Buffalo State University (Emerging Professional)

Ethan Allen Homestead Museum (Emerging Professional and CCCA Secretary)

Kelly Bartlett is an archivist and collections care professional located in Vermont. With five years of experience, Kelly’s work focuses on promoting the accessibility of archival material by bringing collections online and into the classroom where they can be tools for interdisciplinary education. Working as an independent archivist, Kelly has partnered with libraries, museums, and issue-oriented organizations including the Bixby Memorial Free Library, Lake Champlain Maritime Museum, and OurStoryBridge Inc. on projects regarding collections management, access, and exhibition. Kelly holds a dual MA/MS in English Literature and Information Science from the University at Albany in New York, serves as Secretary on the board of the Collections Care & Conservation Alliance, and is the Assistant Director of the Ethan Allen Homestead Museum.

(Emerging Professional)

Darlene Bialowski Art Services, LLC (CCCA Vice-President)

Darlene Bialowski, principal of Darlene Bialowski Art Services, LLC, has been in the museum and cultural heritage preservation field for more than 25 years working as a Curatorial Assistant at Memorial Hall Museum in Deerfield, MA; to being the sole Registrar for the then four Springfield Museums in Springfield, MA as well as overseeing two satellite exhibition sites at Smith & Wesson’s headquarters and its Shooting Academy; to being an independent contract Registrar. She is also an author, lecturer and President of not only the CCCA but also two other cultural heritage non-profits – Red Arch Cultural Heritage Law & Policy Research as well as the Center for Painted Wall Preservation. Darlene is also an accredited member of the Appraisers Association of America with her appraisal specialties in fine and decorative arts. With her extensive backgrounds in the fields of collections care, art, cultural preservation, appraising and being a former paralegal, Darlene’s expertise and broad network of colleagues and experts assist her in aiding clients directly or being able to make the right introductions if necessary.

Museum Textile Services (Professional Affiliate)

Billings Farm and Museum (Emerging Professional)

Lake Champlain Maritime Museum (Emerging Professional)

Vermont State Archives & Records Administration (Professional Affiliate)

Vermont Historical Society (CCCA Director)

Contact: eileen.corcoran@vermonthistory.org | 802-479-8522

Eileen Corcoran currently serves as Director of Service & Outreach at the Vermont Historical Society, working mainly with local historical societies and museums around the state. She has twenty years of experience working with and for museums and other cultural organizations, including the Vermont Museum & Gallery Alliance, Upstate (NY) History Alliance, the National Museum of the Morgan Horse, and the National Museum of Natural History. She also serves as an independent consultant and contractor specializing in collections care and management. She earned her B.A. in Anthropology at Ithaca College, and her M.A. in Anthropology with a Concentration in Museum Training from The George Washington University. Eileen resides in Waltham, VT.

Newport Restoration Foundation (Professional Affiliate)

Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College (CCCA Director representing Emerging Professionals)

Kristie Couser is the Associate Registrar at the Hood Museum of Art at Dartmouth College, where she manages registration activities for traveling exhibitions, projects with loans, and the student-curated exhibition program. Kristie also assists with collection care, from accessioning and digitization workflows to outdoor sculpture maintenance. Before joining the Hood in August 2021, Kristie held curatorial assistantships at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and at the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, specializing in works on paper. In addition to being a member of the Hood’s staff-organized Accessibility Working Group, Kristie serves on the Association of Registrars and Collections Specialists Mentoring Program Subcommittee and is its delegate to ARCS’s Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Accessibility Subcommittee.

University of Vermont (CCCA President)

Contact: erica@ericadonnis.com

Erica Donnis has twenty-five years of experience working as a museum curator, archivist, and collections consultant. Currently a Congressional Papers Archivist and Associate Professor at the University of Vermont, Erica is part of a team working on the arrangement, description, and preservation of Senator Patrick Leahy’s papers. Her recent independent consulting projects include curating Rail City, a new permanent exhibition for the Saint Albans Museum in Saint Albans, Vermont; assessments of museum, archival, and digital collections for several Vermont collecting institutions; and a historic furnishings plan for the Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park, for which she was a coauthor. Additional publications include A History of Shelburne Farms: A Changing Landscape, An Evolving Vision (2010). Based in Burlington, Vermont, Erica is a graduate of the Winterthur Program in Early American Culture (now American Material Culture).

