Our Committee

An Accredited Conservator, Jane graduated in Archaeological Conservation from Cardiff University in 1992. After a spell as a self-employed object conservator, including working on geological specimens, she moved into Collection Care.

In 2002, she became the conservator on the project to relocate Birmingham’s science and industry collection of 40,000 objects ranging from pen nibs to drop hammers. In 2003, she became a Conservator (Preventive) at Birmingham Museum Trust and is now Conservation Team Leader. In this post, she is responsible for collection care across Birmingham’s 9 sites. She began a programme of training and advice on collection care for museums in the West Midlands under the Renaissance in the Regions Scheme and training is still one of the more enjoyable parts of the job. The best bit of the job is IPM and Jane is never happier than when she is staring at insects down a microscope.

Meagen Smith is a Library and Archive Conservator for Lambeth Palace Library. She develops and delivers book and paper conservation and preservation projects for the Library.  Her typical day includes environmental monitoring, preparing exhibitions and loans, along with book and archive bench conservation.

She came to conservation about 10 years ago by retraining through a Book and Paper MA at Camberwell College in London. Before joining Lambeth Palace Library, she worked at The London Library and the Parliamentary Archives. She freelanced and worked as a project conservator at The National Archives, Royal Institution, Birmingham Museum’s Trust and University College London Special Collections.

Meagen is a steering committee member for the International Network for the Conservation of Contemporary Art (INCCA) in a technology advisory role. Most importantly, Meagen's cake specialisation is carrot cake, a very important expectation in libraries and archives.

Kerren is an accredited conservator who graduated from Camberwell College of Art in 1998 after completing a BA in Paper Conservation. She went on to complete a PGDip in Museum Studies with University of Leicester in 2002 and is currently undertaking a Diploma in Art & Law with the Institute of Art & Law.

She has worked at Historic Royal Palaces since 1998 in various conservation roles across all HRP’s 6 sites. Roles which have included managing full refurbishment and storage projects, Salvage team, exhibition design projects and Event and Filming risk management projects.

Kerren is currently Preventive Conservation Manager and is responsible for the delivery of all aspects of Preventive Conservation for Hampton Court Palace and Kew Palace sites.  She has wide experience across all aspects of Preventive Conservation but has particular interest in teaching and mentoring, lighting and showcase design, event risk management and insect pest management.

Kerren is currently joint vice chair on the Icon Accreditation Committee where she represents Preventive Conservation.

Karen is a heritage professional specialising in conservation and collections care, with experience across museums, libraries, and historic sites. She graduated in 2010 with a First-Class BSc (Hons) in Conservation and Restoration from London Metropolitan University and began her career at the Natural History Museum, London, where she contributed to a range of conservation and curatorial projects.

She joined Historic Royal Palaces (2011–2012) as a Preventive Conservator, supporting major exhibitions and the refurbishment of Kensington Palace. From 2012 to 2024, Karen was part of the Preventive Conservation team at the British Library, where she focused on reducing risks to collections through environmental monitoring, emergency planning, and staff training.

In 2024, Karen was appointed Collections Care Manager at St Paul’s Cathedral, overseeing the conservation and long-term care of the Cathedral’s historic collections. She also serves as a Trustee of Frogmore Paper Mill, where she supports the conservation of industrial heritage and promotes public engagement with the history of papermaking.
 

Kayleigh entered conservation after graduating with a First-Class BA Honours degree in Conservation & Restoration from the University of Lincoln in 2008.

Throughout Kayleigh’s career she has gained experience working on exhibitions and loans, but also digitisation projects, preventative conservation, and providing training. She worked for the Science Museum Group in London before relocating to the South West, working for the National Trust at Stourhead House. She took a break from conservation working with a bioplastics manufacturer in the 3D Printing Sector, helping provide an insight into 3D Design, Printing and the understanding of plastics. This knowledge was utilised upon her return to conservation during object treatments on medical and social history collections, as an Object Conservator for the National Collections Centre.

She joined the Conservation and Museums Advisory Service in Chippenham in 2019 as an Object Conservator. In her current role she utilises her experience whilst carrying out object treatments, and sharing her knowledge with individuals, organisations and museums across Wiltshire. Kayleigh feels passionate about finding sustainable solutions to manage Conservation practices and making Conservation accessible to all.

I’m very excited for the opportunity to join the CCG Committee as Editor. I feel I can offer an eye for detail and organisation in the coordination of papers, abstracts, and events with the committee.

I am an emerging preventive conservator and recently completed a year-long Icon internship with the National Trust for Scotland. I am currently working as a freelance conservator and would relish an opportunity to become more involved in Icon and offer my skills to help support the work of the CCG committee. I have previously worked in arts administration and collection management roles, which often involved the coordination of diaries for events and meetings and often required me to communicate with a range of stakeholders across arts organisations. I have experience drafting reports and policies and proof reading documents.

I am passionate about preventive conservation and collections care and feel this opportunity will allow me to increase my engagement with professional colleagues in the course of my Editor duties as well as learn from committee colleagues.

Letty is an ICON Accredited Collection Care Conservator who works at the Houses of Parliament.   She is responsible for the delivery of all aspects of Preventive Conservation across Parliament as well as its off-site storage areas.  Letty has an MA in the Principles of Conservation and an MSc in Conservation for Archaeology and Museums from UCL. 

Before joining Parliament,  she worked at the Museum of London, Hampton Court Palace and the Wallace Collection.

Letty is also an ICON Accreditation mentor.  Finally in her spare time she is a keen triathlete and has appeared in Seasons 9 and 10 of Robot Wars (with the Robot Rapid)!
 

Charlotte studied Medieval History at the University of St Andrews before completing a Master’s degree in the Conservation of Archaeological and Museum Objects at Durham University. She undertook a conservation placement at the Royal Armouries and collection care roles for the National Trust and English Heritage before becoming the Bute/Icon Preventive Conservation Intern for the National Trust for Scotland in 2017, assisting with the upgrade of the Trust-wide environmental monitoring system.

In 2018 she joined Spencer & Fry, a preventive conservation consultancy, as Preventive and Filming Conservator, undertaking preventive conservation audits and providing advice and training in preventive conservation for museums and historic houses, as well as supervising numerous high-profile filming projects in historic locations. She was accredited by the Institute of Conservation in 2023 and was appointed Senior Preventive and Filming Conservator with Spencer & Fry in 2024.

In September 2025 she returned to the National Trust for Scotland as the Regional Conservator North East.