Seth Paris is a Media Preservation Specialist performing hands-on work and researching  funding sources for preservation projects. Seth’s experience as an accomplished musician and dedication to the preservation of recorded music led him to Accra, Ghana with the support from a 2007-2008 Fulbright Grant, the NYU Office of Global Education, and the Africana Studies Program, [...]

Peter Oleksik is Assistant Media Conservator at The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) with a focus on analog and digital video art works. His work with media collections spans the multifaceted aspects of hands-on reformatting, asset and collection management, cataloging, and facilities design and installation. Peter specializes in working with organizations and artists to provide [...]

David Rice is Archivist with the City University of New York (CUNY). He continues to consult with AVPS on a wide range of preservation topics, focusing on open source applications, digital video codecs and formats, asset and metadata management, high efficiency reformatting, quality control, cataloging, collection management, and metadata technology for archival applications. David has [...]

Kara Van Malssen focuses on helping organizations develop effective lifecycle management strategies to support long-term access and innovative use of audiovisual content. She specializes in digital asset management, metadata modeling and standards implementation, digital repository development, and disaster preparedness. Her past and continuing consultancies include organizations such as the Museum of Modern Art, NPR, and [...]

Joshua Ranger specializes in data analysis and communication in support of collection management, planning, and resource development. Recent projects have included managing large scale inventories across multiple locations, analysis and conformance of legacy catalog systems, and developing new strategies for utilizing data in collection assessment and advocacy, and he is a frequent contributor to our [...]

Christopher Lacinak has consulted on a broad range of preservation and access topics for moving image and sound collections and organizations. Some of his past and current clients include the Library of Congress, Stanford University and the The Museum of Modern Art. Chris is a former Vice President and Chief Technology Officer of VidiPax, a [...]