Vermont Division of Historic Preservation (Professional Affiliate)

Wyandot of Anderdon Nation (Emerging Professional)

Michigan State University Museum (Emerging Professional)

Samantha Ellens is the Archaeology Collections Manager at the Michigan State University Museum and holds a Ph.D. in Anthropology from Wayne State University. As a historical archaeologist with a background in Ontario, the Midwest, and the Caribbean, she has over a decade of experience in museum management, collections-based research, and community archaeology. Samantha's outreach and museum management background bring a community-based approach to her research and contributions to programming, teaching, and collections work focused on fostering a lasting appreciation of historical, cultural, and natural resources.

University of Southern Maine Franco-American Collection (Professional Affiliate)

Anna Faherty holds an MA in History and a MS in Library Science with a concentration in archives. She is the archivist at the Franco-American Collection, located on the Lewiston, ME campus of the University of Southern Maine. As the solo arranger at the Collection, she: manages volunteers, interns and student workers, provides K-12 and university level instruction on primary sources and Franco-American history in Maine, coordinates community events, accepts archival donations, assists researchers, processes collections, and engages in preventative preservation practices to help meet the Collection's mission to preserve and promote the Franco-American culture and history in Maine. Anna is currently the Secretary of the Maine Library Association (MLA) and sits on the Maine Historical Records Advisory Board (MHRAB). Her historical background is in labor and immigration in the United States from the 19th-early 20th centuries.

Florida Atlantic University (Emerging Professional)

Paintings Conservator in Private Practice (Professional Affiliate)

Suki Fredericks is a Vermont-based paintings conservator who has worked in museums and the private sector since 1976. Her private studio serves museums, non-profit organizations, and individuals. Suki conserves paintings from collections throughout the Northeast, either in the studio or on-site, as necessary. Collections include Marsh Billings Rockefeller National Park, Shelburne Museum, Shelburne Farms Inn, Sheldon Museum, St. Johnsbury Athenaeum, Fleming Museum; Collaborative and mixed media treatments have been with Art Care Conservation, Curtains Without Borders, Washi Paper Conservation, and SLM Objects Conservation. Suki is graduate school and museum trained, with an M.A. in Art History and a Certificate in Conservation from The Institute of Fine Arts at NYU. She is a Professional Associate of the American Institute for Conservation (AIC) and a member of WAAC, NECA, ICOM, AAM, CCCA.

Works on Paper, LLC (CCCA Treasurer)

Contact: carolyn@works-on-paper.net | 802-460-1149

Carolyn Frisa received her M.A. in Paper Conservation from Camberwell College of Arts in London, England in 2000. She established Works on Paper, LLC, a private practice conservation studio in southern Vermont in 2008, and specializes in the conservation of artistic and historic works on paper, wallpaper and photographs. Prior to entering private practice, Carolyn worked as an associate paper conservator at the Northeast Document Conservation Center and Tate Britain. She has been a Professional Associate of the American Institute for Conservation (AIC) since 2007, is one of the Vermont team members for the AIC National Heritage Responders, and currently serves on the board of the New England Conservation Association.

(CCCA Director)

Elsbeth Geldhof is an independent historic paint conservator based in Western Massachusetts.

She has extensive experience with projects for museums and institutions in the US, UK and Europe, notably the National Museum of Antiquities in The Netherlands, the UCLA Cotsen Institute of Archaeology,  and The Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge (UK).

She was a Trustee for the Connecticut Landmarks Trust (Collections & Stewardship, 2022-2025) and is a current Trustee (Collections & Training) for the Devon & Exeter Medical Heritage Trust, a start-up museum.

