Miriam Barton
Accessibility Program Consultant Fellow at Historic House Trust of New York City- Claim this Profile
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Korean Professional working proficiency
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Spanish Limited working proficiency
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English Native or bilingual proficiency
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Mandarin Elementary proficiency
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Experience
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Historic House Trust of New York City
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United States
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Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
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1 - 100 Employee
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Accessibility Program Consultant Fellow
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Nov 2021 - Present
Currently working with the Accessibility Program Consultant on a grant-funded project that conducts audits and prepares reports of accessibility programs, to then further research into possible tools and/or technologies that can be utilized at multiple sites from Historic House Trust’s 23 partner historic sites. Currently working with the Accessibility Program Consultant on a grant-funded project that conducts audits and prepares reports of accessibility programs, to then further research into possible tools and/or technologies that can be utilized at multiple sites from Historic House Trust’s 23 partner historic sites.
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Museum Studies Program, NYU
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United States
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Higher Education
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Graduate Research Assistant
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Jul 2021 - Aug 2021
- Updated contact information for alumni- Used LinkedIn to source data for graduates of the Museum Studies Program- Assisted in redesigning and editing website content and Blog- Assisted in developing a new newsletter - Office duties (Filing, resourcing, research, and organization) - Updated contact information for alumni- Used LinkedIn to source data for graduates of the Museum Studies Program- Assisted in redesigning and editing website content and Blog- Assisted in developing a new newsletter - Office duties (Filing, resourcing, research, and organization)
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The Yankee Candle Company, Inc.
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United States
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Retail
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700 & Above Employee
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Seasonal Manager and Sales Associate
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Jul 2020 - Jun 2021
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Baltimore Museum of Industry
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United States
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Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
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1 - 100 Employee
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Objects and Archives Intern
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Aug 2019 - Apr 2020
- Focused on growth in understanding of collections care and management (identifying, cataloging, handling, housing, packing, artifact storage, etc.) - Explored and learned research methods for interpretation with an emphasis on exhibiting artifacts in the context of Maryland Industries- Worked congruently with the archival department to learn proper handling, organization, and cataloging procedures with a focus on organizing the collection in order to increase the accessibility of the digitized collection holdings for publication requests and online access
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Mount Holyoke College
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Administrative Manager
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Aug 2018 - May 2019
• Collaborates with other student managers and suggest new methods to improve student work efficiency• Reinforces positive employee relations between student workers and professional staff• Supervises ~350 student workers to monitor absences, tardiness, and questions• Responds to Dining management’s daily emails about student work performances• Manages ~350 student workers bi-weekly payroll cycle
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Dining Hall & Student Manager
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Sep 2016 - May 2019
• Facilitates dining hall shifts• Regulates student schedules for sub-shifts and other concerns• Supervises about 300 student workers• Implements rules and guidelines to make sure work is in order• Hires student workers
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Administrative Assistant
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May 2017 - Aug 2017
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Dishwasher
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Sep 2015 - Nov 2016
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PORTER-PHELPS-HUNTINGTON FOUNDATION INC
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United States
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Museum Assistant
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Apr 2018 - Sep 2018
After interning at the museum for the whole summer, I also spent half of my Fall semester of 2018 at the museum to fully experience the whole season. My duties included: event organization, connection building, coordinating with donors and performers, tour creation and performance, public speaking, fiscal management, website creation/management, and research. After interning at the museum for the whole summer, I also spent half of my Fall semester of 2018 at the museum to fully experience the whole season. My duties included: event organization, connection building, coordinating with donors and performers, tour creation and performance, public speaking, fiscal management, website creation/management, and research.
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Education
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New York University
Master's degree, Museology/Museum Studies -
Mount Holyoke College
Bachelor's degree, Anthropology ; Museums, Archives, and Public History -
Monteverde Institute
Anthropology -
International Baccalaureate