Amanda Murray
As the Program Manager for Documentary Heritage and Preservation Services for New York, Amanda oversees all aspects of DHPSNY, including coordinating educational programs, communications, outreach, and planning and assessment programs.
Prior to joining DHPSNY as Preservation Specialist in 2020, Amanda worked as the Visual Materials Cataloger for the Department of Rare and Manuscript Collections and the Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art at Cornell University. She previously worked as an archival consultant for various organizations in Rochester, NY, and served as the graphics and marketing communications coordinator for The Corning Museum of Glass. Amanda received an MA in Photographic Preservation and Collections Management from the University of Rochester and George Eastman Museum, an MLS from the University at Buffalo, and a BA in Art History from SUNY Fredonia.
Read an interview with Amanda from DHPSNY News: Fall 2020 (read the full publication).
Kate Philipson
Archives Specialist | Pronouns: she, her, hers
As the Archives Specialist for the Documentary Heritage and Preservation Services for New York (DHPSNY) program, Kate Philipson conducts Archival Needs Assessments and assists with archival and preservation planning. She also develops and presents educational programs and provides technical information to library and archival repositories in New York State.
Prior to joining the DHPSNY Staff in 2019, Kate worked as a Media Preservation Assistant in the New York University Library’s Barbara Goldsmith Preservation & Conservation Department, and as the Metadata/Access Intern at the La MaMa Experimental Theater Club Archives. While in New York City, she also interned at the Whitney Museum of American Art’s Library and Archives, as well as actively participated in the Association of Moving Image Archivists (AMIA) Student Chapter and the Audiovisual Preservation Exchange (APEX) program in Puerto Rico. Kate was honored to be a 2018 NYU Gallatin Global Fellow in Urban Practice, working with the Puerto Rican Cultural Center in Chicago to help form an archive of their community history. Previously, she held various roles at Temple University’s Urban Archives and the Library Company of Philadelphia. Kate received her MA in Archives and Public History from NYU and her BA in Film and Media Arts and American Studies from Temple University.
Read an interview with Kate from DHPSNY News: Fall 2019 (read the full publication).
Kate Jacus
Preservation Education Specialist | Pronouns: she, her, hers
As DHPSNY Preservation Education Specialist, Kate leads educational and outreach initiatives for libraries, archives, museums, historical societies, and other collecting institutions across New York State. She develops and presents workshops, webinars, and online courses, cultivates partnerships with cultural heritage organizations, and provides preservation guidance and technical information to the field. Kate also conducts Preservation Needs Assessments and supports archival and preservation planning.
Prior to joining the DHPSNY staff in 2023, Kate provided photo organizing and collections management services to families through her business, The Photo Curator. She was also the Marketing Coordinator for Archival Methods, a supplier of archival storage and presentation supplies. Her past museum work includes Collections Manager at The Strong National Museum of Play and Membership Assistant at Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian. Kate received her MBA from Rochester Institute of Technology, her MA in Museum Studies from University of Colorado Boulder, and her BA in History from Colgate University.
Read an interview with Kate from DHPSNY News: Fall 2023 (read the full publication).