Education Manager

• May 2023 - Present

Manager of Education and Visitor Experiences

• 2020 - Apr 2023

Planned, coordinated, and lead the museum’s onsite interpretive and educational programs as well as special events for audiences of all ages. This includes designing and planning the core interpretive visitor experience, exhibitions, school programs, book talks, interview series, special events, and other programming. Researched, designed, and created exhibition labels, museum paneling, and more. Built new relationships with educators across the state of Maine including developing a “teacher cadre” for the museum. Increased walk-in visitation over 500% from 2020-2022, field trips/school visits over 700% from 2020-2022, and implemented over 10 new programs. Managed the hiring, training, and supervision of over 10 interns. Show less

Intern

• Jan 2020 - Apr 2020

Historic Interpreter

• Jun 2017 - Aug 2019

Spent three seasons at Great Camp Sagamore in the heart of the Adirondack Mountains. GCS was once the summer retreat of Alfred Vanderbilt and his wife Margaret Emerson. Today it is a truly unique historic site that operates seasonally. While there, conducted historic tours to crowds sometimes over 50+ people, researched elements of its history in order to create a new female-oriented tour, helped restore the old servants quarters using preservation techniques, gave public lectures, and more. Also managed the gift shop including PoS systems. Show less

Museum Assistant

• Jan 2018 - Jun 2018

Mordecai Historic Park is home to one of the oldest houses in Raleigh, NC along with the birthplace of former president Andrew Johnson. While employed at Mordecai Historic Park, was responsible for leading school groups (elementary-middle) through the site on an almost daily basis. This included interpreting a nineteenth-century plantation to young children and assisting with public programming. In the gift shop, was responsible for PoS systems and ticketing. Oftentimes, had to supervise and coordinate special events and rentals such as weddings and even paranormal investigations. The most unusual responsibility, however, was that of an official tour guide for the "Raleigh Trolley," a tour bus that travels throughout downtown Raleigh. Show less

Intern

• Jan 2017 - Jun 2017

Helped restore, maintain, and preserve historic maritime artifacts. These include artillery pieces from the USS Maine and objects from the HL Hunley. Learned to operate heavy equipment and best preservation techniques for maritime objects. Also conducted data entry and research. Helped restore, maintain, and preserve historic maritime artifacts. These include artillery pieces from the USS Maine and objects from the HL Hunley. Learned to operate heavy equipment and best preservation techniques for maritime objects. Also conducted data entry and research.

Assistant

• Jan 2016 - May 2017

Familiarized myself with local crafts people, operated point of sale systems, and served as a liaison between the community and the Preservation Society of Charleston. Familiarized myself with local crafts people, operated point of sale systems, and served as a liaison between the community and the Preservation Society of Charleston.

Museum Assistant

• Jun 2015 - Aug 2016

Researched and interpreted the history of enslaved peoples at the site. Responsible for maintaining historic grounds and gardens. Planned public programs. Conducted genealogical research in archives and with primary sources. Directed museum’s social media presence. Researched and interpreted the history of enslaved peoples at the site. Responsible for maintaining historic grounds and gardens. Planned public programs. Conducted genealogical research in archives and with primary sources. Directed museum’s social media presence.

Volunteer

• Jun 2015 - Aug 2015

Researched and implemented a new interpretative plan based on the perspective of the enslaved that were held at the site. Required me to spend over 50+ hours in state and local archives. Gave a public lecture on the topic at the end of my time there. Researched and implemented a new interpretative plan based on the perspective of the enslaved that were held at the site. Required me to spend over 50+ hours in state and local archives. Gave a public lecture on the topic at the end of my time there.

Volunteer

• Jan 2012 - Jun 2014

Volunteered on weekends. Gave tours of the field hospital and battlegrounds. Also operated gift shop and participated in living history demonstrations. Volunteered on weekends. Gave tours of the field hospital and battlegrounds. Also operated gift shop and participated in living history demonstrations.