Jessica Ritchie

Head of Special Collections & University Archives, Old Dominion University

Jessica Ritchie is currently the Head of Special Collections and University Archives at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia, where she provides leadership and vision for the Libraries' Special Collections and University Archives program in Perry Library and music special collections in the F. Ludwig Diehn Composers Room. Before joining the Libraries, Jessica was the Dickson Librarian for the Jean Outland Chrysler Art Library at the Chrysler Museum, where she oversaw the 112,000-volume art library, including archival and rare book collections. Jessica has a BA in Music from the University of Virginia and an MLIS degree from Florida State University.