Experience

Cambridge Historical Society

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

• Oral History Intern

  • Feb 2018 - Present

  Conducted research and interviews for the 2018 "Caribbean Heritage Oral History Project", and is currently working on the 2019 project, "Sweet Souls, Voices from the Margaret Fuller Neighborhood House in Cambridge". Researches local institutions, makes community contacts, finds candidates to be narrators for oral history recordings. Coordinates with narrators, conducts hour to two-hour long interviews, transcription, and prepares interviews for online publishing and archiving. Conducted research and interviews for the 2018 "Caribbean Heritage Oral History Project", and is currently working on the 2019 project, "Sweet Souls, Voices from the Margaret Fuller Neighborhood House in Cambridge". Researches local institutions, makes community contacts, finds candidates to be narrators for oral history recordings. Coordinates with narrators, conducts hour to two-hour long interviews, transcription, and prepares interviews for online publishing and archiving.



Cambridge Public Library Foundation

• United States
• Fundraising
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Administrative Assistant

  • Aug 2017 - Present

  Works closely with the Executive Director, Foundation’s Board of Directors, and Library staff to execute public programming and cultivation events hosted at the Main Library and Cambridge at large. Coordinates Board and committee meetings, takes minutes, completes follow-up. Manages DonorPerfect database to track donations, works on fundraising and development plans, processes restricted and unrestricted gifts from yearly appeal. Works closely with the Executive Director, Foundation’s Board of Directors, and Library staff to execute public programming and cultivation events hosted at the Main Library and Cambridge at large. Coordinates Board and committee meetings, takes minutes, completes follow-up. Manages DonorPerfect database to track donations, works on fundraising and development plans, processes restricted and unrestricted gifts from yearly appeal.



Cambridge Room Archives

• Processing Intern

  • Jan 2017 - May 2017

  Worked in the Cambridge Room Archives at the Cambridge Public Library to process collections from local residents and organizations. Made decisions about processing with supervisor, used XML and ArchivesSpace to create finding aid and input information about collections for future research use. Worked in the Cambridge Room Archives at the Cambridge Public Library to process collections from local residents and organizations. Made decisions about processing with supervisor, used XML and ArchivesSpace to create finding aid and input information about collections for future research use.



Postcrypt Coffeehouse

• United States
• Entertainment Providers
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Booking Manager & Volunteer

  • Dec 2012 - May 2016

  Discovered local and touring artists and bands, reached out to invite them to play at the venue’s weekend shows and an annual spring Folk Fest. Set up and worked at venue coffee bar during each show, supervised volunteers, greeted and introduce artists, welcomed audience. Filed paperwork with Columbia University to process payment for musicians and bands. Discovered local and touring artists and bands, reached out to invite them to play at the venue’s weekend shows and an annual spring Folk Fest. Set up and worked at venue coffee bar during each show, supervised volunteers, greeted and introduce artists, welcomed audience. Filed paperwork with Columbia University to process payment for musicians and bands.



New-York Historical Society

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

• Education Department Intern

  • Sep 2015 - Dec 2015

  Represented the museum over phone and e-mail, followed up with teachers and principles about interest in school programs; created school directory for future engagement possibilities. Worked on short term projects to assist department staff with editing, writing, and organizing materials. Shadowed school tours at the museum, leaning from educators and helping with students. Represented the museum over phone and e-mail, followed up with teachers and principles about interest in school programs; created school directory for future engagement possibilities. Worked on short term projects to assist department staff with editing, writing, and organizing materials. Shadowed school tours at the museum, leaning from educators and helping with students.



Atlantic Records

• Musicians
• 700 & Above Employee

• Urban A&R Intern

  • Sep 2015 - Dec 2015

  Answered phone calls for offices of A&R executives, took messages, completed administrative tasks as necessary. Kept track of album and single sales, completed weekly updates to artist charts recording social media and streaming statistics. Worked on a directory of producers, list of new music blogs, and participated in an artist marketing completion culminating in a presentation to executives. Answered phone calls for offices of A&R executives, took messages, completed administrative tasks as necessary. Kept track of album and single sales, completed weekly updates to artist charts recording social media and streaming statistics. Worked on a directory of producers, list of new music blogs, and participated in an artist marketing completion culminating in a presentation to executives.



Preservation Worcester

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Summer Intern

  • Jun 2015 - Sep 2015

  Conducted research using an online database and other sources to find information on Worcester’s historic structures and endangered structures. Researched and wrote articles to share with the organization’s community. Took on projects and fieldwork to collect data on neighborhoods and districts in the city. Conducted research using an online database and other sources to find information on Worcester’s historic structures and endangered structures. Researched and wrote articles to share with the organization’s community. Took on projects and fieldwork to collect data on neighborhoods and districts in the city.