Experience

Mingei International Museum

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

• Manager of Registration and Exhibitions

  • Jun 2022 - Present

• Registrar

  • Nov 2017 - Present



The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens

• San Marino, CA

• Special Projects Registrar, on-call

  • May 2017 - Oct 2017

  • Support the Exhibition Management department in registration for traveling exhibitions, special project exhibitions, and installations • Manage exhibition installation and deinstallation schedules including courier arrangements, shipping, packing, and security requirements • Create and manage paperwork related to exhibitions and incoming loans including checklists, loan agreements, certificates of insurance, and object records, both paper and electronic • Prepare budget estimates for registration aspects for exhibitions and special projects; tracking and maintaining budget throughout the project • Manage arrangements for artwork for touring exhibitions and acting as courier when required; track applications for US Indemnity and work within TSA guidelines for shipping artwork Show less



Mississippi Museum of Art

• Jackson, MS

• Registrar

  • Feb 2014 - Apr 2017

  • Manage active temporary exhibition schedule including arranging packing and shipping, condition reporting, initiating loan documents, and insurance functions for 4 – 6 exhibitions per year • Coordinate temporary exhibition courier arrangements • Manage all incoming and outgoing loans including serving as courier • Assist in the planning and installation of temporary exhibitions, and rotation of the collection in cooperation with other staff members • Responsible for the care and preservation of the museum’s permanent collection of approximately 5,500 artworks • Assist in the development and implementation of collections policies and procedures • Create Catalog all new acquisitions and maintain collections database • Supervisor for museum’s Digitization Project to digitize 3800 artworks from the permanent collection • Manage environmental control and integrated pest management system • Supervise three preparators and registration interns • Assist in budget development • Write monthly Blog entries featuring artworks from the permanent collection Show less



Mississippi Agriculture and Forestry Museum

• Jackson, MS

• Director of Collections and Programming

  • Nov 2012 - Jan 2014

  • Solely initiated and conducted the first inventory of the permanent collection and artifacts on loan in 20 years • Managed all aspects of the Collections Department including cataloging artifacts, ensuring proper storage requirements, incoming and outgoing loans, Integrated Pest Management, and exhibit maintenance • Trained staff on collections handling procedures; supervise Collections contract workers and volunteers • Built and maintained collections database; train staff and volunteers to use collections database • Wrote and implemented collections policies and procedures; established Collections Committee • Developed educational components for exhibits • Served as Collections consultant for Master Plan • Researched Found in Collection artifacts Show less



South Carolina State Museum

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

• Registration Intern

  • May 2012 - Oct 2012

  Catalog collection of World War II objects belonging to a member of the Women's Army Corps Monthly upkeep of museum galleries Assist Chief Registrar to regulate temperature, humidity, and light levels in temporary exhibition galleries Other registration duties as assigned Catalog collection of World War II objects belonging to a member of the Women's Army Corps Monthly upkeep of museum galleries Assist Chief Registrar to regulate temperature, humidity, and light levels in temporary exhibition galleries Other registration duties as assigned



McKissick Museum

• Columbia, South Carolina Area

• Assistant Registrar

  • Jun 2010 - Oct 2012

  Assist Curator of Collections with special projects, responsible for incoming and outgoing loans, accession artifacts, prepare artifacts for storage and exhibition, lead visitors on tours of museum galleries Assist Curator of Collections with special projects, responsible for incoming and outgoing loans, accession artifacts, prepare artifacts for storage and exhibition, lead visitors on tours of museum galleries



Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA)

• Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Intern, Special Projects, Registrar's Office

  • Jun 2011 - Aug 2011

  • Inventoried galleries and storage space • Reconciled and updated artifact records in collections database and researched Found in Collection artifacts • Assisted registrar to complete condition reports of artworks • Renamed photographs for compatibility with The Museum System (TMS) • Inventoried galleries and storage space • Reconciled and updated artifact records in collections database and researched Found in Collection artifacts • Assisted registrar to complete condition reports of artworks • Renamed photographs for compatibility with The Museum System (TMS)



St. Charles Capital

• Investment Banking
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Office Administrator

  • Mar 2009 - May 2010

  Executive Assistant supporting Technology and Diversified Industries; various office tasks Executive Assistant supporting Technology and Diversified Industries; various office tasks



Denver Art Museum

• United States
• Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Education Intern

  • Jan 2009 - May 2009

  Aid to the Master Teacher of Western American Art, completed research on specific artists for gallery text labels, maintained cleanliness of Western Art Galleries, helped to install 7th floor gallery, furnished interactive educational stations, conducted visitor observation in galleries Aid to the Master Teacher of Western American Art, completed research on specific artists for gallery text labels, maintained cleanliness of Western Art Galleries, helped to install 7th floor gallery, furnished interactive educational stations, conducted visitor observation in galleries



Fort Collins Museum (now the Fort Collins Museum of Discovery)

• Fort Collins, Colorado Area

• Collections Assistant

  • Aug 2007 - Dec 2008

  Accession of artifacts, help to install and deinstall exhibits, completed research about artifacts, maintained gallery cleanliness, prepared artifacts for storage Accession of artifacts, help to install and deinstall exhibits, completed research about artifacts, maintained gallery cleanliness, prepared artifacts for storage



Richard Nixon Library and Museum

• Yorba Linda, CA

• Registration Intern

  • Jun 2008 - Aug 2008

  Aid to Curator of Collections and Registrar, completed research for upcoming exhibits, managed donor correspondance, maintained gallery cleanliness, photographed artifacts, organized files according to NARA regulations Aid to Curator of Collections and Registrar, completed research for upcoming exhibits, managed donor correspondance, maintained gallery cleanliness, photographed artifacts, organized files according to NARA regulations



Newport Harbor Nautical Museum

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

• Guest Relations

  • May 2007 - Aug 2007

  Worked at the museum for two summers: May-August 2007 and May-August 2008; Responsible for opening and closing museum galleries , Answered telephones and e-mails from guests , Provided museum information to visitors , Took reservations from guests for special museum events , Aided office staff with office tasks Worked at the museum for two summers: May-August 2007 and May-August 2008; Responsible for opening and closing museum galleries , Answered telephones and e-mails from guests , Provided museum information to visitors , Took reservations from guests for special museum events , Aided office staff with office tasks