Experience

National Adult Day Services Association (NADSA)

• United States
• Health and Human Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director of Membership Development

  • Mar 2023 - Present



Finger Lakes Boating Museum

• Hammondsport, NY

• Executive Director

  • May 2015 - Feb 2023

  The Finger Lakes Boating Museum exists to preserve and celebrate the rich heritage of boating and boat building in the Finger Lakes region of New York State. The Finger Lakes Boating Museum exists to preserve and celebrate the rich heritage of boating and boat building in the Finger Lakes region of New York State.



Schuyler County Historical Soc

• United States
• Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos

• Executive Director

  • Aug 2007 - Apr 2015

  -Managed the Museum’s day-to-day operation, which also included research, genealogical requests, archival storage, and collections accessioning. -Interacted positively with and served Society members, visitors, and researchers daily. -Provided Museum leadership for the Board of Trustees and volunteers. -Kept Board apprised of acquisitions, attendance, revenue, and events at the Museum. -Recruited, trained, retained, and supervised volunteers as well as managed interns. -Developed and refined marketing strategies to increase membership in the Society and visitation to the Museum. -Designed, uploaded, and maintained Museum website, www.schuylerhistory.org, and Facebook page with over 1,000 “likes.” -Advertised Museum in regional media and notified local news media of news and events. -Responsible for Society Journal and newsletter distribution and bulk mailings to members. -Edited Society newsletter, The Vista. -Researched and applied for grants to benefit Museum. -Partnered with Board to oversee the 50th anniversary capital campaign in 2010, which raised over $100,000 for museum renovations. Show less



United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) Museum

• Alexandria, VA

• Assistant Manager

  • 2005 - 2006

  Now called the National Inventors Hall of Fame and Museum. -Served as the public face of the USPTO Museum by interacting positively with museum visitors, inventors, patent examiners, patent attorneys, and managed daily operations at the museum store. -Greeted and informed museum visitors about patents and trademarks, and the history and impact of museum collections, in a friendly and courteous manner. -Marketed and promoted attendance to the museum through collaboration with the local chamber of commerce, local schools, and universities. Show less



The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine

• United States
• Public Policy Offices
• 700 & Above Employee

• Research Assistant

  • 2002 - 2005

  Research Assistant for the Board on Testing and Assessment (BOTA) in the Center for Education (CFE) at the Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education (DBASSE). · Promoted three times within a two-year period, quickly transitioning from the administrative to the research staff.· Received Certificate of Appreciation for five years (also as project asst) of distinguished service while earning exemplary performance reviews each year.· Active in the preparation for publication of twelve major NAS reports, which included editing drafts for grammatical errors, compiling and organizing bibliographies, preparing graphs and tables for publication, obtaining copyright releases, synthesizing information from research databases, and finally, marketing and disseminating the finished reports to stakeholders. · Interacted in a professional and collegial manner with leading experts and policymakers in the fields of government, science, technology, education, and education research. Show less

• Project Assistant and Senior Project Assistant

  • 1999 - 2002

  Project Assistant and Senior Project Assistant for the Board on Testing and Assessment (BOTA) in the Center for Education (CFE) at the Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education (DBASSE).