When the waters rise and walls fall, what anchors us to who we are? For those who lose every tangible trace, the archive lives on in breath and memory — in the voices that refuse to be silenced.

Dominique Luster is the CEO and Principle Archivist for the Luster Company. She is a Professional Archivist, Researcher, and Storyteller and loves finding new and innovative ways to use information, technology, and primary sources to tell stories and solve problems. Dominique received her B.A. from the University of Kentucky and her MLIS from the University of Pittsburgh. She was the Teenie Harris Archivist for the Carnegie Museum of Art in Pittsburgh, 2016-2021.

In her consulting work, Dominique is drawn to big ideas involving diverse histories, public engagement, strategic thinking and planning, and project management. Her research looks at various archival and historiographical approaches to Black identity, representation, and silenced records.

Please see her 2018 TED Talk: Archives Have the Power to Boost Marginalized Voices