Experience

Bard Graduate Center: Decorative Arts, Design History, Material Culture

• United States
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director of Rights Sales Production and Promotion

  • Jul 2023 - Present

• Associate Director of Sales, Marketing, and Rights for Publications

  • May 2020 - Jul 2023

• Manager of Rights & Reproductions / Gallery Admissions & Retail

  • May 2006 - May 2020

  Research, coordinate, and secure image rights and reproductions from international institutions for upcoming catalogues and exhibitions, averaging four publications per year with up to 400 images Facilitate external reproduction requests for image rights belonging to BGCArrange and assist in the new photography of objects in private collections and other institutionsConsult on the digitization of the exhibition archive and image databaseFormulate captions and exhibition checklists for publication in exhibition cataloguesProofread the book galleys to make sure the images are placed and cited correctlyShepherd the book galleys through production process from editors to proofreaders to designerAssist exhibitions staff in creating and maintaining Filemaker databases for upcoming exhibitionsInitiated and oversees online retail store to sell publicationsDevelop and source exhibition related merchandise to sell such as tote bags, coloring books, and notecardsCreate mid-point and end of exhibition reports to analyze visitor data and catalogue salesHire, train and manage student workers for exhibition openings and working at the admissions desk Publications: Contributed a chronology of New York City and the circus to Circus and the CityContributed three designer biographies to Knoll Textiles: 1945-2010Compiled a chronology for Cloisonné: Chinese Enamels from the Yuan, Ming, and Qing Dynasties Show less



Jill Fenichell, Inc.

• Brooklyn

• Design Consultant

  • Jun 2005 - May 2008

  Assisted president of small tableware firm selling antique porcelain; custom porcelain and melamine dinnerware by advising; researching and creating a visual vocabulary for new and old patterns Created initial pattern archives and did extensive archival research Assisted in preparation for gift and antique shows Staged and assisted photographer on photo shoots Staffed the booth during the antique and gift shows, answering questions about merchandise and taking orders Organized the display of antique ceramics at the gallery Show less



Niagara County Historical Society

• Lockport, NY

• Registrar's Assistant

  • May 2004 - Aug 2004

  Accessioned and cataloged new donations, digitally photographing items, including donation of large estate Led collections committee meetings Responsible for ordering conservation supplies Served as acting day to day registrar in lieu of occasional volunteer registrar Transcribed over 200 Depression-era letters Assisted with the summer program for children ages 8-12 Accessioned and cataloged new donations, digitally photographing items, including donation of large estate Led collections committee meetings Responsible for ordering conservation supplies Served as acting day to day registrar in lieu of occasional volunteer registrar Transcribed over 200 Depression-era letters Assisted with the summer program for children ages 8-12