Experience

New Hampshire Historical Society
• United States
• Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Director of Museum Collections

  • Sep 2022 - Present


Long Island Museum of American Art, History and Carriages

• Curator

  • Jul 2018 - Aug 2022

  Exhibitions: • Land by Hand: Edward Lange's Long Island, 1870-1889 (curator; Sept. to Dec. 2022)• Atoms to Cosmos: The Story of Brookhaven National Laboratory (co-curator; April to Oct. 2022)• Two Centuries of Long Island Women Artists: 1800-2000 (co-curator; March to Sept. 2022)• Fire & Form: New Directions in Glass (co-curator; Aug. to Dec. 2021)• Artists Abroad (curator; March to Aug. 2021)• A Century After: The Work of William M. Davis (curator; Feb. to Dec. 2020)• Found@LIM: Long Island’s Unidentified Photographs (curator; Sept. to Dec. 2019)• Face to Face: Artists Painting Artists (co-curator; June to Sept. 2019)• Long Road to Freedom: Surviving Slavery on Long Island (curator; Feb. to May 2019) • Shaping Silver: Contemporary Metalsmithing (co-curator; Sept. to Dec. 2018) Show less

• Assistant Curator

  • Feb 2016 - Jun 2018

  Exhibitions:• The Land of Moses: Robert Moses and Modern Long Island (co-curator; June to Oct. 2018)• Revolution in Printmaking: Larry Rivers and Universal Limited Art Editions (co-curator; May to Sept. 2018)• Dog Days: Portraits of Man’s Best Friend (curator; Aug. to Dec. 2017)• Midnight Rum: Long Island and Prohibition (curator; May to Sept. 2017)• Edible Eden: The Art of Long Island’s Forests, Fields, and Waters (curator; Feb. to July 2017)• Brilliant Partners: Judith Leiber’s Handbags & the Art of Gerson Leiber (co-curator; Feb. to June 2017)• Drawn from Life: Objects and Stories from William Sidney Mount’s Paintings (curator; Aug. to Dec. 2016) Show less



Newport Restoration Foundation

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

• Vernon Research Fellow

  • May 2014 - Jan 2016

  Conducted archival research on the social and architectural history of Newport's 18th-century Vernon (Gibbs-Gardner-Bowler) House, creating a compilation of sources and accessible history for public use. Conducted archival research on the social and architectural history of Newport's 18th-century Vernon (Gibbs-Gardner-Bowler) House, creating a compilation of sources and accessible history for public use.



Rhode Island Antiques Company

• Researcher and Manager of Online Sales

  • Aug 2013 - Jan 2016

  Performed time-sensitive artifact research; copywriting; photography and photo editing; corresponded with consignors, museums, and auction houses; transported, stored, packed, and shipped artifacts internationally; managed online sales and artifact database. Performed time-sensitive artifact research; copywriting; photography and photo editing; corresponded with consignors, museums, and auction houses; transported, stored, packed, and shipped artifacts internationally; managed online sales and artifact database.



Brown University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Visiting Scholar, Department of American Studies

  • Feb 2013 - Jun 2013

  Performed archival research at Brown University and regional museums in preparation for publishing content from completed dissertation ("Imagining the Old Coast: History, Heritage, and Tourism in New England, 1865-2012"). Performed archival research at Brown University and regional museums in preparation for publishing content from completed dissertation ("Imagining the Old Coast: History, Heritage, and Tourism in New England, 1865-2012").

• Research Assistant

  • Sep 2012 - Dec 2012

  Researched articles for project "Globalizing the Magic System: A History of Advertising Industry Practices in Australia, 1959-1989"; revised American Studies teaching assistant handbook; edited department website to build and update graduate student profiles. Researched articles for project "Globalizing the Magic System: A History of Advertising Industry Practices in Australia, 1959-1989"; revised American Studies teaching assistant handbook; edited department website to build and update graduate student profiles.

• Teaching Assistant

  • Sep 2007 - May 2012

  Managed weekly discussions for up to 60 students for courses "American Icons" (Spring 2012), "The Automobile in American Culture" (Fall 2008), "The Urban Built Environment" (Spring 2008), and "Methods In Public Humanities" (Fall 2007); developed and presented weekly presentations and hands-on activities to diverse audiences; assigned projects and managed progress of up to 60 students each semester.

