leadership
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.
2022 - 2023 Board:
Jan Burandt
The Menil Collection
Sophie Hunter
Academy Museum of Motion Pictures
Chris Stavroudis
President
Vice-President
Treasurer & Membership Secretary
Rachel Machon
Harry Ransom Center, UT Austin
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
Carolyn Tallent
Christina O'Connell
The Huntington Libraries,
Art Collections & Botanical Gardens
Donna Williams
Williams Art Conservation, Inc.
Susanne Friend
Social Media Liaison
Mid-Year Meeting Coordinator
Wendy Partridge
Newsletter Copy Editor
The Western Association for Art Conservation (formerly the Western Association of Art Conservators) was founded on December 4, 1974.
The original founding members included:
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