About the Project
Dana Reijerkerk is an information professional with over seven years of experience in data asset management, data science, metadata, technical platform management, data profiling, data engineering, and digital preservation. Dana’s career and research explores sociotechnical issues with data, especially within Indigenous contexts. Dana’s worked with and in Indigenous communities on the east coast of the U.S. (Seneca, Lumbee, Anishinaabe, Shinnecock), Madagascar (Vezo), Costa Rica (Maleku), and diaspora enclaves in the U.S., South America, and Japan (Okinawan, Ainu). Her research has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, First Monday, and American Archivist. She was the recipient of the 2020 Museum Computer Network Emerging Scholar Award, the 2021 University of Michigan Center for Japanese Studies Seminar & Workshop Grant Fund, and was named a Library and Information Science and Data Science Integrated Network Group Fellow in 2023. She holds a Masters of Information (University of Michigan) and a degree in American Indian Studies (University of North Carolina at Pembroke).
Meet kYmberly Mieshia Dionn Keeton - a true master of her craft with an extensive and diverse skill set. Keeton currently holds the esteemed position of Chief Artistic Officer at THE K AGENCY, a dynamic creative information company, while also serving as a Certified Notary of the Public. She has excelled in various fields, including being a published author, an accomplished art librarian and archivist, and an expert in curating family history. Keeton's work has earned her numerous accolades throughout her career, such as being recognized as an American Library Association Emerging Leader and a Library Journal 2020 Mover and Shaker. Apart from her impressive professional achievements, Keeton is also a respected leader in her community.
As the Founder and Soror of Gamma Pi Beta Sorority, Inc., she is also a Top Lady of Distinction, Inc., and an active Douglass Club of Austin member. Furthermore, she is Doctoral Candidate in Information Science and Interdisciplinary Studies at the University of North Texas and has been awarded the coveted Mark E. Rorvig Endowed Graduate Fellowship. Keeton's unwavering passion for the arts led her to create ART | library deco, a virtual African American art library, gallery, and repository.
Her exceptional work as a writer, librarian, archivist, and scholar has earned her recognition as a 2023-2024 Leading Fellow at Drexel University and in the University of Kansas Black Book Interactive Digital Scholars Program. In her free time, Keeton enjoys indulging in her hobbies of reading, writing, and designing while spending quality time with her beloved furry companion, Roxy Blue. Be sure to follow her inspiring doctoral journey on her blog.