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The charge of the committee to promote awareness and increase knowledge of the AIC membership in the areas of emergency preparedness, response and recovery for cultural heritage by: contributing to the production of articles (published or web-based), brochures and handouts which provide pertinent educational and technical information; organizing and developing lectures and workshops that provide for a foundation of understanding and the skill sets/tools needed for this type of work; supporting the function and role of the National Heritage Responders; working with other AIC Committees and Specialty Groups to most completely and accurately disseminate information; partnering with other collection-based institutions or organizations to develop broad-reaching educational training tools.

Committee Leadership

	Ms. Rebecca Kennedy (Chair) Collections Care Specialist and Owner Curae Collections Care LLC Washington, DC United States
	Mr. Howard Wellman (Chair) President Howard Wellman Conservation LLC Halethorpe, MD United States
	Ms. Katie C. Wagner (Chair Emeritus) Book Conservator Smithsonian Libraries Washington, DC United States
	Ms. Susan Duhl (Member) Conservator/Collections Consultant Art Conservation/Collections Consultation Severna Park, MD United States
	Ms. Holly Herro (Member) Senior Conservator National Library of Medicine (NIH) Bethesda, MD United States
	Mr. Robert Herskovitz (Member) Saint Paul, MN United States
	Ms. Maria Lyratzi (Member) Student Pedagogical Institute Athens, Greece
	Ms Malia Van Heukelem (Member) Art Archivist Librarian University of Hawaii at Manoa Library Honolulu, HI United States
	Ms Jennifer Blomberg (Student Member) Collections Management Branch, Head State Archives of North Carolina Durham, NC United States
	Ms. Emily Farek (Student Member) Graduate Fellow Winterthur/University of Delaware Program in Art Conservation Atlanta, GA United States
	Mr. Thomas J. Braun (Board Liaison) Head of Conservation and Senior Objects Conservator Minnesota Historical Society Saint Paul, MN United States
	Ms. Rebecca Elder (Staff Liaison) Preservation Consultant Rebecca Elder Cultural Heritage Preservation Austin, TX United States
	Ms Jessica Unger (Staff Liaison) Emergency Programs Coordinator American Institute for Conservation Washington, DC United States