Experience

Rosenbach Museum and Library

• Director of Education and Interpretation

  • Jan 2009 - Present

  Key accomplishments include: * managing a $388,000 annual departmental budget (not inclusive of sponsorships and grants) * cultivation of individuals and foundations resulting in grants, program sponsorships and a 1 million dollar gift * effective communication of education department activity to stakeholders * the management of education department staff whose roles changed significantly due to the pandemic * increasing the number of BIPOC authors featured in Rosenbach programs by 20% between 2020 and 2022 * managing the Rosenbach’s suite of virtual programs for adults which launched in June 2020. This grew our audience by 210% and now accounts for 50% of our annual program revenue which totals $111, 500. Programs include: * A podcast offering a behind-the-scenes look at the work of a rare library * An online talk show focused on books such as Frankenstein, Dracula, & Jane Eyre * Online versions of our popular reading courses centered on authors such as Charles Dickens, James Joyce, Toni Morrison, Salman Rushdie, and many more * developing strategies to increase donations and memberships from participants in free, virtual programs * managing the growth of our Behind the Bookcase tours which proved to be our most popular onsite program post-pandemic. This led to a 30% increase in revenue totaling $9,000 and a 50% increase in audience totalling 500 participants in FY23 * converting a dilapidated garden behind the Rosenbach into a program space filled with plants and flowers related to the collection and assisted in securing funding for this work developing an outreach initiative for the local and national military community, focused upon the museum’s collection of wartime letters and documents * launching literacy-based programs for preschoolers and their caregivers * strategically sunsetting underperforming programs Show less


Museum Council of Philadelphia
• United States
• Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
• Corresponding Secretary

  • 2001 - 2012


Philadelphia Museum of Art

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

• Museum Educator

  • Jan 2001 - Jan 2009

  Planned, researched and delivered curriculum and collection-based gallery lessons for Elementary and High School students• Assisted in the training of part-time museum educators and docents• Managed several multi-visit school programs• Developed pre-visit materials and lesson plans for permanent collections and special exhibitions

• Coordinator of Teacher Programs

  • Jan 2001 - Jan 2009

  Managed museum-based programs for 2,000 Elementary and High School teachers per year. Programming included an average of 25 workshops per year and a two week, intensive summer course for 60 teachers• Trained and managed docents, interns and education staff assisting with teacher programs• Identified, hired and supervised external contract staff for teacher programs• Managed the promotion of teacher programming leading to an increase in attendance by 60% between 2000 and 2006• Administered the museum's professional development credit system for teachers as a registered Act 48 provider for the state of Pennsylvania• Assisted with the design of and planning for the museum's Wachovia Education Resource Center, a dedicated research and program space for teachers • Designed and implemented the formal evaluation of all teacher programming• Participated in weekly museum-wide inter-departmental planning meetings Show less



Art Institute of Philadelphia

• United States

• Adjunct Faculty

  • Jan 2001 - Jan 2009

  * Researched and delivered lectures on visual art from Pre-History through Mannerism for classes of thirty-five students, ranging in age from eighteen to sixty • Wrote, proctored and graded assignments and examinations * Led study trips to local museums and developed gallery worksheets * Researched and delivered lectures on visual art from Pre-History through Mannerism for classes of thirty-five students, ranging in age from eighteen to sixty • Wrote, proctored and graded assignments and examinations * Led study trips to local museums and developed gallery worksheets


Tate
• Italy
• Technology, Information and Internet
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Education Department Intern

  • May 2000 - Sep 2000


Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute

• Museum Educator

  • 1998 - 1999

  • Developed and led gallery tours for Elementary and High School students • Led Docent Training Sessions • Assisted in the evaluation and revision of tours • Collaborated with the Curator of Education on Community programs • Developed and led gallery tours for Elementary and High School students • Led Docent Training Sessions • Assisted in the evaluation and revision of tours • Collaborated with the Curator of Education on Community programs


Brooklyn Museum
• Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
• 200 - 300 Employee
• Education Department Intern

  • Jan 1995 - Feb 1995