Experience

Montgomery County Historical Society at Lane Place

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

• Executive Director

  • May 2018 - Present

  - Historic Home Management - Grant Writing- Strategic Planning - Social Media Management - Working with PastPerfect - Manage financials, tours, collection, volunteers, community engagement, historic home preservation, membership, office organization and more - Historic Home Management - Grant Writing- Strategic Planning - Social Media Management - Working with PastPerfect - Manage financials, tours, collection, volunteers, community engagement, historic home preservation, membership, office organization and more



Indiana State Museum and Historic Sites

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

• Gallery Programming Specialist

  • Sep 2012 - May 2018

  - Developing STEAM programming for K-12 students - Educate and interact with K-12 children through workshops and demonstrations- Experience portraying historical characters- Creating and executing public events and programming- Maintaining programming numbers in a department database- Interacting with patrons on a regular basis creating meaningful connections with families and school groups- Safeguard artifacts and specimens by regularly updating a gallery maintenance log, assisting in gallery cleaning and addressing visitor queries and concerns



Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Information Assistant, Reference Desk

  • 2011 - 2012

  - Assessed the needs of patrons in order to provide the best service possible while providing library instruction- Tracked and oversaw patron queries via email, phone, text, IM and in person- Interacted with a wide variety of patrons with a variety of research, technical and information requests

• Archives Assistant, Ruth Lilly Special Collections and Archives

  • 2011 - 2012

  - Created several preliminary inventories- Cataloged new additions to a current collection after reformatting the current cataloging spreadsheet- Assisted in the creation and setup of exhibits- Directed patrons with research questions and conducted many other office duties - Reorganized a large collection to increase accessibility and create functionality



IUPUI

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Sustainability Initiative Research Intern

  • Aug 2010 - Jun 2011

  - Assisted in the compilation of data for possible programs and policies- Reviewed Greening IUPUI Grant submissions- Collaborated with multiple staff and faculty to create first comprehensive report for the Sustainability Initiative, covering 5 years of green initiative at IUPUI - Assisted in the compilation of data for possible programs and policies- Reviewed Greening IUPUI Grant submissions- Collaborated with multiple staff and faculty to create first comprehensive report for the Sustainability Initiative, covering 5 years of green initiative at IUPUI



Indiana State Museum and Historic Sites

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

• Museum Presenter

  • Aug 2010 - May 2011

  - Educated and interacted with the public through mini presentations over a wide variety of subjects for exhibits and events- Assisted in the preparation and execution of public event while also collecting visitor data- Collaborated with supervisor to refine museum surveys- Acted as Exhibit Manager during the Christmas season directing crowds, volunteers and staff - Assisted in installing and de-installing exhibits and performed detailed cleaning of artifacts and specimens - Educated and interacted with the public through mini presentations over a wide variety of subjects for exhibits and events- Assisted in the preparation and execution of public event while also collecting visitor data- Collaborated with supervisor to refine museum surveys- Acted as Exhibit Manager during the Christmas season directing crowds, volunteers and staff - Assisted in installing and de-installing exhibits and performed detailed cleaning of artifacts and specimens



Indiana State Museum and Historic Sites

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

• Museum Education Tour Specialist

  • Aug 2009 - May 2010

  - Educated school groups via three different tour tracks covering natural and cultural history- Assisted in the preparation and execution of public events- Acted as Exhibit Manager during the Christmas season directing crowds, volunteers and staff - Educated school groups via three different tour tracks covering natural and cultural history- Assisted in the preparation and execution of public events- Acted as Exhibit Manager during the Christmas season directing crowds, volunteers and staff



University of Southern Indiana

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Foreign Language Lab Associate

  • Aug 2005 - Dec 2008

  - Enforced computer lab policies - Trained new staff on lab procedures and lab/classroom technologies - Created semester schedule, managing scheduling conflicts- Assisted patrons with software and language questions

• Research Assistant

  • Jan 2008 - May 2008

  - Conducted in-depth research on various esoteric topics- Scanned and reformatted film strips of Medieval texts - Assisted in planning International Studies events



Angel Mounds State Historic

• Internship

  • 2007 - 2007

  - Interpreted historical context for various site specific publications and assisted in multiple site events: Native American Days, Music at the Mounds, Summer Camps, etc. - Assisted in the creation and execution of events- Created and compiled several documents to assist in visitor and student tours and classroom visits- Assisted in the day to day operations of the site- Volunteered for programs after completing internship - Interpreted historical context for various site specific publications and assisted in multiple site events: Native American Days, Music at the Mounds, Summer Camps, etc. - Assisted in the creation and execution of events- Created and compiled several documents to assist in visitor and student tours and classroom visits- Assisted in the day to day operations of the site- Volunteered for programs after completing internship