Experience

American Association for State and Local History (AASLH)

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

• Director, Public History Research Lab

  • ก.พ. 2021 - - ปัจจุบัน

  As the first director of the AASLH Public History Research Lab, I lead our efforts to conduct and share research about the U.S. public history community and the role of history in American life. I manage projects, write grants, collaborate with outside researchers and advisers, and conduct original analysis for projects that equip history professionals, museum leaders, scholars, students, advocates, and others with data and insights they can use to fulfill their missions and to more effectively champion the cause of history.

• Senior Manager, Strategic Initiatives

  • ก.ค. 2018 - - ปัจจุบัน

  As Senior Manager, Strategic Initiatives at AASLH, I manage new initiatives, special projects, and new partnerships. I also contribute to our leadership team and provide strategic insights and advice about growth, stakeholder engagement, and a wide range of other issues. I also oversee our leadership efforts around the United States 250th anniversary, manage major grant projects, and direct field-wide research.

• External Relations Coordinator

  • ส.ค. 2017 - มิ.ย. 2018



Saving Hallowed Ground

• Program Coordinator

  • ม.ค. 2017 - มิ.ย. 2017

  - Coordinated planning, communication, and delivery of our permanent historic preservation and commemoration programs, conducting outreach to and facilitating the participation of schools, community organizations, and historic sites.- Spearheaded a full organizational re-brand, including writing new mission and vision statements and proposing them to Board of Directors, independently developing, designing, and writing new marketing materials.- Independently managed organizational web presence, including designing and maintaining web site, managing social media presence on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, and writing blog posts for external outlets to promote our programs.- Planned work on historic cemetery preservation and documentation, working with local cemeteries and churches for student projects, and cooperating with state historic preservation partners on historic cemetery preservation advocacy efforts.



Rowan University

• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Adjunct Professor

  • ส.ค. 2016 - พ.ค. 2017

  - Taught courses in United States history and Africana Studies. - Taught courses in United States history and Africana Studies.



Raritan Valley Community College

• United States
• Higher Education
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Adjunct Instructor

  • ม.ค. 2015 - ธ.ค. 2015

  Taught courses in World history and United States history. Taught courses in World history and United States history.



Rice University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Race and Nation in the Age of Emancipations Symposium

  • 2014 - 2014

  Organized and executed all aspects of an international scholarly symposium,including more one hundred attendees from three continents, from development ofintellectual rationale through execution, including managing vendors, organizingtravel, and coordinating distribution of promotional materials.- Used social media to promote the event and drive engagement with the intellectualideas of the symposium, particularly through live Tweeting with dedicated hashtag. Organized and executed all aspects of an international scholarly symposium,including more one hundred attendees from three continents, from development ofintellectual rationale through execution, including managing vendors, organizingtravel, and coordinating distribution of promotional materials.- Used social media to promote the event and drive engagement with the intellectualideas of the symposium, particularly through live Tweeting with dedicated hashtag.



Program for the Study of Ethnicity, Race, and Culture (Rice University)

• Assistant Director

  • 2013 - 2014

  - Assisted with developing the strategic vision and mission statement for the program.- Managed and coordinated a regular lecture series, and assisted with the coordinationof a major symposium, works-in-progress seminar, and other events.- Managed the organization's external communication and web presence, includingsocial media; developing and managing our public blog; managing the organization'sListserv through MailChimp; and assisting with the writing, editing, and distributionof newsletters and announcements.



Woodson Research Center Special Collections & University Archives

• Archival Assistant

  • พ.ค. 2012 - ส.ค. 2012



Journal of Southern History

• Editorial Assistant

  • ส.ค. 2010 - ส.ค. 2012

  - Copyedited and fact-checked scholarly articles and book reviews.- Assisted in compilation of journal’s annual bibliography. - Copyedited and fact-checked scholarly articles and book reviews.- Assisted in compilation of journal’s annual bibliography.



Daura Gallery, Lynchburg College

• Gallery Assistant

  • 2008 - 2010

  - Assisted with wide variety of museum and gallery tasks, including exhibitconstruction; collections organization, maintenance, and storage; interfacing withpublic at exhibit openings and other events.- Curated two major exhibits, including selecting works to be displayed, writing andcreating labels, and physically installing the exhibits: one exhibit, “Shutterbugs,”featuring student travel photography; and a second exhibit, featuring early-20thCentury photographs and descriptions of North Africa by European travelers.