Cristiana Acerbi Ginatta received her Master in “Conservazione e Restauro dei Beni Storico Artistici” from Palazzo Spinelli in Florence, Italy. As a hired specialist and as a volunteer she has professionally treated numerous collections to prevent the occurrence of damage, to address age-related conditions as well as to salvage artifacts affected by natural disasters, such as floods, fires, tornadoes and hurricanes, and by man-caused accidents. She holds FEMA and Community Emergency Response certifications, and have been actively involved with TX-CERA in training and response to regional disasters. She has lectured on Management of Museums and Cultural Institutions at Università Luigi Bocconi in Milan, Italy.