Experience

Chrysler Museum of Art

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

• Museum Shop Manager

  • Dec 2019 - Present

  Museum Store Manager & Buyer/Product Developer for moderately-sized regional art museum. Responsible for all aspects of Museum Store management including budgeting, customer service, e-commerce, buying, inventory management, and training. Museum Store Manager & Buyer/Product Developer for moderately-sized regional art museum. Responsible for all aspects of Museum Store management including budgeting, customer service, e-commerce, buying, inventory management, and training.



Greene Street Artists Corp.

• Philadelphia, PA

• Fine Artist

  • Oct 2006 - Dec 2019

  Member of Greene Street Artists Corp. ( Philadelphia's first artists' live/work cooperative) since October, 2006. Since my arrival, I have served on the Board of Directors for six one-year terms: 2008 - Chair of Community Relations Committee 2012 - Chair of Membership & Policy Committee 2015 - Chair of Membership & Policy Committee 2016 - Secretary 2017 - Secretary 2018 - Secretary 2019 - Acting Chair of Membership & Policy Committee My studio practice as a fine artist includes painting, drawing, collage, sculpture, and textile design. If you'd like to know more about my creative practice, please view my portfolio at https://www.studio-ten-design.com/. Show less



Barnes Foundation

• United States
• Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Barnes Shop Assistant Manager

  • Apr 2012 - Nov 2019

  Assistant Manager at the Barnes Foundation Shop, located on Philadelphia's "museum mile"​, the Benjamin Franklin Parkway. A leader in its industry, the Barnes Shop's product selection focuses on hand-crafted, artisanal gifts and jewelry, and high-quality reproductions of Impressionist, Post-Impressionist, and early Modernist paintings and objects in the collection. Apart from managing the daily activities of shop personnel, I am also a key player in the development of unique Barnes-related products offered in the store. As their leader, I coordinate a professional team dedicated to providing our guests with an excellent level of service, with attention to detail. My goal is to provide our visitors the highest level of service in the industry, while also serving the educational mission of the foundation. To meet those goals, I develop and execute all training in the shop. Member of the Core Values & Steering Committee, and Chairperson of the Safety Committee. As part of my professional contribution to the field of non-profit retail, I am a proud member of the Museum Store Association, and active at the regional and national levels. For the 2019 conference in San Diego, I presented a session entitled "Leveraging Innovative Resources for Custom Product Development and Visual Merchandising". I also serve as the Secretary (2019-2020) of the Mid-Atlantic Regional Chapter of the Museum Store Association. The Barnes Foundation, established in 1922, promotes appreciation of the arts and horticultural science, through the preservation, presentation, and interpretation of the collections of Albert C. and Laura L. Barnes. The Barnes Foundation's art collection includes works by some of the greatest European and American masters of Impressionism, Post-impressionist, and early Modern art, as well as African sculpture, Pennsylvania German decorative arts, Native American textiles, ironwork, and more. Please visit the Barnes Foundation online at http://www.barnesfoundation.org. Show less



Amoeba Art Shop LLC

• Philadelphia, PA

• President and CEO

  • Mar 2004 - Mar 2009

  Owner and operator of independent art materials and gifts business, with two locations in Philadelphia totaling 5,000 square feet, and an e-commerce site with over 50,000 product SKUs. Managed team of up to 12 full- and part-time employees in two locations. Responsible for all aspects of running the business, including: team management, purchasing, vendor relations, product development, bookkeeping, accounts payable, payroll, website development and maintenance, inventory control, visual merchandising, marketing and advertising, customer service and public relations. Show less



Need in Deed

• Philadelphia, PA

• Office Administrator/Operations Manager

  • May 2000 - May 2005

  Managed all business aspects of this busy non-profit organization including accounts payable, payroll, database creation and maintenance. Also contributed to the program by applying my creative skills to market the organization's services and appeal for donations with print, web and video applications. Managed all business aspects of this busy non-profit organization including accounts payable, payroll, database creation and maintenance. Also contributed to the program by applying my creative skills to market the organization's services and appeal for donations with print, web and video applications.