• American Association for State and Local History
• Association for Tribal Archives, Libraries and Museums
• Association of American Indian Affairs
• DLF Museums Cohort

• 2023 Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt (Certification# AKVA-130), IASSC
• Certified Interpretive Guide, National Association for Interpretation
• FAIC Risk Evaluation and Emergency Planning for Tribal Cultural Institutions
• ATALM Caring for Indigenous Collections Certification
• 2020-2022 ATALM Building Cultural Communities Cohort Program

• Cohort Member, Archives Leadership Institute at the University of Virginia (2024): a program of the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC) focused on building the capacity of mid-career archivists as leaders both in their own institutions and in the archives field.
• Fellow, University of Virginia Rare Book School, Andrew W. Mellon Fellowship for Diversity, Inclusion and Cultural Heritage (2021-2023): a three-year professional development opportunity focused on advancing multicultural collections through innovative and inclusive curatorial practice and leadership trainings and opportunities.
• Council Member, Society of American Archivists (2023 - currently serving): serve as a section and committee liaison, and support the organization in meeting its strategic plan goals.
• Museums Alaska (Board Secretary 2017 - 2020, Board President 2021-2023): Managed organization's web-site, newsletter and social media accounts; responsible for organization's records management; led Board governance; represent and led the organization's advocacy efforts and outreach.
• Society of American Archivists, Native American Archives Section (Member 2019-2020, Vice Chair 2021-2022, Chair 2022-2023): led and supported virtual archival trainings and presentations focused on Indigenous practices, and Co-PI for SAA's Indigenous Archival Training Program.
• Member, Society of American Archivists, Committee on the Selection of SAA Fellows (2023): Assisted in the selection process for the Fellows of the Society in accordance with criteria and procedures established and approved by the Council and in accordance with the Society's Constitution and Bylaws.
• Chair, Society of American Archivists, Appointments Committee (2022): Assisted the SAA Vice-President/President-elect with the appointment process by identifying a pool of potential candidates for appointed positions to committees, boards, and tasks forces, and to official SAA representative positions.
• Advisory Board Member, University of Maryland College of Information Studies, SNAC Indigenous Advisory Board (2022 - currently serving): Assist and guide the Social Networks and Archival Context (SNAC) platform coordinators in how they can center Indigenous perspectives in the platform.
• Advisory Board Member, Mukurtu Advisory Board (2022 - currently serving): Assist in defining the long-term sustainability of Mukurtu CMS (the software) as well as Mukurtu (the community, networks, resources etc) with the Mukurtu CMS creators and staff.
• Advancing Indigenous Archives Planning Council, Association for Tribal Archives, Libraries and Museums (2020-2021)
• ARL + DLF Fellow, Council on Library Information Resources, Digital Libraries Federation (2019)
• Cohort Member, Tribal Digital Stewardship Cohort Program: Digital Heritage Management, Archiving and Mukurtu CMS, Washington State University, Center for Digital Scholarship and Curation: received one year training on digitization, digital asset management and archival practices through an Indigenous focus.
• Tribal Representative, Valley Association for Local History and Culture (2017 - currently serving): Collaborate and provide support to cultural heritage organizations in communities throughout the Matanuska-Susitna Valley including digital records management, public access, Tribal collaborations, organization development and strategic planning, fundraising, public programs, and exhibitions.

• "Community-Centric Collections: Reassessing John Fleckner's Perspectives on the Commonalities Between Museums and Archives," Intergenerational Conversations Series, SAA American Archivists Reviews Portal, January 8, 2024, https://reviews.americanarchivist.org/2024/01/08/community-centric-collections-reassessing-john-fleckners-perspectives-on-the-commonalities-between-museums-and-archives/?fbclid=IwAR3RSEXWTVBdklcr1lskGQlRsO9JyULSHiJ4WobOPMzzbcqSYsMnYWrXKtE
• "Toward Inclusive Readings Rooms: Recommendations for Decolonizing Practices and Welcoming Indigenous Researchers," co-contributed with Rose Buchanan, Keau George, Taylor Gibson, Eric Hung, Daria Labinsky, Diana Marsh, Rachel Menyuk, Lotus Norton-Wisla, Nathan Sowry and Monique Tyndall, Archival Outlook, January/February 2021: 4-5, 14.
• Summer Education Institute, "Ugheldze’ Hwle’cilaes (Sharing & Caring): A Contemporary Approach to DAMs and Digital Repositories" (2024).
• ATALM International Conference of Indigenous Archives, Libraries and Museums, "Decolonizing Through Virtual Repatriation" (2023).
• Western Museums Association Annual Meeting, "Shifting Power Dynamics: Dismantling Colonial Practices" (2023).
• Ahtna Language and Culture Gathering, "A New Vision of Collections Access and Shared Stewardship" (2023).
• ATALM International Conference of Indigenous Archives, Libraries and Museums, “Reclaiming Cultural Expressions Through Equitable Pathways” (2022).
• Rutgers University Digital Asset Management Certificate Program Symposium, “Colloquia for DAM Leaders: New Boundaries in Museums” (2021).
• Northwest Archivists Annual Conference, “Redrawing the Roadmap: Perspectives from Indigenous Professionals on Working with Federal Repositories” (2021).
• Digital Libraries Forum, “Scaling Training for Tribal Archives, Libraries and Museums + Public Libraries: Access Culture and Community” (2021).
• Museums Alaska Annual Conference, "Cultural Competency Workshop" (2021).
• Museums Alaska Annual Conference, “Moving from Competition to Collaboration: Creating Better Partnerships in Your Region” (2018).

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