Tom joined the Video Data Bank in 1999 and has been with the organization in a variety of roles, and through many shifts and changes. In 2022 he was appointed as the Director. During his time as Archive and Collection Manager, Tom led the process of migrating the VDB’s collections from analog to digital formats, and he has been integral in projects to modernize the VDB’s distribution systems and digital workflows. He works closely with the entire VDB team to ensure services run smoothly for all of the VDB's constituents. Tom collaborates in running the Butcher Shop, an artist run studio space. He received a BA in Studio Art and Anthropology from Oberlin College, and an MS in Library and Information Science from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. He is also an active member of AMIA, the Association of Moving Image Archivists.
tom [@] vdb.org