Zoë Reid
Zoë is the senior conservator in the National Archives of Ireland, where she has worked since 2002. . She is a specialist in the conservation of historic documents and her work can range from assessing the needs and treating a single manuscript to developing a treatment options and workflow programmes for large collections of many thousands of archival records. Safeguarding the long-term preservation of the national collection and ensuring safe public access to the archives are principal goals.
She is an accredited conservator through the Institute of Conservators-Restorers in Ireland (ICRI). Over the past 25 years, she has been a course provider in collection care and disaster management and collections recovery. She has edited newsletters, journals, organised training events and conferences in Ireland as well as publishing and presenting on her work at conferences in Ireland, the UK, Europe and the United States. She is also a member of council for The International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property (ICCROM). Zoë joined the Committee in 2018 as an ICA representative and stepped into the role of Chair in January 2020.