Melissa Miller is the Collections Emergency Program Specialist at the Smithsonian National Collections Program. She provides programmatic support to the Preparedness and Response in Collections Emergencies (PRICE) Team, the first pan-institutional collections emergency management team at Smithsonian. Her work focuses on the development of training opportunities, resources, and logistical mechanisms that support emergency management programs at the Smithsonian Museums, Galleries, Libraries, Archives, Gardens and National Zoo. Melissa has a Bachelor’s degree in Art Conservation and Anthropology from the University of Delaware, and a M.A. in Museum Studies from Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis.