Experience

Center for the Study of Political Graphics

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

• Project Archivist

  • Sep 2021 - Present

  • Digitize CSPG's collection of 90,000+ political graphics by minimally processing posters at an object level in MimsyXG database, preparing folders for efficient digitization, and photographing and processing the photographs in accordance with FADGI guidelines using CaptureOne software. • Created and developed detailed spreadsheet databases to track every level of digitization project at folder level • Trained and supervise two additional archivists who also work on these tasks. • Assist Archives Director with day-to-day archival tasks including processing backlog, problem solving space limitations, copy-editing grant applications, preparing for exhibitions • Mentor and supervise volunteers and interns, including quarterly UCLA History Corps interns and Getty Marrow Undergraduate summer interns • Write or edit weekly out-of-the-archive Posters of the Week blogs for weekly email newsletter **Guest Lecturer - UCLA May 2022 • Prepared and taught lecture about newspapers from underground presses involved with the Black Liberation, Chicano and American Indian Movement for Professor Johanna Drucker’s UCLA MLIS course: “Teaching Collections for History of the Book: Activism and Aesthetics in the Modern Art of the Book" Show less



Zion and Bryce Canyon National Parks and Cedar Breaks National Monument

• Metadata Project Archivist

  • Jul 2021 - Aug 2021

  • Created crosswalk template to map metadata elements from the Park’s original catalog to Adobe Bridge • Embedded metadata into digitized images from the National Park's Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) Collection to be publicly available and downloadable via the National Park Gallery website by Fall 2021 • Created crosswalk template to map metadata elements from the Park’s original catalog to Adobe Bridge • Embedded metadata into digitized images from the National Park's Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) Collection to be publicly available and downloadable via the National Park Gallery website by Fall 2021



Trader Joe's

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

• Crew Member

  • Oct 2018 - Aug 2021

  • Section Leader: Analyze purchase trends and predict inventory orders to keep shelves full and back stock minimal • Ensure customer satisfaction and optimal store operation by performing work tasks with integrity • Support store success by properly documenting sales, donations, and spoiled goods • Section Leader: Analyze purchase trends and predict inventory orders to keep shelves full and back stock minimal • Ensure customer satisfaction and optimal store operation by performing work tasks with integrity • Support store success by properly documenting sales, donations, and spoiled goods



June L. Mazer Archives

• United States
• Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos

• Archival Intern

  • Oct 2020 - Jul 2021

  • Researched and developed a Digital Asset Management System for the Mazer, including: Assessing currents assets and infrastructure; Researching potential DAMS softwares; Planning future workflows; Analyzing the financial, labor, and time cost of the project; and Curating all of this information into an organized document • Organized and planned a public community Zoom event featuring a donor and materials from their recently accessioned digital collection of Riot Grrrl ephemera (150+ attendees and over $1000 raised in donations) • Processed newly accessioned digital collection in Airtable, collaborated with co-archivist to establish naming conventions for digital objects, and created a DACS-compliant finding aid • Assembled information about Women’s Music from the Mazer’s collections for upcoming public Mazer event; marketed the event via email and social media; created an enduring online exhibit of the event on Scalar • Arranged, described and re-housed textile collection of hundreds of shirts in acid-free materials • Updated Squarespace website and Vimeo account with standardized titles of archived videos and embeded PDFs of transcripts into video descriptions Show less



University of California, Los Angeles

• Information Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Teaching Assistant

  • Sep 2020 - Dec 2020

  • Hosted and facilitated weekly discussion meetings on Zoom for over sixty undergraduate students per week • Envisioned creative and engaging lesson plans based on current readings and assignments • Created a welcoming, safe space for students already under additional stress from global pandemic, financial struggles, family hardships, civil rights abuses and technological weariness • Hosted weekly Office Hours for students to help address concerns and answer questions • Hosted and facilitated weekly discussion meetings on Zoom for over sixty undergraduate students per week • Envisioned creative and engaging lesson plans based on current readings and assignments • Created a welcoming, safe space for students already under additional stress from global pandemic, financial struggles, family hardships, civil rights abuses and technological weariness • Hosted weekly Office Hours for students to help address concerns and answer questions



