Ashley Todd-Diaz is Head of Special Collections and University Archives at Towson University in Towson, MD. Before moving to Maryland last February, Ashley was Curator of Special Collections and Archives and Assistant Professor at Emporia State University in Emporia, KS. A native of New York’s Hudson Valley region, she received her MSIS with a concentration in Archives and Records Administration from the University at Albany, her MA in English Language and Literature from New York University, and her BA from Sarah Lawrence College. Ashley also teaches as an adjunct professor in Emporia State University’s Master of Library and Information Science program, and is a fourth-year LIS doctoral student.