Staff

Lissa Rosenthal-Yoffe is Executive Director of the Foundation for Advancement in Conservation and American Institute for Conservation. Her extensive nonprofit leadership experience is primarily in service to the arts and culture sector focused on development, coalition building, membership service, advocacy, and communications and marketing. Lissa has worked extensively in messaging and promoting equitable access to the arts and humanities through local and national events. Past leadership roles include Executive Director of DC Arts and Humanities Education Collaborative and Future of Music Coalition. Past Development Director roles include Pittsburgh Glass Center and MoMA PS1. Lissa was Programs Director of American Council for the Arts (now Americans for the Arts), where she led national Arts Advocacy Day during the “culture wars” of the 1990s.

In addition to her work advancing the arts and cultural heritage, Lissa has a long history of leadership with social justice organizations, including roles of National Program Director of PAX: Real Solutions to Gun Violence (now part of Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence), where she led national programs to support ending gun violence against children. She served as the National Corporate Sponsorship Officer and National Senior Team Director of MZA Events, where she honed her team-based strategies producing AIDS Walks and Dance-a-thons raising millions of dollars benefiting AIDS service organizations nationwide.

Storytelling and communications have played a major role in Lissa’s work. She had a public relations firm where she led marketing, program development, and fundraising to support the arts, food, cultural and community events in Pittsburgh and New York City. Her educational background includes degrees and advanced study in Art History, Fine Arts, and Museum Studies. Current board service includes the National Cherry Blossom Festival and Arts Lab of South County. Lissa spends most evenings listening to vinyl while working on sculptures in her studio on the Western Chesapeake. Personal interests include anything square, transparent, plastic, and pickled. She likes to wear black.

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202.661.8060

Linda has been part of AIC and FAIC since 2015. Over the past 16 years, Linda served as Financial and Administrative Officer for Heritage Preservation, where her responsibilities included administering grants, preparing financial reports, working with senior management to develop annual budgets, preparing for the annual audit, and providing human resources support. Linda has a Bachelor of Science with an emphasis in Finance and Marketing from the University of Oregon, and an MBA with an emphasis in Finance from the University of California.

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202.661.8067

Christina Cain joined us in November 2024. She manages our Emergency Programs, including the Alliance for Response and National Heritage Responders initiatives. Christina has over 27 years of experience in the museum field and has been involved in emergency management and response for cultural institutions since 2012. In addition to her work for FAIC, she is involved with the Colorado Cultural and Historic Resources Task Force (Colorado's AFR) and is the Emergency Preparedness Chair for the Colorado Wyoming Association of Museums. Previously, she served as collections manager for the Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art, Denver Art Museum, and University of Colorado Museum of Natural History. In her free time, she enjoys hiking Colorado's 13ers and 14ers (13,000 and 14,000 foot peaks).

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202.661.8069

As Deputy Director, Tiffani provides fiscal and operational management for AIC and FAIC. She also guides other FAIC program staff and supports special projects. Previously, she served as Director of Market Operations for the Boston Public Market and Curator of Collections at Rivers of Steel National Heritage Area in Pittsburgh, PA. Tiffani received a BA in History from Denison University and an MA in Archival, Museum, and Historical Editing Studies from Duquesne University. In her free time, she enjoys growing and cooking food.

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202.750.3346

Nick joined us in 2022 as our Operations Assistant. A recent graduate from American University, Nick received his BA in International Relations and Sociology, and is very interested in how conservation can spur unlikely conversations and connections between individuals and communities. He looks forward to interacting with AIC members and becoming more familiar with the conservation community. Relatively new to the field, Nick has held various roles across sectors and institutions such as Columbia University’s Council for European Studies, FreshFarm DC, and American University’s School of International Service. He is excited to bring themes from his past roles, such as sustainability, into the field of conservation. Outside of work, Nick enjoys spending time going on hikes, learning recipes, watching informational videos about geography and history, and all things music.

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202.991.0643

Liz joined us in 2017 to assist with the coordination of FAIC’s Collections Assessment for Preservation Program (CAP). She received her MS from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee in Anthropology and Museums Studies and her BA from the University of Iowa. Liz has a passion for cultural heritage preservation and the roles education, research and outreach can play in connecting communities to their heritage. She has worked previously in collections and curation for the Wisconsin Historical Society, Wyoming State Museum and the Town of Windsor Museum in Colorado as well as Heritage Management firms in Southern California. In her free time, she enjoying camping and the outdoors with her family and reading, knitting, and visiting museums and historic sites.

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202.750.3437

Carmina joined us in 2016. She works with Bonnie Naugle to coordinate the production of AIC News and JAIC, and serves as point person for advertising and member email communications. Prior to joining our team, she worked at the Oceanographic Museum of Monaco where she was involved in the preparation of all communications material and coordination of media and public relations for the opening of main temporary art exhibits. She brings over 10 years of experience, part of which was with the United Nations. She has an MA in Organizational Communications from the Institut d’Administration des Entreprises (France) and a BA in Broadcasting Journalism from American University (US).

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202.661.8066

Katelin joined us in 2015 and after roles in meetings, membership, and marketing, now serves as FAIC's Outreach Manager. She promotes awareness of the conservation field within the public and provides membership with opportunities to reach new audiences, especially through the Friends of Conservation program. She also manages AIC & FAIC's social media presence and content creation and development. Katelin also worked on Held in Trust, which evaluates the state of preservation and conservation of tangible and intangible cultural heritage in the United States. She has experience in a variety of fields, including technology research, textile and garment design, and elementary education. She is a graduate of the College of William and Mary with a BA in History and Theatre and holds a master’s degree from New York University in Visual Culture and Costume Studies. She enjoys historic cemeteries, photography, and making overly long Instagram stories featuring medieval art.

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202.661.8063