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The purpose of the Objects Specialty Group is to support the professional development of its membership who treat a broad range of media and objects, including archaeological and ethnographic, decorative arts and sculpture, contemporary art, and historic collections. Its members include conservators employed at museums, private practices, regional centers, universities, and training programs.

Committee Leadership

	Ms. Jessica Arista (Chair) Associate Conservator J. Paul Getty Museum Los Angeles, CA United States
	Ms Ariel O'Connor, PAIC (Chair Emeritus) Objects Conservator Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, DC United States
	Ms Fran E. Ritchie (Program Chair) Conservator (Objects) National Park Service, Museum Conservation Services Winchester, VA United States
	Ms. Megan J. Emery, FAIC (Assistant Program Chair) Chief Conservator and Senior Objects Conservator Midwest Art Conservation Center Eden Prairie, MN United States
	Ms. Nina Owczarek (Secretary) Assistant Professor University of Delaware Art Conservation Department Wilmington, DE United States
	Ms. Nina Owczarek (Treasurer) Assistant Professor University of Delaware Art Conservation Department Wilmington, DE United States
	Ms. Louise Stewart Beck (Outreach Committee Chair) IMLS Conservator The Henry Ford Dearborn, MI United States
	Mrs. Kari Dodson (Periodicals Editor) Associate Objects Conservator The Menil Collection Houston, TX United States
	Ms. Emily Hamilton, PAIC (Periodicals Editor) Assistant Professor of Objects Conservation Patricia H. and Richard E. Garman Art Conservation Department State University of New York College at Buffalo (SUNY Buffalo State) Buffalo, NY United States
	Ms Emily Kaplan (Community Moderator) Objects Conservator National Museum of the American Indian Washington, DC United States
	Ms Skyler Jenkins (Archaeological Discussion Group Chair) Graduate Student UCLA/Getty Program in the Conservation of Archaeological and Ethnographic Materials Los Angeles, CA United States
	Ms. Gina Marie Watkinson (Archaeological Discussion Group Chair) Conservation Assistant Arizona State Museum Tucson, AZ United States
	Ms. Sarah E. Melching (Board Liaison) Silber Director of Conservation Denver Art Museum Denver, CO United States
	Ms. Tatiana Shannon (Emerging Conservation Professional Liaison) Independent Somerville, MA United States
	Ms. Erika J Goergen (Staff Liaison) Membership Operations Assistant American Institute for Conservation/Foundation for Advancement in Conservation Washington, DC United States