Experience

The Institute of Southern Jewish Life

• Director of Heritage and Interpretation

  • Sep 2017 - Present

  • Develop innovative southern Jewish public history programming throughout a thirteen-state region. • Produce and host the ISJL Virtual Vacation, a monthly video series that shares stories from the Jewish South. • Plan and lead Southern Jewish Heritage Tours with a focus on Civil Rights history. • Serve as co-chair of the Board of Overseers of Temple B’nai Israel, a historic synagogue in Natchez, Mississippi. • Oversee restoration, fundraising, and programming at Temple B’nai Israel. • Develop and manage the ISJL Institutional History Archive. • Supervise ISJL Public History Interns • Edit Shalom Y’all magazine and design marketing materials for the department and the organization. • Manage the department’s budget. Show less



Glasnevin Cemetery Museum

• Curatorial Intern

  • Jan 2017 - Jun 2017

  • Conducted independent archival research at libraries and archives across Dublin to source images for the upcoming exhibition “Glasnevin in Images.” • Developed a database including hundreds of photographs, drawings, maps, diagrams, paintings, and videos. • Collaborated with curatorial and education staff to write text and select images for display. • Conducted independent archival research at libraries and archives across Dublin to source images for the upcoming exhibition “Glasnevin in Images.” • Developed a database including hundreds of photographs, drawings, maps, diagrams, paintings, and videos. • Collaborated with curatorial and education staff to write text and select images for display.



Carleton College

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Student Departmental Adviser - History Department

  • Jun 2015 - Jun 2016

  • Served as an ambassador to students and faculty and organized department events. • Enthusiastically assisted students with course selection and major declaration.

• Student Departmental Adviser - Archaeology Program

  • May 2014 - Jun 2016

  • Served as an ambassador to students and job candidates, communicated with students and faculty, and represented the department at college events.• Enthusiastically assisted students with course selection and concentration declaration.

• Writing Consultant - Academic Support Center

  • Sep 2013 - Jun 2016

  • Served as a one-on-one peer tutor at the Writing Center, providing support to writers in a variety of disciplines and contexts.• Worked as a writing assistant for the Argument & Inquiry Seminar Music and Politics in Europe Since Wagner, helping freshmen transition to college writing and assisting the professor with integrating writing into the curriculum.• Explored and discussed the role of novice writers and writing tutors in the college environment through professional development and research. Show less

• Student Exhibition Assistant

  • Apr 2014 - Nov 2014

  • Worked with Professor William North’s Early Medieval Worlds class as they created a museum exhibit showcasing Carleton College’s manuscript facsimile collection.• Led a class session on the development of exhibition narratives.• Facilitated communication among students and instructor, including student feedback to instructor, outlined student responsibilities, and facilitated communication between students.• Acted as a resource for students with design, writing, and project management-related questions and assisted in final production and mounting process. Show less



New Bedford Whaling Museum

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

• Curatorial Intern

  • Jun 2015 - Aug 2015

  • Collaborated with curatorial staff members on exhibition design, management, and installation. • Produced original content and research for the exhibition “For the Love of Beauty: The New England Aesthetic Style in Fine and Decorative Arts, 1870 – 1920.” • Created an exhibition on the 1848 masterpiece Grand Panorama of a Whaling Voyage ‘Round the World. • Designed video production curriculum for the Museum’s high school apprenticeship program. • Developed and edited content for the book Treasures of the New Bedford Whaling Museum. Show less



Blackfriary Community Archaeology Project

• Student Excavator

  • Jun 2014 - Jul 2014

  • Participated in archaeology and bioarchaeology courses at the Irish Archaeological Field School. • Worked on site excavating the Blackfriary, a Dominican friary built by Geoffrey de Geneville in 1263. • Shared site findings with community members and worked collaboratively with students and professional archaeologists. • Participated in archaeology and bioarchaeology courses at the Irish Archaeological Field School. • Worked on site excavating the Blackfriary, a Dominican friary built by Geoffrey de Geneville in 1263. • Shared site findings with community members and worked collaboratively with students and professional archaeologists.



Carleton College History Department and Northfield Middle School

• SCOPE Intern

  • Apr 2014 - Jun 2014

  • Worked with eight gifted Northfield Middle School students who are writing the first history of Northfield, Minnesota, as a part of the Student Community Outreach Program Experience. • Led lessons about historical research and writing, worked one-on-one with students as they wrote chapters about the 1950s and 1960s in Northfield, and wrote lesson plans for three months of work with the students. • Conducted an oral history interview with Robert Will ’50, a former Carleton student and faculty member. Show less



National Museum of American Jewish History

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

• Education Intern

  • Jun 2013 - Aug 2013

  • Designed and produced a docent script for “In Their Shoes,” which introduced young students to life in the Colonial era, on the Western frontier, and in the tenements of early 20th century New York City. • Developed drama curriculum related to both “The Snowy Day and the Art of Ezra Jack Keats” and the core exhibition of the museum. • Led a docent training presenting the Ezra Jack Keats curriculum to the museum’s teaching community. • Inventoried the Education Department library, participated in the everyday functions of the Education Office, attended meetings, and prepared for school tours and family days. Show less



Mercer Museum & Library and Fonthill Castle

• Archival Intern

  • Jun 2013 - Aug 2013

  • Developed a thorough catalogue of the Bucks County Courthouse Archives, inventoried and organized the collection, and researched each record group to get an understanding of its contents. • Produced an over-one hundred-page research guide that represents the scope and scale of the Bucks County Courthouse Archives. • Collaborated with staff and volunteers, organized the documents in the museum vault, and participated in the everyday functions of the museum library. • Developed a thorough catalogue of the Bucks County Courthouse Archives, inventoried and organized the collection, and researched each record group to get an understanding of its contents. • Produced an over-one hundred-page research guide that represents the scope and scale of the Bucks County Courthouse Archives. • Collaborated with staff and volunteers, organized the documents in the museum vault, and participated in the everyday functions of the museum library.