Tom Clareson

Tom Clareson is project director of Performing Arts Readiness, funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to help performing arts organizations protect their assets, sustain operations, and prepare for emergencies. As senior consultant for digital and preservation services at LYRASIS, he consults internationally on preservation, disaster preparedness, digitization, funding, strategic planning, and arts/cultural advocacy. He is board secretary of LancasterChorale (Ohio), a National Board of Advisors member of the Richard M. Ross Art Museum, Ohio Wesleyan University, and vice president of the board of the Foundation for Advancement in Conservation.