In her talk, Ms. Snell emphasizes the importance of protecting our cultural heritage by preparing for emergencies, especially "in the face of an uncertain future". Samantha Snell is the Collections Management Specialist for the Smithsonian Institution’s National Collections Program (NCP). In this position, she works to improve Smithsonian-wide collections emergency management and collections management professional development training as well as to support other priority pan-Institutional collections initiatives. Prior to joining NCP in 2016, Sam had a 15 year career at the Smithsonian’s National Air And Space Museum’s collections department. During her tenure at NASM, she worked on numerous projects that spanned various units within the Museum – from the documentation, transportation, handling, and installation of artifacts at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center with the Registrars and Collections Processing Unit to stabilizing artifacts alongside Restoration and Conservation staff. Samantha played a key role in coordinating the artifact recovery efforts after the Building 21 collapse at the Paul E. Garber Facility in 2010. She earned her BA from Moravian College, Bethlehem PA, and is a member of the AIC Emergency Committee, C2CCare working group, CCN Communication and Outreach Officer, and the Heritage Emergency National Task Force. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx