Hillary Ellis leads NEDCC Northeast Document Conservation Center's "Ready—or Not" Cultural Heritage Disaster Preparedness Project, an initiative to assess emergency preparedness at California organizations that care for cultural and historic resources (e.g., archives, libraries, museums, and tribal nations). In this role, Hillary supervises a state-wide team of consultants and conducts on-site emergency preparedness assessments. The project is supported in whole or in part by funding provided by the State of California, administered by the California State Library.
Hillary holds an MA of Art Conservation, Paintings, from Queen’s University. Prior to her tenure at NEDCC, she worked as a conservator in private practice. Most recently Hillary served as Director of Conservation at the Strong National Museum of Play in Rochester, NY, where she was responsible for collections care, developed a digital preservation policy, and worked to improve collections environmental monitoring and storage conditions. Hillary is a Professional Member of the American Institute for Conservation (AIC).