Senior Book Conservator – Sally was awarded an MLS degree in Library and Information Sciences and a Certification of Completion of Apprenticeship in Conservation under William Anthony and Pamela Spitzmueller from the University of Iowa. Sally also received a post-graduate diploma from West Dean College located in Chichester, UK, where she studied under Chris Clarkson and David Dorning, completing an internship in Medieval and Renaissance book conservation.

During her 19 years in the book conservation field, Sally has held conservator positions at the University of Iowa and Southern Methodist University. She has also been responsible, over the last 17 years, for training new bookbinders, particularly through her work at the North Bennett Street School and the Craft Guild of Dallas. She has presented to such diverse groups as the Guild of Book Workers, local interest groups, and the Helen Warren DeGolyer Triennial Competition and Conference on American Bookbinding. Sally has been a member of the American Institute for Conservation (AIC) since 1989.