NDSA is seeking nominations for its 2025 Coordinating Committee (CC) election. This year, the CC has openings for three (3) members whose terms will begin in January 2026. CC members must be from NDSA member institutions, serve a three year term, and participate in monthly calls to help guide and sustain the organization’s strategy and direction. NDSA is a diverse community with a critical mission. The Coordinating Committee provides strategic leadership to the organization in coordination with group co-chairs. We seek candidates to join the CC that bring and offer a variety of cultures, orientations, skills, perspectives, and experiences to guide and support leadership initiatives. Working on the CC is an excellent opportunity for professional growth as you contribute your leadership to the digital preservation community as a whole, collaborate with a wonderful group of dynamic, motivated professionals, and expand your network of contacts and resources.

If you are interested in joining the NDSA Coordinating Committee (CC) or want to nominate another NDSA member, be sure to complete the nomination form by 11:59pm EST Monday, September 8, 2025. Please include the name, e-mail address, brief bio/candidate statement (nominee-approved), and NDSA-affiliated institution of each nominee. We particularly encourage and welcome nominations of people from underrepresented groups and sectors. 

As members of the NDSA, we join together to form a consortium of more than 270 partnering organizations, including businesses, government agencies, nonprofit organizations, professional associations and universities, all engaged in the long-term preservation of digital information. Committed to preserving access to our national digital heritage, we each offer our diverse skills, perspectives, experiences, cultures and orientations to achieve what we could not do alone. 

The CC is dedicated to ensuring a strategic direction for NDSA, to the advancement of NDSA activities to achieve community goals, and to further communication among digital preservation professionals and NDSA member organizations. The CC is responsible for reviewing and approving NDSA membership applications and publications; updating eligibility standards for membership in the alliance, and other strategic documents; engaging with stakeholders in the community; and working to enroll new members committed to our core mission. More information about the duties and responsibilities of CC members can be found at the NDSA’s Leadership Page.

We hope you will give this opportunity serious consideration, and we value your continued contributions and leadership in our community.

Any questions can be directed to ndsa.digipres [at] gmail [dot] com.