Experience

Midway Village Museum

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

• Chief Curator of Collections and Education

  • Jan 2013 - Present

  Responsible for the overall direction and management of Museum education programs, special events, exhibits, artifacts and historical services.• Supervise 5 full and part-time employees, as well as seasonal interns and volunteers.• Manage a collection of 150,000 artifacts ensuring proper care, inventory, and documentation.• Provide historical research services to the public.• Plan, research, develop and fabricate temporary and permanent exhibits.• Oversee department budgets.• Coordinate with Marketing and Development Departments to promote the museum’s mission and execute new programs.

• Curator of Collections

  • Jul 2006 - Dec 2012

  • Completed a comprehensive inventory of 150,000 museum artifacts.• Increased the use of a Filemaker database program for tracking artifacts by more than 300% to improve efficiency of the department and improved customer service• Supervised 1 part-time staff person, seasonal interns and 15-25 weekly volunteers.• Planned, researched, developed and fabricated temporary and permanent exhibits.



Tinker Swiss Cottage Museum

• Executive Director

  • Jan 1999 - Jul 2006

• Curator

  • Feb 1997 - Jan 1999