• Teaching Fellow

  • Jan 2009 - May 2009

  Developed and taught course "Old Salts and Sacred Cod: Culture, Environment, and Food in New England," addressing the history, culture, and environmental issues surrounding the catching and eating of seafood; wrote and received grant to bring fisheries workers to class as guest speakers; managed class discussions and assigned and evaluated student research projects.



Haffenreffer Museum of Anthropology

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

• Student Curator

  • Sep 2011 - Feb 2012

  Exhibition research, writing, design, construction, and installation; co-curated satellite exhibition "Carving Culture on the Northwest Coast: The Totem Pole." Exhibition research, writing, design, construction, and installation; co-curated satellite exhibition "Carving Culture on the Northwest Coast: The Totem Pole."



Penobscot Marine Museum

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

• Curatorial/Educational Intern

  • Jun 2007 - Aug 2007

  Development and implementation of weekly children's program about sailing; research and writing of interpretive panels for exhibition "Yard-in-the-Yard"; exhibition planning for "Finest Kind: Folk Art of the Penobscot"; artifact research; exhibition label editing. Development and implementation of weekly children's program about sailing; research and writing of interpretive panels for exhibition "Yard-in-the-Yard"; exhibition planning for "Finest Kind: Folk Art of the Penobscot"; artifact research; exhibition label editing.



Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library (formerly, National Heritage Museum)

• Cataloging Assistant

  • Nov 2005 - Jul 2006

  Cataloged artifacts and maintained records in Mimsy collections management database; exhibition installation and disassembly; artifact research; collections photography. Cataloged artifacts and maintained records in Mimsy collections management database; exhibition installation and disassembly; artifact research; collections photography.



Upper Housatonic Valley African American Heritage Trail

• Volunteer Researcher/Advisor

  • Aug 2005 - Apr 2006

  Researched and wrote essays for publication on the African American experience in the Upper Housatonic Valley National Heritage Area (ISBN-10: 1933782080); participated in Advisory Council meetings. Researched and wrote essays for publication on the African American experience in the Upper Housatonic Valley National Heritage Area (ISBN-10: 1933782080); participated in Advisory Council meetings.



Norman Rockwell Museum

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

• Curatorial Assistant

  • Jan 2005 - Nov 2005

  Digitization of archival collections; preservation of photographic negatives; instruction of new staff and visitors on mission and holdings of NRM archives; exhibit installation and disassembly; development of collections cataloging policy; artifact research; artifact packaging and transportation. Digitization of archival collections; preservation of photographic negatives; instruction of new staff and visitors on mission and holdings of NRM archives; exhibit installation and disassembly; development of collections cataloging policy; artifact research; artifact packaging and transportation.



Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum

• United States
• Museums
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Kerr Center for Chesapeake Studies Intern

  • May 2004 - Dec 2004

  Manuscript cataloging; artifact research, writing, and conservation; collections photography; artifact packaging and transportation. Manuscript cataloging; artifact research, writing, and conservation; collections photography; artifact packaging and transportation.



Hudson River Sloop Clearwater

• United States
• Environmental Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Sailing Apprentice

  • Sep 2003 - Oct 2003

  Sailing and maintenance of replica 19th-century sloop; development and implementation of children's programs on Hudson River history, ecology, and navigation. Sailing and maintenance of replica 19th-century sloop; development and implementation of children's programs on Hudson River history, ecology, and navigation.



New Bedford Whaling Museum

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

• L. Byrne Waterman Curatorial Intern

  • Aug 2002 - Aug 2003

  Exhibition planning, research, and installation for "False Whalers: Slavers and Fenian Patriots in Disguise," and "Treasures of the Kendall Collection"; construction of architectural scale models and custom archival storage boxes; collections photography; artifact cataloging; artifact research and writing. Exhibition planning, research, and installation for "False Whalers: Slavers and Fenian Patriots in Disguise," and "Treasures of the Kendall Collection"; construction of architectural scale models and custom archival storage boxes; collections photography; artifact cataloging; artifact research and writing.



Smithsonian Institution

• Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
• 700 & Above Employee

• Curatorial Intern, Division of Armed Forces History, NMAH

  • Jun 2001 - Jul 2001

  Biographical research for exhibition "West Point in the Making of America, 1802-1918"; artifact cataloging; answered public inquiries about Smithsonian collections and military history. Biographical research for exhibition "West Point in the Making of America, 1802-1918"; artifact cataloging; answered public inquiries about Smithsonian collections and military history.