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New SCAA president 2024 - 2026


Hello,

My name in Nicole Kruppi and I am the new SCAA President.

Professionally I have worked most of my career (19 years) in the Records and Information Management field but like to think of myself as a long-suffering Archivist.

My career has taken me across Canada. For the past seven years I lived in New Brunswick, Canada, working in the oil and gas industry at Irving Oil. Prior to that I lived in Calgary for nine years and worked for both the Public Service (Alberta Energy Regulator (AER) and Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT), as well as spending time at TC Energy.

Closer to home, which in my mind has been Saskatoon, I worked for the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations in the Specific Claims Archive & Library, and the Saskatchewan Archives Board as both a Records Manager and Project Archivist. Prior to deciding that I wanted to be an Archivist when I grew up, I worked at SaskTel Mobility.

I hold a Masters in Archival Studies from the University of British Columbia (2004), along with a BA in Sociology and an Advanced Certificate in Indigenous Studies from the University of Saskatchewan.

Recently, the pull to come home was strong, so my husband and I decided in March of 2024 it was time to move home. Since then, we gave notice at our jobs, sold/packed up our house and drove across Canada in six days with a dog and a cat who don’t like each other (the pets, not the people).

The SCAA has always given me a sense of belonging and I was a member from 2002-2008, and Vice President in 2007.

At the beginning of July 2024, I will be starting a term position as a FOIPP Analyst with the Environmental Protection Branch/Ministry of Environment based in Saskatoon.

I look forward to supporting, reinforcing, and expanding on all the great work of the SCAA. I have always believed in the importance of Archives and what SCAA has to offer the people of Saskatchewan.

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