Experience

Williamson College of the Trades

• Greater Philadelphia Area

• Director of Grants & Research

  • Jan 2019 - Present

  For the 2023 fiscal year, submitted 44 proposals and raised over $6.7M for annual operating and capital needs and endowment support. Responsible for 60% of the total funds raised for Williamson. Among the grants I wrote last year were eight successful applications to brand-new funders. These first-time donations from foundations, corporations and government entities yielded $235,000 in new income for Williamson. For the 2023 fiscal year, submitted 44 proposals and raised over $6.7M for annual operating and capital needs and endowment support. Responsible for 60% of the total funds raised for Williamson. Among the grants I wrote last year were eight successful applications to brand-new funders. These first-time donations from foundations, corporations and government entities yielded $235,000 in new income for Williamson.



Please Touch Museum

• Greater Philadelphia Area

• Interim Grants Manager

  • Jan 2018 - Dec 2018



Museum of the American Revolution

• Greater Philadelphia Area

• Director of Learning and Engagement

  • May 2014 - Oct 2017



University of Delaware Museum Studies

• Internship Coordinator

  • Jan 2014 - Jun 2016



National Constitution Center

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

• Reseach and Evaluation Manager

  • Feb 2011 - May 2014

  Responsible for managing and implementing all visitor evaluation to measure success for the institution, including front-end and summative studies for changing exhibitions. Supervise a staff of part-time data collectors, and oversee the work of outside firms to collect audience demographics and indicators of visitor learning and measure marketing impact. In 2011, designed and conducted year-long comprehensive evaluation of museum’s permanent exhibition. As a member of the museum's marketing team, worked closely with national firm on an institutional re-branding. Show less

• Program Developer

  • Jun 2009 - Jan 2011

  Exhibition development, including shaping interpretation, identifying and securing artifacts, writing and editing labels, and creating interactives. Winner, 2011 AAM Excellence in Exhibition Writing award as editor of label copy for "Art of the American Soldier."Visitor evaluation, including front-end and summative studies for exhibitions and marketing.Authored two chapters for AAM book, An Alliance of Spirit: School - Museum Partnerships, published Spring 2010.



The University of the Arts

• Senior Lecturer, Museum Studies

  • Aug 2008 - May 2014

  Adjunct instructor for 3 credit graduate course Museum Audience, covering the basic skills of evaluation and visitor research. As part of the class, place and advise project teams of students to conduct evaluation at area museums. Adjunct instructor for 3 credit graduate course Museum Audience, covering the basic skills of evaluation and visitor research. As part of the class, place and advise project teams of students to conduct evaluation at area museums.



James Madison's Montpelier

• Member, Interpretive Advisory Committee

  • Oct 2010 - Dec 2011

  Serve as member of NEH-funded panel advising Montpelier staff about the visitor experience. Assisted with planning for visitor survey about new interpretive elements in the mansion. Serve as member of NEH-funded panel advising Montpelier staff about the visitor experience. Assisted with planning for visitor survey about new interpretive elements in the mansion.



Winterthur Museum, Garden and Library

• United States
• Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Curator of Education for Interpretation

  • Dec 2006 - Jan 2009

  - Co-authored chapter "Kids and Collections" for Connecting Kids to History through Museum Exhibitions, published Spring 2010.-Educator for all changing exhibitions, reviewer of all exhibition label copy for visitor comprehension. Developed interactives & all interpretive materials, trained docents.- Led office of school and family programs, hired two key staff, and refocused offerings to better align with institutional mission.- Directed programming for family-friendly, literacy-based exhibition, and collaborated with key community partners on year-long roster of events. - Supervised in-house evaluator.- Member of planning team for Enchanted Woods children's garden.Worked with staff and contractors on installation of new feature.- Member of planning team for 2007 & 2008 spring displays of historic autos on museum grounds.- Chaired session at 2008 AAM annual meeting "The Learning Curve: Museums Producing Audio Tours." Show less

• Acting Director of Public Programs

  • Aug 2006 - Dec 2006

  - Directed institutional planning for Spring 2007 program offerings. - Collaborated with in-house business analyst to fund new attendance initiatives within existing budget.

• Assistant/Associate Curator of Education for Exhibitions

  • Jan 2002 - Aug 2006

  - Educator for all exhibitions, editor of label copy for visitor comprehension, developed interactives and interpretive aids. Chaired session at 2006 Visitor Studies Association conference, "Family Guides: Do they work?"- Evaluator for all major exhibitions, developed and reviewed front-end, formative, tracking and summative evaluations. Co-presenter for full-day 2004 AAM annual meeting workshop, "Visitor Tracking: A Hands-on Primer."-Member, planning team for in-house production of iPod tours of Winterthur galleries. Developed interpretive outline and co-edited all drafts of first tour (featuring Leigh and Leslie Keno of Antiques Roadshow), which debuted November 2005.-Principal developer and liason with contract software developer and ceramics curator for computer interactive "Design a Plate."-Curator and interpretive developer for "Kid Stuff: Growing Up at Winterthur," a low-cost, thematic interactive history exhibition for families on view 2003 and 2005-2006. Winner, 2004 AAM award for Excellence in Exhibition writing for show's main text panels. Show less



Winterthur Museum

• School Programs Assistant

  • 1995 - 2001

  -Developed and taught on and off-site programs for PreK-12 school, scout, home-school, and special-needs audiences. -Developed, marketed, budgeted and directed summer history camp for children ages 8-12. -Developed and taught on and off-site programs for PreK-12 school, scout, home-school, and special-needs audiences. -Developed, marketed, budgeted and directed summer history camp for children ages 8-12.



International Tennis Hall of Fame

• Curator of Education and Exhibitions

  • 1993 - 1994



Strong National Museum of Play

• Swinney Intern

  • Jun 1992 - Nov 1992



National Air and Space Museum

• Education Intern

  • Feb 1990 - Jul 1990