Rebecca holds a BA in Art History from Yale University, and an MS in Conservation and MA in Art History & Archaeology from the Conservation Center, The Institute of Fine Arts, NYU. She is a Parter and Owner of Art Conservation Group LLC, a private practice studio in New York specializing in objects conservation. Founded in 1992 by Leslie Ransick Gat, ACG serves private collectors, major museums, galleries, and auction houses across the world, and provides a wide range of services, including conservation treatment, consulting services, condition surveys, scientific analysis, preventive conservation and collections care, and pest and mold remediation. After working for ACG for many years, Rebecca and her business partner Gabrielle Crowther took ownership of ACG in 2025.
Before joining ACG, Rebecca worked as as a conservator the Objects Conservation Department at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, where she completed her internship year placement. She has also held graduate internships at The Brooklyn Museum, The Museum of Modern Art, The Frick Collection, and the American Museum of Natural History. Before graduate school she worked in private practices in Chicago and New York.
Rebecca is a Professional Member of AIC and an active volunteer for both AIC and the International Committee for Museums-Conservation Committee (ICOM-CC) Glass & Ceramics Working Group. She has published and presented on the conservation of glass objects, and regularly lectures at the graduate level on ceramics technology and glass conservation.