Alongside conservation projects, she has been a long-term guest-lecturer for various universities and institutions, and runs immersive community conservation workshops for non-conservators and emerging heritage professionals.

Elsbeth holds an MA in Architectural History (Leiden University) and a post-doctoral diploma in Research and Conservation of Painted Surfaces and Historic Interiors (SRAL The Conservation Institute). She is a Professional Affiliate member of CCCA and a Professional Member of the International Institute for Conservation (IIC).

Sisters of Charity of New York (Professional Affiliate)

Auburn (N.H.) Historical Association (Emerging Professional)

Mt. Kearsarge Indian Museum (Professional Affiliate)

Sterling Gross is the Curator and Collections Manager at Mt. Kearsarge Indian Museum. Sterling graduated with a BA from Susquehanna University in Art History, Studio Art, and Museum Studies, and an ALM from Harvard Extension School in Museum Studies with a focus on Exhibition Design. Along with the many hats his work requires from him, Sterling relishes in artistic exploration and thematic analysis of pop-culture media. In his free time, Sterling runs a freelance art business, working primarily in oil paints and raw ochre. 

Ethan Allen Homestead Museum (Emerging Professional)

Angie Grove is the Executive Director of the Ethan Allen Homestead Museum in Burlington, VT. Angie has a background in public and nonprofit education and tourism and she enjoys cycling, backpacking, and reading novels.

Owner, Arts Management Services LLC (Professional Affiliate)

For over 40 years I've served museums, artists, and corporations in the care of contemporary sculpture including packing, shipping, installation, and restoration. I also specialize in the restoration of gravestones, decorative plaster, antique tile, and ceramic art. My clients include the Guggenheim Museum, Louisiana Museum of Contemporary Art, Hirshhorn Museum, Walker Art Center, Becton, Dickinson and Company, Denver International Airport, the State of Vermont, and US embassies around the world.

Brazoria County Historical Museum (Emerging Professional)

Holly is the collections manager at the Brazoria County Historical Museum in Angleton, Texas. She graduated from Texas A&M University in December 2023 with a bachelor of arts focused in museum studies and anthropology. She has been delighted to join the Brazoria County Historical Museum team and has been working hard to update policies at BCHM to current best practices. She works every day to care for the collection that has been entrusted to her and preserve the rich history of all communities in Brazoria County. In her free time, she enjoys reading and crocheting. 

Owner, Herman Silver Restoration & Conservation. (Professional Affiliate Emeritus)

The CCCA Board is sad to report that Jeff died in 2023. His obituary can be read here.

I have been working in silver since 1976. I graduated with a BFA degree in silversmithing and jewelry making from Maine College of Art. Upon graduating, Gorham hired me as a designer, sample maker, and technical illustrator. I then worked at a smaller company creating ecclesiastical and specialty ware prior to starting my own business in 1984. I have garnered an international reputation for honest advice and quality craftsmanship with special attention to surface finishing. As a sole-proprietor I have restored, reconstructed, and hand finished everything from everyday disposal-damaged and dishwasher-dulled flatware to major surgery on historically important tankards, tureens, and tea services made by Revere, Storr, Bateman, Gorham, and Tiffany. As an environmentalist, I use the safest, non-toxic, products available in one of the best equipped restoration workshops in the world. In 1989 I founded the Society of American Silversmiths to preserve and promote this beautiful art form.

Manchester Historic Association (Professional Affiliate)

Ashley Holm is a museum collections professional with expertise in collections management, preventive conservation, cataloging, and the long-term care of historical materials. As Collections Manager at the Manchester Historic Association, she oversees acquisitions, archival organization, collections storage, and an IMLS‑funded project to rehouse and catalog more than 5,000 textile objects. Her previous work at Historic Deerfield encompassed environmental monitoring, integrated pest management, object rehousing, exhibition installation, and database management. She holds an M.A. in History, Anthropology, and Archaeology from the University of Rhode Island and a B.A. in History, Public History, and Museum Studies from Gordon College. Recognized for her meticulous approach and collaborative leadership, she is committed to the preservation and accessibility of cultural heritage.

