Samantha Forsko, Co-Chair
Samantha Forsko is PACA's senior Co-Chair, elected to the Board of Directors in 2018. Samantha has wanted to be involved with art conservation ever since learning about the field as a sophomore in college. "Without knowing our history, we are destined to repeat our mistakes," says Samantha. "As conservators and preservationists, we have the ability to ensure that history will be around far into the future. Recognizing our past has never seemed more important than it does today, and never has a city, Philadelphia, seemed more pivotal in understanding history."
Samantha is thrilled to be able to contribute to the conservation field by serving as Co-Chair for PACA. In this role, she helps to set organizational goals, creates agendas for board meetings, and keeps the PACA digital archives organized. In her day job as Preservation Specialist at CCAHA, Samantha Forsko works with institutions and their collections. She conducts on-site preservation needs and risk assessments and assists with preservation planning. She also develops and presents educational programs and provides technical information to libraries, archives, museums, historic sites, and other cultural institutions.
Before joining CCAHA, Samantha worked at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art as a collections manager. She has also worked as a conservation technician for the Regional Arts and Culture Council and Cascadia Art Conservation Center, both in Portland, Oregon. Samantha received her MA in Arts Management with a focus on Archival and Museum Studies from Claremont Graduate University, in Claremont, California.
Samantha is thrilled to be able to contribute to the conservation field by serving as Co-Chair for PACA. In this role, she helps to set organizational goals, creates agendas for board meetings, and keeps the PACA digital archives organized. In her day job as Preservation Specialist at CCAHA, Samantha Forsko works with institutions and their collections. She conducts on-site preservation needs and risk assessments and assists with preservation planning. She also develops and presents educational programs and provides technical information to libraries, archives, museums, historic sites, and other cultural institutions.
Before joining CCAHA, Samantha worked at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art as a collections manager. She has also worked as a conservation technician for the Regional Arts and Culture Council and Cascadia Art Conservation Center, both in Portland, Oregon. Samantha received her MA in Arts Management with a focus on Archival and Museum Studies from Claremont Graduate University, in Claremont, California.
