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MillimeterKeith LaQua Named Executive Director of Association of Moving Image Archivists
Mar 24, 2006 1:40 PM
Keith LaQua has been named executive director of the Association of Moving Image Archivists (AMIA). The international non-profit organization headquartered here is dedicated to advancing the field of moving image archiving by promoting collection, preservation, exhibition and use of moving image materials as our heritage for future generations. It has 845 individual and institutional members in some 30 countries.
"Keith LaQua is a perfect fit for this new role at a critical juncture in history," says AMIA President Janice Simpson. "He is dedicated to our mission. Keith has the experience, leadership skills and expertise that are essential for this important role."
Simpson notes that while much progress has been made, the rapid evolution of film, digital and hybrid technologies requires diligent, industry-wide education and cooperation to ensure that contemporary moving images will endure for posterity.
LaQua is AMIA's first executive director. He brings more than 25 years of experience in the management of non-profit organizations to his new role, including stints at the Directors Guild of America's Artists Rights Foundation, The Pasadena Symphony, CARE, and television stations KOCE-TV, WHA-TV and Prairie Public Broadcasting in the public television sector.
"I am struck by the fact that I am assuming this new role at a time when advances in technology are proving to be both a boon and a challenge for archivists," LaQua says. "Moving images and sound are a vital part of the literature as well as the records of the history of our times. I am looking forward to working with the dedicated staff and volunteers who share a commitment to advancing the important mission of AMIA."
AMIA traces its roots to the late 1960s when representatives of moving image archives began meeting informally and organized the Film/Television Archives Advisory Committee(s). By the late 1980s, there were several hundred members and more than 100 organizations involved. The name of that group was changed to AMIA in 1990, and the following year it was incorporated as a non-profit association.
For more information visit the AMIA Web site at www.amianet.org
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