Introducing DHPSNY Preservation Specialist Kate Jacus!

We are thrilled to welcome our newest team member, DHPSNY Preservation Specialist Kate Jacus! In her role at DHPSNY, Kate will help to administer Planning & Assessment Services as well as develop and present educational programs and provide technical assistance to collecting institutions across the state.

Prior to joining the team, Kate provided photo organizing and collections management services to families through her business, The Photo Curator. She was also the Marketing Coordinator for Archival Methods, a supplier of archival storage and presentation supplies. Her past museum work includes Collections Manager at The Strong in Rochester, NY, and Membership Assistant at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian. Kate received her MBA from the Rochester Institute of Technology, her MA in Museum Studies from University of Colorado - Boulder and her BA in History from Colgate University.