Samantha Snell is the Collections Management Specialist for the Smithsonian Institution’s National Collections Program (NCP). In this position, she works to improve Smithsonian-wide collections emergency management and collections professional development training as well as to support other priority pan-Institutional collections initiatives. Prior to joining NCP in 2016, Sam had a 15-year career at the Smithsonian’s National Air And Space Museum’s collections department. She earned her BA from Moravian College, Bethlehem PA, and is a member of the Heritage Emergency National Task Force, ARCS Webinars and Workshops committee, and co-chair of the Promoting Exhibit Access and Safety working group. Sam is Chair of the Professional Development Committee and the Preparedness and Response in Collections Emergencies (PRICE) Committee. She strives to help every Smithsonian staff member see themselves as a collections steward regardless of their title, department, or specialty.