Natalya graduated cum laude from the University of South Florida in 2014 with a BA in Art History. Her pre-program career began at Gulf Coast Art Conservation with Claudia Deschu, where she obtained invaluable practical experience treating three-dimensional art objects for two years. After graduating, Natalya volunteered at The John & Mable Ringling Museum of Art, where she wrote condition reports and performed preventive treatments on textiles and gilded frames under the supervision of Barbara Ramsay; experience treating gilded surfaces led her to an internship at Kuniej-Berry Associates. Natalya expanded her conservation knowledge to more specialties while participating in a FAIC preventive conservation workshop on Ossabaw Island, GA. Pursuing an interest in modern art conservation, Natalya moved to Washington, D.C. to work at Conservation Solutions, Inc., assisting on projects at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum’s Udvar-Hazy Center, U.S. Library of Congress, U.S. Department of the Interior, and Kennedy Space Center. In addition to these experiences, Natalya has done conservation outreach through the University of Delaware’s Materials Information and Technical Resources for Artists (MITRA) initiative and as a Regional Liaison for Florida’s Emerging Conservation Professionals Network (ECPN). In her free time, Natalya enjoys reading, painting, hiking, and baking.