Valinda Carroll is the conservator for the Indiana State Library. Previously, she was the conservator at the Indiana Historical Society. She has worked as a contract conservator for the Indiana State Library and the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. She was the inaugural Book and Paper Conservator for National Museum of African American History and Culture. Valinda is currently the chair of the Book and Paper Group of AIC. She has served as an officer for the Washington Conservation Guild and the Virginia Conservation Association. Valinda was co-chair of the Poster Session for the 2003-2009 AIC meetings. She earned a B.A. in Art Theory and Practice from Northwestern University, M.A. in Museum Studies from Hampton University, and M.A. with a Certificate of Advanced Studies in Art Conservation from SUNY Buffalo State University (formerly Buffalo State College).