Kathy Lechuga is currently the Book Conservator at the Indiana Historical Society in Indianapolis and a professional associate of the American Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works. Previously she was the Conservation Lab Manager at the Preservation Lab, a collaborative lab created between the Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County and the University of Cincinnati. Prior to coming to Cincinnati, Kathy was Assistant Conservator for The University of Notre Dame Libraries where she had previously completed her third year conservation training internship. She earned her Master’s of Science in Information Studies and Certificate of Advanced Studies in Conservation from the University of Texas at Austin in 2010. Kathy has held paraprofessional positions in the book and paper conservation labs of the Indiana Historical Society, the Center for American History in Austin, Texas and in the textile conservation labs of The Indianapolis Museum of Art, and Textile Conservation Services in Indianapolis.