The May Business Meeting will be held virtually this year on May 14th, and so voting will be completed by online absentee ballot. Be sure to vote by 5:00 PM on Thursday, May 14th (note the date change!).If you are a current member, you will get an email with a link to vote. If you did not receive an email, please contact our current Membership Secretary.
Raffle details: Additional raffle tickets can be purchased from the Washington Conservation Guild’s website’s Donation Page. You will be directed to the WCG’s Paypal page, please note RAFFLE TICKETS in your donation note. Tickets are $1 each. All WCG membership sign-ups and renewals automatically receive a bonus ticket; for WCG renewals, please fill out this form and choose the appropriate PAY NOW option!
Raffle tickets can be purchased until midway through the business meeting, and we will begin awarding prizes at the end of the meeting. Please make sure your contact information on your Paypal is up-to-date in order for you to receive your prize.
There are two open Board positions, including Membership Secretary and Director. If you wish to write in a candidate, there is a space provided for each position.
As always, there are many opportunities to get involved with WCG, so do be sure to contact any board member or email president@
Candidate for Membership Secretary:
Cheyenne Laux is an Emerging Museum Professional interested in Collections Management and Conservation. She received her BA in Anthropology from the University of California, Berkeley, and plans to obtain her MA in Museum Studies/Preventive Conservation. She previously held internships with the Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology at Berkeley, as well as with the National Collections Program within the Smithsonian. She is excited to be more involved with the WCG and learn more about conservation.
Candidate for Director:
A former Air Force Intelligence Officer and owner of an event planning company, Joanna Baker holds an BA from Vanderbilt University (Latin American Studies) and MA in Art and Museum Studies from Georgetown University (2017). She is currently enrolled in the graduate Museum Collections Management and Care course at George Washington University, with a 2020 completion date. Baker has been with the Kreeger Museum since 2017. She is currently the Registrar and Collection Manager, responsible for managing art conservation initiatives, maintaining collection records and the archives, in addition to coordinating all ingoing and outgoing artwork loans for exhibition. She also works closely with the curator to conduct research on the permanent collection.
