Meet Our Archives Team
The Program in Jewish Studies works in conjuction with the CU University Libraries and a team of archivists to preserve and provide access to the Post-Holocaust American Judaism Collections.
David Shneer z'll
Founding Director of the Post-Holocaust American Judaism Collection
David Shneer z'll was the Louis P. Singer Endowed Chair in Jewish History, Professor of History and Jewish Studies, and Chair of the Department of Religious Studies at the University of Colorado Boulder. He was a Distinguished Lecturer for the Association for Jewish Studies, was the faculty director for Yiddishkayt, was the co-editor in chief of East European Jewish Affairs, and was the inaugural faculty director of CU Boulder's Post Holocaust American Judaism archive until 2015.
Megan Friedel
Head of Archives
Megan K. Friedel is Head of Archives in the CU Boulder Libraries Special Collections, Archives & Preservation Department. She received her MS in Library and Information Science in 2002 and an MA in History in 2004, both from Simmons College and also holds a BA in English from Amherst College. Megan was previously Curator of Photography at the History Colorado museum in Denver and, prior to that, has held positions as an archivist at the University of Alaska Anchorage Consortium Library, Oregon Historical Society, and Massachusetts Historical Society. Her areas of research include the visual history of the American West, advocacy for under-represented communities in archives, and archival outreach involving collaborative community engagement.
Kalyani Fernando
Project Archivist
Kalyani Fernando is a Project Archivist at CU Boulder Libraries Special Collections, Archives & Preservation Department, and is processing recent additions to the Post-Holocaust American Judaism Collections. She received her Masters of Library and Information Science from the University of Denver, and her Bachelor of Arts degree in English Literature from the University of Pennsylvania. Her passion for archives and special collections took shape at History Colorado as a Collections & Library Assistant, then later as a Research Librarian, where she worked with artifacts and manuscript materials to create pop-up exhibits for the Stephen H. Hart Library. Before obtaining her MLIS, Kalyani worked in academic book publishing, and acquired projects focused on the American West, environmental history, and ran the series CultureAmerica. She is enthusiastic and committed to making history engaging and accessible to the larger university community, and is excited to contribute to this dynamic partnership.
Linda Park
Program Manager
Linda has over seven years of university administration experience at Princeton University in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Comparative Literature, and The Center for Digital Humanities. She also has over seven years of nonprofit management experience at various synagogues in northern California and central New Jersey. Linda earned an MBA in marketing from West Texas A&M and a BS in Marketing from SUNY, Fashion Institute of Technology. Linda is an avid cross-country skier, prolific nature photographer, and proud mother of two of daughters.