Experience

Discover Kalamazoo

• United States
• Travel Arrangements
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Partner Engagement Coordinator

  • Oct 2021 - Present



Society for History and Racial Equity

• United States
• Civic and Social Organizations

• Program Coordinator

  • Feb 2020 - Oct 2021

  • Maintained historical records for public access and assisted in genealogy research. • Cataloged documents and regional histories by SHARE standards.• Answered phone calls and assisted patrons in all inquiries about programming.• Organized and marketed the Summit on Racism and the Youth Summit on Racism to over 150 participants.• Created youth programming to promote diversity and racial equity in the local communities.• Recorded local histories of Southwest Michigan community residents.• Maintained strong social media presence on all Facebook pages.



Kalamazoo Valley Museum

• United States
• Hospitality
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Interpretation specialist

  • Mar 2018 - Oct 2021

  • Used artifacts, documents, and oral history to interpret local Kalamazoo history for the public.• Lead workshops on educational programs that covered different subjects of science and history to educate patrons on present information.• Reconstructed hands on exhibits for proper and safe use.• Engaging with children and parents to discuss different activities while providing information on various programs hosted at the museum allowing more productivity and higher attendance rates.• Provided tours for scheduled groups answering diverse questions while giving demonstrations for various exhibits.• Acted as liaison for event programming by creating floor plans, meeting with vendors, set up and tear down, and interacting with patrons.



Target

• Mexico
• Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Softlines Team Member

  • Jun 2015 - Dec 2019



Zhang Legacy Archives

• Student Library Assistant

  • Feb 2016 - Dec 2017

  -Processing/Preserving documents and historical materials-Creating inventories to properly organize and locate documents -Assisting patrons in finding materials for research -Handling microfilm, photographs, city directories, etc. -Processing/Preserving documents and historical materials-Creating inventories to properly organize and locate documents -Assisting patrons in finding materials for research -Handling microfilm, photographs, city directories, etc.



Kalamazoo Public Library

• Libraries
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Local History Intern

  • Jul 2017 - Sep 2017

  -Processed collection of photographs, letters, diaries, and yearbooks on the Milham family of Kalamazoo.-Conduct genealogical research of the Milham family using ancestry and archival documents.-Assisted patrons at the reference desk -Processed collection of photographs, letters, diaries, and yearbooks on the Milham family of Kalamazoo.-Conduct genealogical research of the Milham family using ancestry and archival documents.-Assisted patrons at the reference desk

• Collections Management Intern

  • May 2017 - Jul 2017

  -Created custom exhibit on the Kalamazoo Corset Company where I researched and secured permissions for image and object use.-Processed historical photographs using museum software Argus -Assisted in the installation of exhibits -Created custom exhibit on the Kalamazoo Corset Company where I researched and secured permissions for image and object use.-Processed historical photographs using museum software Argus -Assisted in the installation of exhibits