Dartmouth College Library (Professional Affiliate)

Middlebury College and Bixby Memorial Free Library (Emerging Professional)

Anna Hurd (they/she) is a current graduate student in Simmons University's Master's of Library and Information Science Program with a concentration in Archives Management. Anna is currently working as the Eugene Exman Papers Archival Fellow at Middlebury College Special Collections and curates social media content for the archives and special collections at Bixby Memorial Free Library in Vergennes. She has held previous processing and outreach internships at the Bixby Memorial Free Library and the Massachusetts General Hospital Archives. In addition to her professional background in libraries and archives, Anna has a Bachelor's Degree in English from the University of Vermont and has particular interests in book history and 17th and 19th-century New England literature. She currently lives in Vergennes with her partner, her cat Marlowe, and her many houseplants.

Ohio University (Emerging Professional)

Haley Kean is a Multimedia Artist and curator with a passion for connection through ephemera. Haley received her MFA in Printmaking from Ohio University in 2023. During her time at Ohio University she has served as Arts Librarian Assistant in conjunction with her TA-ship. Previous to pursuing her MFA, Haley spent time as a Curatorial Fellow for the Art Collective: For Freedoms. She has participated in exhibitions both locally and nationally.

Owner, Kerschner Museum Conservation Services, LLC (Professional Affiliate)

Richard Kerschner is the principal of Kerschner Museum Conservation Services as well as Conservator Emeritus at the Shelburne Museum where he served as Director of Preservation and Conservation from 1982 until his retirement in 2015. He has extensive experience in preventive conservation and conservation project management and is recognized nationally for his expertise in collections-based practical and sustainable environmental control for museums in historic structures and LED lighting for museums. A graduate of Bucknell University, Richard holds a Masters Degree and Certificate of Advanced Study in the Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works from the Cooperstown Graduate Program and is a Fellow and past treasurer of the American Institute for Conservation and Fellow and past Council member of the International Institute for Conservation. He is the Coordinating Conservator for the relocation and conservation of The Lost Mural in Burlington, VT, and consults for the World Monuments Fund’s Qianlong Garden project in China’s Forbidden City.

Vermont Historical Society (Emerging Professional)

The Bass Museum (Emerging Professional)

Akmaral Kulbatyrova is an arts administrator and cultural researcher with extensive experience working across arts institutions and major museums in the United States and Kazakhstan. She has experience in the collection care of new media art and in the digital preservation of collections for long-term sustainability.

Provincetown Art Association and Museum (Emerging Professional)

Madeleine is the Collections Manager and Registrar at the Provincetown Art Association and Museum, where she oversees all elements of collections, preventive conservation, and exhibitions. She received a B.A. from Barnard College in Art History and Economics and an M.A. in Museum Studies (Collections Management) from The George Washington University. She has previously worked in the collections and conservation departments of the Fuller Craft Museum (Brockton, MA) and the GWU Textile Museum (Ashburn, VA and Washington, DC).

Keene State College (Emerging Professional)

Roman Catholic Diocese of Burlington and Simmons University (CCCA Director representing Emerging Professionals)

Kathleen Messier has served as Archivist for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Burlington since 2015, where she collects, organizes, preserves, and describes historical and vital records while providing sacramental record information and research support to Diocesan staff and parishes. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry with a minor in Mathematics from Saint Michael's College and a Master of Library and Information Science degree with a concentration in Archives Management from Simmons University. An active member of the archival community, Kathleen participates in the Association of Catholic Diocesan Archivists, Vermont Archivists, the Collections Care and Conservation Alliance, New England Archivists, and the Society of American Archivists. Beyond her professional work, she has been an active performing member in several local choral ensembles and has volunteered with many in the area of publicity. In her spare time, Kathleen enjoys cooking, baking, gardening, dabbling with graphic design, studying sacred choral works of the Renaissance, and using the Oxford comma.

