Cathy Popovitch is a records archivist in the Publications Unit of the Illinois State Archives. She currently writes and edits the state’s archives publications and is in charge of the online descriptive inventory. She serves as the chief grants manager for the Illinois State Archives and deputy coordinator for the Illinois State Historical Records Advisory Board. She has a Bachelor’s degree in History from Millikin University and a Master’s degree in Library and Information Science from the University of Illinois.