Experience

A Better Way Services, Inc.

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Grant Administrator

  • Jun 2022 - Present



Cornerstone Center for the Arts

• United States
• Education Administration Programs
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director Of Education

  • Jun 2021 - Jun 2022

  Hired, trained, and supervised over twenty teaching artists.Conducted student evaluations to improve student retention and develop newclass offerings.Developed programming for studio classes, public outreach, and summer camp.Created and maintained student databases. Hired, trained, and supervised over twenty teaching artists.Conducted student evaluations to improve student retention and develop newclass offerings.Developed programming for studio classes, public outreach, and summer camp.Created and maintained student databases.



National Model Aviation Museum

• Curriculum Development Coordinator

  • Jun 2016 - Oct 2020

  Researched, developed, wrote, and implemented the organization’s first virtual summer camp to a cohort of over 500 children. Researched, developed, wrote, and delivered distance, virtual, and in-person field trips to Pre-K, K-12, and adult audiences. Recruited, trained, and managed a cohort of 15 volunteers. Researched, developed, wrote, and implemented the organization’s first virtual summer camp to a cohort of over 500 children. Researched, developed, wrote, and delivered distance, virtual, and in-person field trips to Pre-K, K-12, and adult audiences. Recruited, trained, and managed a cohort of 15 volunteers.



Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture

• Curatorial Assistant

  • Sep 2014 - Jun 2016

  Managed the storage and accessioning of two extensive micro-fossil collections dating from the Cenozoic era. Rehoused and sorted thousands of invertebrate fossils. Facilitated access to collections for visiting researchers. Managed the storage and accessioning of two extensive micro-fossil collections dating from the Cenozoic era. Rehoused and sorted thousands of invertebrate fossils. Facilitated access to collections for visiting researchers.



Museum of History & Industry (MOHAI)

• United States
• Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Education Department Intern

  • Jun 2015 - Sep 2015

  Led two week-long camps integrating local Seattle history with practical knowledge of different modes of travel. Created and implemented scavenger hunts based on visitor feedback. Aided deinstallation of American Spirits: The Rise and Fall of Prohibition and installation of The Legacy of Seattle Hip-Hop. Led two week-long camps integrating local Seattle history with practical knowledge of different modes of travel. Created and implemented scavenger hunts based on visitor feedback. Aided deinstallation of American Spirits: The Rise and Fall of Prohibition and installation of The Legacy of Seattle Hip-Hop.



Valene L. Smith Museum of Anthropology

• Museum Assistant

  • Jun 2010 - Dec 2011

  Jun 2010 – Jul 2010Summer Camp Education Instructor Planned six weeks of educational programming to introduce campers ages five through eleven to multicultural social studies topics not ordinarily addressed in traditional classroom settings in accessible, appealing ways.Aug 2010 – Oct 2010Exhibition Curator Co-curator of the 26th Annual American Visions Juried Photography Competition. Responsibilities included public relations, promotion of the event, gallery planning and construction, exhibit design, applied proper care of artifacts to exhibition installation, visitor services and exhibit curation.Sept 2010 - Dec 2011Responsible for a variety of tasks, including management of the PastPerfect library system, planning exhibits, and the creation and maintenance of a Facebook social network page for museum programs.



National Museum of the Marine Corps

• Education Department Intern

  • Jun 2011 - Aug 2011

  Created Semper Fun!, a week-long summer camp discussing the USMC throughout history, conducted tours, maintained the Children’s Gallery, and created a variety of scavenger hunts and other activities for young visitors and their families. Created Semper Fun!, a week-long summer camp discussing the USMC throughout history, conducted tours, maintained the Children’s Gallery, and created a variety of scavenger hunts and other activities for young visitors and their families.



Chico Museum

• Education Intern

  • Jun 2010 - Jan 2011

  Created weekly family programming for the exhibition at the time, The Secret World of Bees. The popularity of these activities, called Busy Bee Weekends, yielded the Chico Museum's highest visitation records up to that date. Managed the collections space, reconciling old loans, and organizing the historical collection. Created weekly family programming for the exhibition at the time, The Secret World of Bees. The popularity of these activities, called Busy Bee Weekends, yielded the Chico Museum's highest visitation records up to that date. Managed the collections space, reconciling old loans, and organizing the historical collection.