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Angelina is an enrolled member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee and currently serves as the Cultural Resources Supervisor for the tribe. In her role at the Junaluska Museum, she is responsible for managing archival inventories, conducting research on Cherokee resistance, and contributing to the design development of the museum's upcoming expansion. Angelina began her academic journey at Georgia State University before pursuing a graduate program in Cherokee Studies at Western Carolina University.

Kris Lackner is a workflow strategist and digital asset wrangler at Atlassian, focused on building DAM programs that actually work in the real world. With an MLIS from the University of Washington, Kris applies librarian rigor to the messy realities of cross-functional teamwork, governance, and large-scale content operations.

In this enterprise leadership role, Mariam oversees the strategic direction of Visa’s global AdTech ecosystem and the governance frameworks that support Marketing Data and AI innovation across the company. She works closely with Visa’s Data and Privacy Offices to ensure that all marketing technologies, data practices, and AI‑related use cases meet rigorous standards of compliance, security, and operational excellence.

Kayleen Rockwood is an enrolled member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians and serves as the Cultural Coordinator at The Junaluska Museum, located in Robbinsville, North Carolina. Kayleen earned her bachelor's degree in Anthropology with a minor in Cherokee Studies from Western Carolina University.

At the museum, Kayleen leads cultural programming, educational outreach, and community engagement initiatives that honor the legacy of Junaluska and perpetuate the rich culture of the Snowbird Community and its people.
 

Matt Briney is the Chief Communications & Marketing Officer for the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library, where he leads brand, marketing, communications, public affairs, and audience strategy for a new presidential library built for the digital age. His work focuses on helping cultural institutions translate mission, collections, and place into public experiences that are accessible, trustworthy, and useful — including TRPL’s emerging use of AI, digital collections infrastructure, and visitor-facing tools.

Shaula Stephenson is the Managing Archivist and Systems Analyst at the Susanne Kester Archives at the Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles. She chairs the Society of California Archivists (SCA) Publications Committee and is a member of SCA’s Labor, Advocacy, and Public Policy Committee Fair Labor Principles working group. She has been a panelist at multiple professional conferences since completing her MLIS in 2012, and has published articles in the SCA Newsletter, Archival Elements, and the Journal of Digital Media Management.