Caitlin Smith is a Conservator and the Cultural Resources Program Manager at Army National Military Cemeteries (ANMC), which includes Arlington National Cemetery (ANC). She possesses over 17 years’ experience in the fields of historic preservation and conservation. Caitlin is responsible for building ANC's first Conservation Program. The Program supports ANMC's preservation, rehabilitation, stabilization, renovation, and restoration efforts of its 19th - 20th-century historic structures, and commemorative works and artifacts of a historical and cultural nature. This includes monuments, memorials, sculptures, statuary, headstones, fountains, commemorative works and historic structures. She performs assessment, documentation, decision-making, planning, technical expertise, implementation, training, research, outreach and education related to ANMC's mission.
Prior to joining ANMC, Caitlin worked as a Senior Conservator & Conservation Manager at Conservation Solutions, a division of EverGreene Architectural Arts and as an Architectural and Sculptural Conservator at Kreilick Conservation, LLC. Caitlin was responsible for daily oversight, quality control, implementation, and documentation of conservation work. She performed daily inspections, reviewed submittals, participated in project meetings, prepared reports, provided field directions and was responsible for all aspects of project management and administration. She also performed hands-on implementation of conservation treatments, including condition assessment, treatment design and implementation, and historic research and documentation. Caitlin managed CSI’s junior staff and served as a Safety Officer and Laser Safety Officer.
During her academic career, Caitlin interned with the Architectural Conservation Laboratory at the University of Pennsylvania, the Fairmount Park Historic Preservation Trust, the Historic Preservation and Museum Studies Internship Program in Jekyll Island, GA, Kenmore Mansion in Fredericksburg, VA, and the US/ICOMOS International Exchange Program in Ename, Belgium.
Caitlin has presented her professional research and work at a number of industry conferences, including lectures on modern fiberglass sculpture high work at APT Kansas City 2015, the documentation and replication of limestone sculptures at the 3D Digital Documentation Summit at the Presidio of San Francisco in 2012, and cleaning methods for the removal of limewash from painted plaster surfaces at APT LA in 2009.
Caitlin holds a MS in Historic Preservation from the University of Pennsylvania, School of Design (2009), and BAs in Historic Preservation and Political Science from the University of Mary Washington (2007).
She is a Professional Member of the American Institute for Conservation (AIC).