From a very young age, Kristin found herself obsessed with discovering the stories behind objects, often accompanying her aunt to country auctions up in Vermont, and writing stories about the objects she purchased. Skipping school to visit to museums and libraries, she became a museum specialist, caring for the collections of the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston) and The Rose Art Museum (Brandeis University, Waltham). Certified in “First Aid to Cultural Heritage in Times of Crisis” (ICCROM/Smithsonian/Prince Claus Fund), she works to preserve heritage at risk. Currently she is developing curriculum for preservation training for heritage keepers in Bamako, Mali.