Powell Library (UCLA)

• United States
• Government Administration
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Graduate Student Research Assistant

  • Oct 2019 - Jun 2020

  • Provided in-person advanced research assistance in all subject areas and formats to faculty, students, staff, and other researchers at the Powell Library Inquiry Lab • Conducted reference interviews with students to determine information needs • Instructed users on using UCLA online catalogs, databases, subject guides, and other scholarly resources, including how to develop effective search strategies such as topic mapping and key word development • Assisted in transferring UCLA Library's services online during onset of Covid-19 pandemic • Made referrals to librarians, professors, and other departments, when necessary Show less



Jewish Women's Archive

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

• Encyclopedia Intern

  • Jul 2018 - Sep 2018

  • Proofread existing entries and created new summaries • Researched and located images for entries and contacted the affiliated archives and institutions for permissions of use • Conducted research to aid the editorial board in updating the Encyclopedia • Became acquainted with intricacies of copyright law • Implemented the Encyclopedia updates to the back-end of the website using HTML • Discussed and shared contemporary issues by contributing to JWA's active blog • Proofread existing entries and created new summaries • Researched and located images for entries and contacted the affiliated archives and institutions for permissions of use • Conducted research to aid the editorial board in updating the Encyclopedia • Became acquainted with intricacies of copyright law • Implemented the Encyclopedia updates to the back-end of the website using HTML • Discussed and shared contemporary issues by contributing to JWA's active blog



LCC Theatre Company

• United States
• Performing Arts
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Producer

  • Jun 2017 - Jun 2018

  •Administered internal affairs by managing a cast of 40 with defined expectations and coordinated all aspects of production including location booking, promotion and marketing, fundraising and financing, and coordinating the tech, writing, marketing departments • Managed external needs by applying for and obtaining funds and by maintaining communication with prolific alumni network • Worked with notable entertainment alumni (Michael Golamco, Leonard Wu, Stan Pham) to organize speaker panel • Remain active in helping alumni building LCC archive at UCLA library Show less



UCLA Housing and Hospitality Services

• Front Desk Assistant

  • May 2015 - Jun 2018

  •Provided hospitality services to thousands of yearly residents, summer and sports camp minors and administrators, Summer Discovery students, Summer Sessions students, and the 2015 Special Olympics international delegations and National Guard •Upheld and maintained the desk’s PCI DSS Security compliance policies during daily financial transactions with cash and card •Experienced in ensuring safety of thousands of residents and guests during emergency evacuations and/or lock-down incidents concerning active-shooters, bomb threats, fires, and floods. Show less

• Graphics Archive Intern

  • Apr 2017 - Jun 2017

  • Catalogued and described on a folder level CSPG’s collection, including identifying fragile items to be reviewed for digitalization and preservation, systematized items using MIMSY XG, and filed the items using basic preservation methods • Mounted 72 poster reproductions delicately and edited PowerPoint slides to prepare for the organization’s upcoming exhibition: "Reclaim! Remain! Rebuild!" • Researched artistic and social justice issues as they related to works in the collection, including those in non-English languages Show less



LCC Theater Company

• United States
• Performing Arts
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Costume and Set Designer

  • Dec 2015 - Jun 2017

  • Collaborated with scene directors on scene visions in order to craft complex costumes and sets within a limited budget • Operated both the lighting and the sound cues during 14 shows while simultaneously acting as assistant stage manager •Created multiple program and flyer designs which were selected by popular vote and contributed artwork to the magazine •Achieved sold out shows for the first time in four years during first quarter in company by contributing to aggressive social media and flying campaign Show less



Twentieth Century Fox

• Entertainment Providers
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Archives Intern

  • Jul 2016 - Sep 2016

  • Reorganized dozens of boxes of 60-year-old photo archives to better conserve the assets and catalogued their status and location • Processed I, Robot and The Sentinel film props, including deciding which props were important, determining their physical state, ! entering them into Filemaker Pro database, and carefully and correctly packaging them for safe storage or transportation •Filtered and refiled publicity items for preservation and conservation purposes •Assimilated and matched set stills into pre-titled archives Show less