Responsibilities of the Archivist include: the administration of the Archives Division which has a staff of twenty-six and an annual operating budget of over $850,000. The Archivist serves as State Historical Records Coordinator, leading the Massachusetts State Historical Records Advisory Board in strategic planning, grants programs and records preservation. As Historical Records Coordinator the Archivist oversees the Veterans' Heritage Grant Program. The Archivist serves as Secretary ex officio of the Records Conservation Board and is a statutory designee to the Board of Underwater Archaeological Resources. The Archivist also acts as liaison between the Massachusetts Historical Records Advisory Board and the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC), the grant-making arm of the National Archives. The Archivist leads the Records Management Unit of the Secretary of State's Office, which oversees records management for all state agencies as well as city and town clerks.

I retired as the Chief of the Waterside Security Division, Port Security Unit 301 in October 2018 after thirty years in the Coast Guard Reserve.

Teach HST 670, Introduction to Archival Methods as part of the Certificate in Archives or Archives Master's degree in the UMass-Boston History Department.