***New Board Member Cynthia Tovar****
Cynthia currently serves as the Senior Associate Registrar, Permanent
Collection at LACMA where her team is responsible for the database and
physical files of the permanent collection, including processing all new
acquisitions. She formerly managed the outgoing loans program at LACMA.
Prior to LACMA, Cynthia worked as the head registrar for a variety of
mid-sized art institutions, all of which provided her with experience in
all categories of registration and collections management. Juggling daily
tasks and long-term goals as a registrar is certainly challenging, and it
is a skill Cynthia has honed over her sixteen year career. One of her
strongest attributes lies in the fact that she constantly seeks to improve
efficiencies in the registrar office. Cynthia hopes to share with her
professional community the knowledge she has accrued over the years.

Cynthia will also bring her knack for project management and interest in
new technologies to the ARCS Board to help the organization with effective
governance and utilizing outside-of-the-box problem solving. In serving on
the Board, Cynthia hopes to assist with ARCS's already excellent reputation
of providing resources to our community, elevating our professional status
in the museum field, and supporting diversity, inclusion, and international
collaboration.

Cynthia holds a Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology from University of
California, San Diego and a Museum Collections Management and Care Master's
Certificate from George Washington University. She currently lives in Long
Beach, California, where she is balancing working remotely while caring for
her two kids with her husband Jason. Born in L.A. County and a sixth
generation Californian, she loves camping, beach days, and skiing. Cynthia
also loves music festivals, experiencing other cultures, and traveling.

***Planning for the Unexpected: Daily Challenges to Collections Emergencies
July 29, 2020 @ 2:00 p.m. EST***
Please join the ARCS Emergency Sub-Committee and industry experts to
discuss adapting to
the ever-growing list of collection challenges and emergencies, embracing
the fundamentals of
planning for emergencies, all-hazard procedures, understanding
scenario-based risk
assessments, working within your existing plan, and adjusting to evolving
industry standards.
We will also hear case studies from those who have successfully adapted
their emergency
plans to the current hazards and risks affecting museums and cultural sites.

Find out more about this Livestream!-
http://www.arcsinfo.org/news-events/event/1320/1/planning-for-the-unexpected-daily-challenges-to-collections-emergencies

***Reminder: Call for Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Accessibility (IDEA)
Task Force Members***
ARCS is committed to creating and nurturing a culture of inclusion to
ensure the ARCS community reflects the diverse identities and experiences
of its members. The charge of the new Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and
Accessibility (IDEA) Task Force is to examine and broaden representation of
ARCS. Tasks and activities will include exploring and defining the ARCS
mission, identifying policies and procedures to cultivate and retain a
diverse membership, and identifying funding sources to help promote diverse
membership and allow for accessibility.

Please nominate a colleague, regardless of ARCS membership status, who you
believe would be an energetic, knowledgeable, and engaged part of our
active discussion. Self-nominations are encouraged.

Send contact information, a resume, and a statement of interest from the
nominee to the Vice President at [log in to unmask] using “ARCS
IDEA TASK FORCE” as the subject line. Deadline for recommendations is July
31, 2020.

***#ARCSchat Milestone!***
#ARCSchat, our monthly live chat and podcast where our panel discusses the
broader issues important to collections stewardship, was recently notified
of our 1,000th download by our podcast host Podbean! Click on the link
below to either download the podcast or you can always watch the livestream
on the ARCS YouTube Channel!

#ARCSchat-http://www.arcsinfo.org/programs/arcschat-

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