Experience

South Street Seaport Museum

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

• Associate Registrar, Collections and Exhibitions

  • Jul 2023 - Present

  New York, New York, United States

• Collections Preservation Specialist

  • Sep 2021 - Jul 2023

  New York, NY

• Collections and Archives Intern

  • Oct 2019 - Dec 2020

  New York, New York, United States - Managed and updated museum database. - Worked with a variety of objects; including prints, lithographs, archaeological objects (approx. 2000 items). - Led the rehousing and reorganization of paper-based collection. - Completed overhaul of objects' database entries, including photograph scans, condition reports, research and evaluation, and detailed descriptions (approx. 200 items). - Assisted in object handling, photographing, condition reporting, and cleaning… Show more - Managed and updated museum database. - Worked with a variety of objects; including prints, lithographs, archaeological objects (approx. 2000 items). - Led the rehousing and reorganization of paper-based collection. - Completed overhaul of objects' database entries, including photograph scans, condition reports, research and evaluation, and detailed descriptions (approx. 200 items). - Assisted in object handling, photographing, condition reporting, and cleaning exhibition space in preparation for opening of new gallery spaces to the public (approx. 150 items). - Created original content for social media, the museum's blog, and outside history-themed apps related to the museum collection. - Created tutorial videos to guide incoming interns on the collection. Show less



Institute for Museum Researc

• Digital Curation Intern

  • Jul 2019 - Aug 2019

  Berlin, Germany - Input data sets for internationally used museum-digital collections management program. - Led the translation of back-end information from German to English for the museum-digital website. - Completed independent and group research on multiple international digital collections platforms. - Attended conferences on digital management and archival processing.



Mütter Museum of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia

• Germany
• Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Collections Intern

  • Jun 2017 - May 2019

  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States - Led the reorganization of numismatics collection by applying labels, creating secured physical housing, and constructing a digital organizer for the collection (approx. 800 items). - Took inventory of medical instrument records; created a finding aid for the collection (approx. 300 items). - Assisted in reorganizing portrait collection by helping produce a digital finding aid (approx. 25 portraits). - Completed research on topics related to medical history, such as nurses… Show more - Led the reorganization of numismatics collection by applying labels, creating secured physical housing, and constructing a digital organizer for the collection (approx. 800 items). - Took inventory of medical instrument records; created a finding aid for the collection (approx. 300 items). - Assisted in reorganizing portrait collection by helping produce a digital finding aid (approx. 25 portraits). - Completed research on topics related to medical history, such as nurses in the World Wars, Philadelphia medical conventions, evolution of medical tools, and dental diseases. Show less



Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA)

• United States
• Truck Transportation
• 700 & Above Employee

• Records Management Intern

  • Jun 2018 - Aug 2018

  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States - Maintained, digitized, and created proper storage units for photograph collection (approx. 300 items). - Digitized and rehoused physical copies of corporate annual reports dating back to 1899. - Cataloged, digitized, and created metadata for photographic slides collection (approx. 2,500 items). - Assisted in organizing paper files while following archival guidelines to destroy unwanted items.



Maven Communications

• United States
• Public Relations and Communications Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Content Intern

  • Feb 2017 - Jun 2017

  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States - Wrote copy for local businesses and events, including The Philadelphia Museum of Art's Annual Craft Show. - Conducted interviews with local artists and drafted posts for the blog and social media. - Edited and proof-read copy from others prior to posts going live. - Brainstormed and presented ideas in internal company and client meetings.



The College of Physicians of Philadelphia

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

• History of Vaccines Intern

  • Jun 2015 - Jun 2017

  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States - Aided the launch of digital exhibition Memento Mütter by completing research and providing design input. - Published posts for the History of Vaccines website; topics focused on diseases, political and social debates, and prominent figures in vaccine history. - Co-authored online exhibit Teaching and Learning Anatomy: A 500 Year History. - Performed an annual check on references and academic sources to ensure the History of Vaccines website is always factually up to date.



Historical Museum of Crete

• Greece
• Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Intern

  • Apr 2014 - Sep 2014

  Iráklion, Crete, Greece - Moved and handled objects with exceptional care for exhibition purposes, including weapons, pottery, statues, and flags. - Oversaw updates to museum's introductory room. - Led the editing of English-language exhibition plaques and chose images for display. - Digitized and catalogued a large portion of the archival book collection (approx. 2,000 pages).