Brenda Bernier

As the Malloy-Rabinowitz Preservation Librarian, Brenda Bernier is the Director of Harvard Library's Preservation Services, where she leads teams committed to the preservation and conservation of general library collections, as well as the rare and unique books, photographs, works on paper, audiovisual materials, and digital content from the University's vast library system.  

Prior positions at Harvard include the James Needham Chief Conservator, serving as Head of the Weissman Preservation Center and Collections Care, and the Paul M. and Harriet L. Weissman Senior Photograph Conservator.  Brenda held previous posts at the National Archives and Records Administration, the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, and the Baltimore Museum of Art.

She has a master’s degree in photograph conservation from the Winterthur/University of Delaware Program in Art Conservation and is currently serving on the Board of Directors for the American Institute for Conservation of Historic & Artistic Works.