leadership
2022 - 2023 Elected Board:
Jan Burandt
The Menil Collection
Sophie Hunter
Academy Museum of Motion Pictures
President
Vice-President
Natasha Cochran
Charles M. Schulz Museum
and Research Center
Steve Pine
Harriet F. "Rae" Beaubien
Beaubien Conservation
Adam Fah
Washington State Arts Commission
Member-at-Large
Member-at-Large
Member-at-Large
Member-at-Large
Elections:
WAAC elections are held each year before the annual meeting via electronic ballot. Nominations close 90 days before the meeting, with an election approximately 2 weeks later. All current members can stand for election and vote.
Questions and nominations? Please contact our Vice-President.
Appointed Board Members:
Carolyn Tallent
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Chris Stavroudis
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Jini Rasmussen
Assistant Treasurer
Rachel Machon
Harry Ransom Center, UT Austin
WAAC Support:
Wendy Partridge
Christina O'Connell
The Huntington Libraries,
Art Collections &
Botanical Gardens
Donna Williams
Williams Art Conservation, Inc.
Abby Schleicher
The Menil Collection
Susanne Friend
Web Editor
Newsletter Copy Editor
Social Media Liaison
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Mid-Year Meeting Coordinator
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The Western Association for Art Conservation (formerly the Western Association of Art Conservators) was founded on December 4, 1974.
The original founding members included:
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Benjamin B. Johnson
Richard Buck
Thomas Cairns
S. D. Derelian
Gerald R. Hoepfner
Lawrence Hoffman
Perry Huston
Margaret Lecky
Jack Lucas
Susan Nash
Roy Perkinson
Teri Oikawa-Picante
Pat Reeves
David Rinne
Tony Rockwell
George Stout
Ron Tank
Philip Vance
John Wright