Experience

The House of the Seven Gables

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

• Executive Director

  • Jun 2022 - Present



Heart Mountain Wyoming Foundation

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

• Executive Director

  • Oct 2018 - Jun 2022

  Manages Heart Mountain Interpretive Center in Powell, Wyoming, the historic structures and artifacts in the Foundation’s care, and the Foundation’s national and international outreach activities. Develops the Foundation’s annual budget and coordinates fundraising efforts for the general operations fund, the Memory & Justice endowment, the restoration of historic structures, an ongoing capital campaign, and other projects. Oversees grant writing, management, and reporting for multiple grants from private foundations, corporations, and government entities.Coordinates the rehabilitation and development of the historic 1940s root cellar and barrack, and the preservation of other structures and features on the growing historic site campus.Leads strategic planning to ensure the focused and responsible growth of the Foundation, balancing the mission priorities of preservation, education, and engaging with social justice and civil rights issues in the present day. Works with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders, including local communities, former incarcerees and their families, historians, activists, and artists. Conceptualizes and coordinates a wide range of programs, workshops, and events throughout the year, including the annual Heart Mountain Pilgrimage, which brings former incarcerees and their families from all across the country to the site. Oversees the publication of Kokoro Kara, the Foundation’s quarterly magazine. Supervises a diverse group of team members working to advance the foundation's mission. Coordinated the Foundation’s COVID-19 response, including establishing new cleaning and safety measures, launching a robust slate of online programming, and securing emergency grant funding. Show less

• Museum Manager

  • Oct 2016 - Oct 2018

  Responsible for managing interpretation, exhibits, public services, and facilities repair and maintenance at Heart Mountain Interpretive Center. Curated the special exhibits Moving Walls: Heart Mountain Barracks in the Bighorn Basin, The Mountain Was Our Secret: Works by Estelle Ishigo, and Songs on the Wind: Music at the Heart Mountain Camp. Created a winter program series to help raise off-season attendance and authored a series of accompanying articles to advance scholarship about the site. Supervised part-time guest services staff. Served as acting executive director from May-October 2018. Show less

• Interpretive Specialist

  • Jul 2016 - Oct 2016

  Responsible for managing personal and non-personal interpretation and providing frontline interpretation at Heart Mountain Interpretive Center. Developed new school programming and materials centered on civil rights education.



Missouri State Parks

• Springfield, Missouri Area

• Interpretive Resource Specialist II (Career Laddered from Tourist Assistant)

  • May 2001 - Jun 2016

  Enjoyed a progressive career track that culminated in the management of interpretive operations at four locations: Nathan Boone Homestead, Osage Village, Harry S Truman Birthplace, and Battle of Carthage State Historic Sites. Served as an integral member of the research and development team that created Nathan Boone Homestead State Historic Site, including the restoration of the 1837 log home and rehabilitation of two historic cemeteries. Drafted all essential plans for the emerging historic site, including the cultural resource management plan, disaster plan, and interpretation plan. Initiated the first comprehensive history of African American slavery at the site, which informed interpretation and became a model for incorporating more diverse narratives statewide. Developed and implemented special events and programs for all four historic sites, including community festivals and programs for students. Designed and implemented a formal system for planning and evaluating interpretation at all historic sites. Oversaw purchasing and expenditure tracking for all historic sites. Managed the site gift shop, including sales, inventory, and revenue reconciliation. Show less