Experience

Getty Research Institute

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

• Graduate Intern-Getty Vocabulary Program

  • Sep 2023 - Present



Skid Row History Museum & Archive

• Los Angeles, California, United States

• Andrew W. Mellon Community Archives Intern

  • Sep 2022 - Present

  • Standardizes legacy collection metadata and normalizes data values in accordance with DACS by crosswalking locally defined elements to DCMI schemas and enriching values with LCSH vocabularies • Builds a local subject term thesaurus by processing and identifying trends in legacy descriptive metadata using OpenRefine; synthesizes thesaurus construction and reparative description best practices to evaluate, update, and hierarchically organize legacy vocabulary • Supports the creation/enrichment of name authority records based on indexable access points and the cross referencing of the Walk the Talk oral history collection with newly processed collections in PastPerfect • Rehouses, processes, and creates metadata for a 6-box collection documenting LA social welfare policy • Transcribes 10+ oral history interviews using Reduct transcription software • Publicizes holdings by drafting social media copy and planning/facilitating outreach initiatives, including serving on the planning committee for the bi-monthly Movie Nights at the Museum series Show less



Fowler Museum at UCLA

• Los Angeles, California, United States

• Museum Database Assistant, Lexicon

  • Dec 2022 - Apr 2023

  • Synthesized thesaurus construction and decolonial/reparative description best practices to evaluate, normalize, update, contextualize, and (re)organize a subset of culturally specific terms from the Fowler’s lexicon; conducts research using Fowler collections and related sources to inform lexicon review process • Updated records individually or as batch uploads in Argus to reflect reparative lexicon decisions • Synthesized thesaurus construction and decolonial/reparative description best practices to evaluate, normalize, update, contextualize, and (re)organize a subset of culturally specific terms from the Fowler’s lexicon; conducts research using Fowler collections and related sources to inform lexicon review process • Updated records individually or as batch uploads in Argus to reflect reparative lexicon decisions



Clyfford Still Museum

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

• Archival Processing Intern

  • Jun 2022 - Aug 2022

  • Developed and executed a processing plan to arrange, rehouse, quality check, and describe Still’s personal collection of 1,800+ 35mm slide transparencies in accordance with the principles of original order and provenance; cataloged collection in CMS Qi applying Getty vocabularies • Created intellectual links between 35mm digital surrogates in digital asset management system Luna and physical records in Qi • Assisted Digital Archivist in updating an XML-based finding aid for the Clyfford and Patricia Still Archives Collection based on my processing/research, following EAD standards • Prepared 35mm transparencies for cold storage, including creating low-moisture microclimates for slides and installing pH meters to establish environmental control Show less



Skid Row History Museum & Archive

• Los Angeles, California, United States

• Digital Collections Assistant, California Revealed Cataloging California Grant

  • Sep 2021 - Aug 2022

  • Created item-level metadata for a collection of 500+ previously unprocessed born-digital assets documenting the annual Festival for All Skid Row Artists to be harvested by the OAC • Researched and composed an 18-page metadata strategy for the Cataloging California project, contributing to the development of SRHMA’s digital preservation plan • Created item-level metadata for a collection of 500+ previously unprocessed born-digital assets documenting the annual Festival for All Skid Row Artists to be harvested by the OAC • Researched and composed an 18-page metadata strategy for the Cataloging California project, contributing to the development of SRHMA’s digital preservation plan



Jack Rothman, UCLA Professor Emeritus of Social Welfare

• Los Angeles, California, United States

• Graduate Student Researcher

  • Sep 2021 - Mar 2022

  • Formulated a research design to identify relevant New York Times editorials covering a selection of US military actions since WWII • Selected, indexed, and coded 300+ editorials; analyzed their content for editorial biases; and synthesized qualitative and quantitative findings into a research report • Formulated a research design to identify relevant New York Times editorials covering a selection of US military actions since WWII • Selected, indexed, and coded 300+ editorials; analyzed their content for editorial biases; and synthesized qualitative and quantitative findings into a research report



ThriftBooks

• United States
• Technology, Information and Internet
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Lead Collectible Receiver

  • Oct 2019 - Jan 2021

  •Oversees departmental activities, best practices, hiring, and training; supervises a team of four employees • Liaises with corporate management to execute company-wide decisions at the local level; contributes local incites to the development of national marketing strategies • Co-chairs Safety Committee of 6 people; leads weekly safety meetings, records meeting minutes, maintains safety SharePoint and printed records, and synthesizes meeting minutes into detailed reports shared nationally • Maintains collectible inventory records using inventory management software • Identifies and sells antiquarian books through the creation of online book listings; photographs, grades, describes, packages, and shelves books for sale • Creates, interprets, and presents weekly statistical reports to track employee quota and sales performance Show less



Glenstone Museum

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

• Visitor Experience Fellow, Emerging Professionals Program

  • Feb 2017 - Jan 2019

  • Conducted research in Glenstone’s archival/library collections to facilitate the interpretation of 12+ contemporary art exhibitions; synthesized research into interpretive exhibition text, educational literature, social media content, presentations, and guided tours• Visited local public schools to promote Glenstone’s School Tour program; worked with teachers to co- plan/lead weekly 3-hour educational museum tours for groups of 30+ students

• Special Collections and Library Intern

  • Oct 2016 - Feb 2017

  • Researched, inventoried, and selectively digitized a collection of 100+ institutional records documenting the museum’s construction/opening to prepare for the creation of a digital museum history timeline; surveyed institutional records and selected items to add to the timeline• Identified gaps in library holdings and suggested collection development initiatives• Led library/archives orientation sessions for museum staff



National Museum of Women in the Arts

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

• Elizabeth Stafford Hutchinson Library and Research Center Intern

  • Jun 2016 - Oct 2016

  • Assigned descriptive subject terms to a 50-item artists’ book collection using the Artists’ Books Thesaurus • Researched and wrote a 10-page proposal advocating for the integration of a feminist zine collection into NMWA’s special collections, resulting in the implementation of related outreach/programming • Assigned descriptive subject terms to a 50-item artists’ book collection using the Artists’ Books Thesaurus • Researched and wrote a 10-page proposal advocating for the integration of a feminist zine collection into NMWA’s special collections, resulting in the implementation of related outreach/programming