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Western Archeological and Conservation Center
Tucson, AZ
United States

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Alyssa Rina

Western Archeological and Conservation Center

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Alyssa (she/her) is a Tucson-based Objects Conservator at the Western Archeological and Conservation Center, contributing to the care and treatment of National Parks collections. She graduated from the Winterthur/University of Delaware Program in Art Conservation with a focus in Objects and Preventive conservation. Prior to her graduate training, Alyssa contributed to the conservation of collections in museums, historic homes, and with private conservators in New Jersey, Philadelphia, Boston, New York City, Wyoming, and Delaware. Demonstrating continued advocacy and leadership skills within he field, Alyssa serves as the Assistant Program Chair for the Archaeological Heritage Network since 2024. Perviously she’s volunteered as the OSG/ECPN liaison (2023-2025); on the Outreach Subcommittee (2021); as a Communications Officer for ECPN (2016-2018); and as the Social Media Chair for the Philadelphia Area Conservation Association (2018-2020). She is a member of AIC, the American Alliance of Museums, and the Association of Tribal Archives, Libraries, and Museums.