Welcome to Preventive Conservation! We are a unit with Preservation and Conservation Services (PCS), Conservation and Exhibit Strategies (CES). Our unit usually is the starting place for preservation questions and consultations, so feel free to reach out to us at our unit email address.
Our unit is responsible for commercial binding, general and special collections housing, environmental monitoring and analysis, emergency planning and response, integrated pest management (IPM), registrarial activities, collections packing, shipping, and transport, care and handling, and education and outreach.
Tara Kennedy, Head, Preventive Conservation
Werner Haun, Assistant Head, Preventive Conservation
Dong Dong, Conservation Housing Technician
Meagan Timmins, Conservation Housing Technician
Rebecca Hatcher, Preservation Librarian and Registrar
Jordan Relevo, Lead Preservation Assistant
Donald DeChello, Preservation Assistant