Sustainability Committee

Justine Wuebold has worked in museums and cultural heritage for over ten years, with specialized knowledge in collections care, conservation, and green museum practices. She holds a dual Masters in Museum Studies and Business Administration from John F. Kennedy University where she penned her thesis on Sustainable Materials in Collections Care, and previously earned a Bachelors in Art History from San Francisco State University. Justine currently volunteers for the AIC Sustainability Committee and the AIC Materials Working Group.

Daniela earned her Dual Honours Bachelor’s degree in Communication Studies and Art History at Carleton University, Canada, and holds a Master of Fine Art Conservation from Northumbria University, United Kingdom. During her Master’s degree, she conducted original research into the sustainability of adhesives used in art conservation and their potential substitutes. 

Following her academic training, Daniela acquired several years of professional experience in the private sector, working both in the United Kingdom and Canada. She lead a student program for a conservation-focused NGO from 2019-2022, Sustainability in Conservation, that worked to educate and motivate art conservators in environmentally sustainable solutions. Daniela has presented internationally on her research into adhesives and bio-based alternatives, and has worked to improve access to this information across the conservation field.

Christopher Cameron is the Director of Conserv Services, with over 13 years of experience helping museums, libraries, archives, and other cultural heritage institutions assess and improve their facilities. He has worked with more than 80 institutions on mechanical system assessments, environmental monitoring, and preservation planning.

Christopher is a Certified Project Manager (IFMA) with HVAC certification through OESP, and is a frequent speaker on sustainable preservation and facilities management. He is the recipient of the 2021 Rebecca Johnson Sustainability Champion Award from the Rochester Institute of Technology.

Al Carver-Kubik is a Program Officer at Environment & Culture Partners. His expertise is on sustainable collection storage, display, and transit environments as well as print and photographic materials. He received his M.A. in Photographic Preservation and Collections Management from Ryerson University in co-ordination with the George Eastman Museum. He was a preservation researcher at Image Permanence Institute for ten years and a Senior Program Officer at the National Endowment for the Humanities for over two years. He was 2008-2009 Graduate Intern at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C.

adrian hernandez (they/them) is a memory worker and conservation graduate student specializing in objects and time-based media.

Dr. Emy Kim is Associate Professor of Artifacts Conservation in the Master of Art Conservation Program at Queen’s University. Her research interests include sustainable materials, interventive treatments for plastics and metal heritage, working with contemporary artists, and collaborative learning. She received her BA in Art History and Visual Arts from Princeton University, MA in Art History from Williams College, Advanced Certificate in Conservation from the Institute of Fine Arts at New York University, and PhD in the History of Technology from the Institute for the History and Philosophy of Science and Technology at the University of Toronto.

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Ellie is a Paper and Textiles Conservation Intern at the National Park Service, Museum Conservation Services.

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Yadin Larochette received a B.A. in Art History from the University of California at Berkeley with honors in 1994 and an M.S. degree in Art Conservation from the Winterthur/University of Delaware Program in 2004, majoring in textiles with a concentration in preventive conservation. She was President at Conserv Solutions, Inc. in 2022 and the Museum and Conservation Liaison for Tru Vue, Inc. from 2015 to 2021. Prior to that she ran Larochette Textile Conservation LLC, a  private practice, in Los Angeles. Contracts involved various private textile collections and numerous institutions such as the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the Huntington Art Collections, the Autry National Center of the American West, and the Palm Springs Art Museum.  She is a fifth generation French tapestry weaver, and wove professionally prior to entering the conservation field.

Samantha Springer is a conservator of sculpture and three-dimensional objects with a particular interest in working with living artists of contemporary art that are typically marginalized and underrepresented in Western institutional collections. As owner and principal conservator of Art Solutions Lab based in the Portland, Oregon area, Springer works toward providing ethical and practical solutions to collection stewards who seek the guidance of a conservation practitioner. 

Nick joined us in November 2022 as our Operations Assistant. A recent graduate from American University, Nick received his BA in International Relations and Sociology, and is very interested in how conservation can spur unlikely conversations and connections between individuals and communities. He looks forward to interacting with AIC members and becoming more familiar with the conservation community. Relatively new to the field, Nick has held various roles across sectors and institutions such as Columbia University’s Council for European Studies, FreshFarm DC, and American University’s School of International Service. He is excited to bring themes from his past roles, such as sustainability, into the field of conservation. Outside of work, Nick enjoys spending time going on hikes, learning recipes, watching informational videos about geography and history, and all things music.

Christina Cain is the Emergency Programs Manager for the Foundation for Advancement in Conservation, where she manages the National Heritage Responders and Alliance for Response initiatives. Christina holds a Master of Science degree in Museum and Field Studies, has over 26 years of experience in collections management in art and anthropology museums, and has been involved in emergency management for cultural institutions for the last 13 years. She is also the co-chair of the Colorado Cultural and Historic Resources Task Force, the Colorado AFR network, and Emergency Preparedness Chair for the Colorado-Wyoming Association of Museums