Experience

Tampa Museum of Art

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

• Education Curator

  • Nov 2015 - Present

  Manager of interpretative programs for exhibitions and collections of Ancient Greek and Roman art and of Modern and Contemporary Art. Oversee the work of two direct reports and three interns. Manage three docent programs, over 30 traditional docents and 40 college students. Annually, coordinates and leads approximately 80 trainings in inquiry-based facilitation and object specific content. Participated in the founding of Connections, an inclusion and access program for people with mental and physical healthcare concerns. Grew the program from its pilot of three sessions in 2015 to 100 sessions for 16 organizations in 2019. Continue to coordinate and oversee all sessions including format, facilitation strategies, training with college docents, and a part-time intern. Coordinate and oversee the implementation of approximately 20 adult programs, for over 1,000 people annually. Adult programs include: film screenings, lectures, panel discussions, and in-gallery focus talks. Oversee school and tour programs. Over 150 organizations book tours for over 6,000 adults and students, annually. Show less



El Paso Museum of Art

• El Paso, Texas Area

• Museum School Coordinator

  • Aug 2012 - Oct 2015

  The Museum School offers studio classes for students ages three to adult, including 24 children’s summer camps and over 20 multi-day classes and single-day workshops for adults, annually. Planned, implemented, documented, and evaluated Museum School programs. Hired instructors and managed volunteers for studio programs. Managed a multi-visit school partnership program with two neighborhood schools. Led trainings for instructors and wrote curriculum aligned with the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills. Designed gallery resources and programming signs. Led and assisted with docent trainings focused on design and sensory storytelling. Mentored high school students and created high school art exhibition programs. Show less



RISD Museum

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

• Gallery Teacher

  • Jan 2012 - May 2012

  Volunteer assistant for public programming and school tours Designed and led public tours. Facilitated tours for schools designed to complement classroom curriculum. Assisted with set up and execution of public programs. Volunteer assistant for public programming and school tours Designed and led public tours. Facilitated tours for schools designed to complement classroom curriculum. Assisted with set up and execution of public programs.



Rhode Island School of Design

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Teaching Assistant, History of Art and Visual Culture Department

  • Aug 2011 - Dec 2011

  Responsible for 17 first year students in Art History 101 Created assignments Developed exams Graded papers and exams Led class discussions Attended weekly staff meetings Responsible for 17 first year students in Art History 101 Created assignments Developed exams Graded papers and exams Led class discussions Attended weekly staff meetings



Smithsonian American Art Museum

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

• Education Intern with the Clarice Smith National Teacher Institutes

  • Sep 2010 - Aug 2011

  Conducted marketing research and development for Institutes Provided and organized object research for use by teachers during the Institutes Participated in planning and selection committees for Institute agenda and attendees Assisted with teaching, set up, and execution of the Institutes Researched objects for Oh Freedom! collaborative website with the National Museum of African American History and Culture Updated and uploaded information to the Clarice Smith National Teacher Institutes Ning Site using HTML coding Show less



Smithsonian American Art Museum

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

• Advanced Level Intern

  • Sep 2009 - Jun 2010

  Advanced Level Internship Program: Competitive selection for comprehensive museum operations program combining hands-on projects with twenty-six academic workshops and seminars. Additional assignments in Curatorial Department and Research and Scholars Center) Editorial Intern, American Art, Research and Scholars Center Fact-checked eight commentaries and five full-length articles published in American Art, 24:2 (Summer 2010) Transcribed an interview with artist Hans Haacke to be published in American Art, 24:2 (Summer 2010) Assisted with preparation for the 2010 Fellows’ Lectures in American Art Curatorial Intern for the Curator of Graphics, Prints, and Drawings Created an online catalogue raisonne of the prints of Gene Davis and William H. Johnson utilizing Flickr Researched works for the shows “Graphic Masters III” and “Multiplicity” and researched newly accessed prints Show less



Valley Trails

• Senior Counselor

  • Jun 2007 - Aug 2009

  Counselor Supervised group of approximately 20 children on a daily basis Facilitated special interest group outings on weekends Provided expert support at specialty stations (Archery, Ropes course, Zip Line) Solicited new campers Hosted international counselor events Counselor Supervised group of approximately 20 children on a daily basis Facilitated special interest group outings on weekends Provided expert support at specialty stations (Archery, Ropes course, Zip Line) Solicited new campers Hosted international counselor events



Northern Arizona University Honors Program

• Program Assistant

  • Aug 2007 - May 2009

  Maintained databases on prospective, incoming, and current Honors students using Microsoft Access and Excel Provided information about the Honors Program to prospective, incoming and current Northern Arizona University Honors students Scheduled student appointments with faculty advisors Digitized student files using Adobe Acrobat Pro Designed and created the program for the Western Regional Honors Council (WRHC) 2008 Annual Conference Designed, created, and processed registration forms for the 2008 WRHC Annual Conference using Adobe Acrobat Pro Designed and created a book to accompany the annual 2007 Honors Symposium Show less



Northern Arizona University Art Museum

• Intern

  • Jan 2007 - May 2007

  Co-Curator of "Wunderkammer: The University as a Cabinet of Curiosities" (exhibition displayed objects from the collections of the NAU Art Museum permanent collection and various campus departments) Researched collections around campus through interviews, meetings, and tours with department chairs Processed loan requests for artifacts to be displayed in the exhibition Designed and installed exhibition Designed in-gallery reference catalogue Catalogued NAU Art Museum permanent collection by gathering information from files Show less