National Fire Protection Association Archive (Emerging Professional)

Keene State College (CCCA Director)

Rodney Obien is an associate professor and Head of Special Collections & Archives at Keene State College. He teaches in the M.A. programs in History and Archives. Obien holds a M.S. in Library Science from the Catholic University of America. He has held archival and museum positions at the National Trust for Historic Preservation, SUNY Buffalo, and Worcester Polytechnic Institute. Obien currently serves on the boards of the New Hampshire Historical Records Advisory Board, the Northeast Document Conservation Center, and the Collection Care & Conservation Alliance.

Firebird Foundation for Anthropological Research, Maine (Emerging Professional)

Vermont State Archives & Records Administration (CCCA Director)

Contact: rachel.onuf@vermont.gov | 802-622-4092

Rachel Onuf is the Director of the Vermont Historical Records Program, based at the Vermont State Archives & Records Administration. She serves as a Director of the Collections Care & Conservation Alliance, a co-lead of the Vermont Arts & Culture Disaster and Resilience Network (VACDaRN), and as a member of the Vermont Suffrage Centennial Alliance and the NEDCC Advisory Committee. Rachel received her BA from Swarthmore College, an MA in Library & Information Science from the University of Michigan and an MA in American History from the University of Virginia. Past jobs include serving as Roving Archivist for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and Director of Archives at the Historical Society of Pennsylvania. She taught as an adjunct for Simmons College School of Library and Information Science and worked as a consultant for many years. She lives on a sidehill farm near the village of East Orange.

(Professional Affiliate)

Michele Pagan is textile conservator in private practice in East Dorset, VT. A Vermont native, she left VT for 45 years after graduating from UVM, and is recently returned with her husband John. She enjoys "preserving history one piece of fabric at a time", and doing historic house research on local homes. She is presently engaged in researching East Dorset Village, as part of a nomination as a Vermont historic district.”

Conservator in private practice (Emerging Professional)

Johanna Pinney graduated from the Winterthur/University of Delaware Program in Art Conservation in 2024, specializing in book and paper conservation. She is now located in northern Vermont where she maintains a private practice. She can be reached at johanna@pinneyartconservation.com.

Woodstock History Center (Professional Affiliate)

Matt received a MA in American and New England Studies from the University of Southern Maine. He has worked for over 22 years in several historical organizations including the Remick Country Doctor Museum & Farm, Sandwich Historical Society, St. Johnsbury Athenaeum and currently the Woodstock History Center. He has been the Executive Director of the WHC for almost 10 years and loves local history, research, and education. He currently serves as Treasurer of the Windsor Central Innovation Fund, chair of the Town of Woodstock Historic Preservation Commission, board member of the Green Mountain Perkins Academy, museum professional in The Vermont Historical Society’s League of Local Historical Societies & Museums (LLHSM) Mentors Program, member of the Vermont Curators Group, member of the Collections Care and Conservation Alliance, and member of the New England Museum Association.

Lake Champlain Maritime Museum (Emerging Professional)

Patricia is the Director of Collections at Lake Champlain Maritime Museum, where she is responsible for the long-term planning for, safety of, and access to the Museum’s collection of objects and archives. She holds a BA in Archaeology, History, and French from Lycoming College in Williamsport, PA. Patricia has also worked in collections management for Channel Islands Maritime Museum in Oxnard, CA, and currently serves as the Artifacts Steward for the Bixby Memorial Free Library’s artifact collection in Vergennes, VT.

(Professional Affiliate)

Julie A. Reilly is an objects conservator, conservation educator, and nonprofit administrator having worked at the Smithsonian Museum of American History, The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, The Winterthur Museum, the Nebraska State Historical Society Ford Conservation Center, KANEKO, Omaha by Design, and the Intermuseum Conservation Association and the Williamstown + Atlanta Art Conservation Center.

