Janel Quirante

Janel Quirante

Head Archivist

Janel Quirante is the Head Archivist of ‘Ulu‘ulu and oversees the daily operations of the archive. Before joining ‘Ulu‘ulu in 2010, Janel worked as a videotape preservation technician at BAVC Media in San Francisco and as the Visual Materials Archivist at the Hoover Institution Archives at Stanford University. She is a Lecturer in Creative Media at UH West O‘ahu, and Adjunct Faculty in Library and Information Science at UH Mānoa. Throughout her 27-year career in media and archives, Janel has enjoyed working with and leading teams that strive to present archival footage in innovative ways and has a deep respect for and commitment to preserving the moving image history of cultural heritage institutions. Her favorite archival media format is 2″ Quad videotape.

Education

• MLISc, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
• Graduate Certificate, Institute for Historical Documentary Filmmaking, George Washington University
• BA, Anthropology, University of California at Berkeley

Courses Taught

• CM 402 Archival Research for Media Makers
• LIS 656 Moving Image Archives

Professional Associations

• Archives Leadership Institute (ALI), Cohort Member 2018
• Association of Hawaiʻi Archivists (AHA), Board Member and Secretary 2011-2013
• Association of Moving Image Archivists (AMIA), Regional Representative for Hawai‘i
• Hawai‘i Council for the Humanities (HIHumanities), Board Member 2018-2020
• International Association of Sound and Audiovisual Archives (IASA), Conference Program Co-chair 2025
• Pacific Islanders in Communications (PIC), Board Member 2021-present; Chair 2024-present
• Society of American Archivists (SAA), Archivists and Archives of Color Roundtable Officer 2007-2010

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