Leslie Nellis is Associate Archivist for Digital Initiatives and Acting Director of Archives & Special Collections at American University in Washington, DC. She graduated from Augustana College in 2011 with a BA in English Literature, French Literature, and Religious Studies. She earned the Master of Library and Information Studies with a focus on Archives Administration and Records Management at University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2013. She previously worked at Ball State University and American University as a local history archivist and digital archivist.