(CCCA Director)

Leslie Rowell is a freelance archivist, serving organizations in the care, management, and accessibility of their archival and 3-D collections. She currently works with the Bread and Puppet Theater, the Greensboro and Stowe Historical Societies, and private collections. Previously as archivist for the Unitarian Church of Montpelier Records Project, the Old Stone House Museum, Sterling College, and field interviewer for the Vermont Historical Society Vermont 70s Project, she has guided all facets of collections work, including the processing and management of photographic collections, digitization, digital assets management, records management, and implementing environmental controls. She has completed 21 credits toward her MS degree in the Simmons University Master of Library and Information Science: Archives Management Concentration program.

Champlain College, Miller Information Commons (Emerging Professional)

My name is Celia Russell. I am originally from Cumberland Center, Maine and have spent the last several years in Vermont. After receiving my BA in English and Secondary Education from Saint Michael’s College, I decided to pursue a career in library science. I began by volunteering at the local library in my hometown in Maine where I helped with a project transcribing local Civil War records, sparking my interest in archival studies. I went on to work as a Library Assistant in a 7th-12th grade public school for four years, and went on to work at the Champlain College Miller Information Commons in 2019 where I served on the Access Services team for five years. I completed my MS-ILS online at the University at Buffalo in May of 2021, and was promoted to Special Collections & Reference Coordinator at Champlain in July of 2024. In my previous position I was fortunate to have been able to observe special collections at work and help with a few projects, and am excited to use my skills developed in graduate school and on the job to serve the community at Champlain through the preservation and use of archival materials.

Harry Ransom Center (Emerging Professional)

Madison is an emerging professional interested in book, textile, and objects conservation. She obtained her B.A. in Art History from the University of Texas at Austin (UT) and is currently working on her applications to conservation graduate programs. Madison is currently a Library Assistant in both the Public Services and Collection Management departments at the Harry Ransom Center in Austin, Texas where she is learning about the cross-departmental collaboration needed for preservation. In her free time, Madison volunteers with UT Landmarks to care for the public art around campus and Austin cemeteries to preserve historic headstones at five different locations. 

West Chester University, Pennsylvania (Emerging Professional)

Taylor Schuler is a current graduate student in the Library Science program at North Carolina Central University, with a concentration in Archives and Records Management. They are the Special Collections Technician at West Chester University of PA, in which they assist in management of the University Libraries' Special Collections. The main goal of their work is to decolonize the narrative, as well as bring a voice and spotlight to the underserved and underrepresented communities that reside in the area. Outside of library and archives work, Taylor holds a Bachelor's of Fine Arts degree in Theatre Arts: Acting from Adelphi University, and has a particular passion for reading and writing dramas and poetry.

Sharon (Vt.) Historical Society (Emerging Professional)

(Emerging Professional)

Knights of Columbus (Professional Affiliate)

Advanced Museum Services

Zephyr Preservation Studio, LLC (Professional Affiliate)

Zephyr Preservation Studio, LLC offers a full range of conservation services by Sarah C. Stevens, a textile conservator with 20 years of experience. We offer the highest-quality conservation and preservation of your antique, historic and special textiles. Our services aid institutions and private collectors/owners in the care and handling of their textiles so they can be enjoyed now and in the future.

Fleming Museum of Art (Professional Affiliate)

Boston Public Library (Professional Affiliate)

Simmons University (Emerging Professional)

Betsy (she/her) earned her A.S. STEM in computer technology from Community College of Vermont in 2021 and her B.A. Interdisciplinary Studies from VSU in 2023, with a focus on cultural and historical anthropology, world literature and religious studies, and specializing in esoteric and occult studies. She is currently earning her MLIS in Archives Management through Simmons University and expects to graduate in 2028. Betsy currently interns at the Old Stone House Museum in Brownington, Vermont. She lives in Newport, Vermont with her two children and several pets.

University of Vermont (Emerging Professional)

Caroline is a current UVM student with a double major in geography and history, planning to graduate in May of 2026. During the summer of 2025 she was a Museum Management intern at the Ethan Allen Homestead Museum in Burlington.