Archivist, theatre kid, travel junkie, and cat lady Beth McDonald has more than a decade of professional experience in archives and museums, providing leadership in many essential areas, including strategic planning and project management, archival development and organization, processing and cataloging, arrangement and description, historical research, oral history planning and development, and exhibit planning and implementation.

She has worked extensively with performing arts and community archives, focusing on transforming complex projects into engaging and accessible collections. Her work has been presented at the Society of American Archivists Annual Meeting, published in The Journal of Western Archives, and exhibited at California State University, Dominguez Hills, and ONE Archives at USC Libraries.

Beth received her MLIS in Archival Studies from the University of California, Los Angeles; a BFA in Theatre from Auburn University; and holds a certification through the Academy of Certified Archivists.