Experience

HIngham Historical Society

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

• Archivist

  • Jan 2019 - Present

• Archivist (Part-time)

  • Feb 2013 - Dec 2018

  Arrange, describe and organize manuscript collections for preservation and inclusion in the Society's archival database. Write finding aids for researchers visiting the Archives. Assist in Event preparation and organization.



Self-Employed

• Weymouth, MA

• Archival Consultant

  • Dec 2014 - Present

  Arranging, describing, cataloging, and preserving the papers of former Chancellor of U-Mass Boston (1988-2000) Sherry H. Penney. Arranging, describing, cataloging, and preserving the papers of former Chancellor of U-Mass Boston (1988-2000) Sherry H. Penney.



Annisquam Historical Society

• Gloucester, Massachusetts

• Project Archivist

  • Jun 2016 - Sep 2016

  Part-time Project Archivist for Squam Life project funded by a grant by Mass. Humanities. Work included identifying collections among ephemera found at Society headquarters, cataloging materials within each collection, and training volunteers in archival management techniques. Part-time Project Archivist for Squam Life project funded by a grant by Mass. Humanities. Work included identifying collections among ephemera found at Society headquarters, cataloging materials within each collection, and training volunteers in archival management techniques.



Hingham Public Library

• Preservation Volunteer

  • Aug 2013 - Jun 2015

  Assisted Town Archivist in reorganizing library's Bicentennial Collection. Created new series for family papers, town documents, and business and club records. Reboxed collections and created finding aid for use by researchers and interested town citizens. Assisted Town Archivist in reorganizing library's Bicentennial Collection. Created new series for family papers, town documents, and business and club records. Reboxed collections and created finding aid for use by researchers and interested town citizens.



Harvard University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Project Archivist

  • Apr 2014 - Jul 2014

  Worked to catalog and preserve collection of Emeritus Professor and Senior Scholar, Marshall Goldman for final archival storage at Wellesley College and Harvard University. Cataloged over 1,000 file folders of information. Made recommendations for future archival work to be done at Harvard and Wellesley. Worked to catalog and preserve collection of Emeritus Professor and Senior Scholar, Marshall Goldman for final archival storage at Wellesley College and Harvard University. Cataloged over 1,000 file folders of information. Made recommendations for future archival work to be done at Harvard and Wellesley.



Graduate School of Library and Information Sciences, Simmons College

• Greater Boston Area

• Graduate Student

  • Nov 2010 - Dec 2012

  Having completed my requirements for a Masters in Library and Information Science, I am now looking for a full-time job in archival or information management preferably in an academic or public sector organization that could use my combination of previously existing research experience along with my new set of archive management skills. Having completed my requirements for a Masters in Library and Information Science, I am now looking for a full-time job in archival or information management preferably in an academic or public sector organization that could use my combination of previously existing research experience along with my new set of archive management skills.



Rubenstein Library, Duke University

• Durham, NC

• Summer Intern

  • Jun 2012 - Jul 2012

  Worked as intern in Technical Services department using archival management skills. In particular, used Archivists' Toolkit software and EAD to create electronic Finding Aids for 5 small collections ranging in age from the 17th to 20th centuries. Encoded information for catalog records using DACS and Note+++. Entered information into EAD template from 25 other card cataloged only collections to assist in the movement of all archival collections to offsite storage during upcoming renovation project. Show less



Sanford School of Public Policy

• 5,000 Hours of Service Initiative Coordinator for Triangle Region

  • Oct 2009 - May 2010

  Working as volunteer to encourage alumni to take part of 5,000 Hours of Service' initiative started as part of celebration of inaugural year of school. Local alumni have taken part in neighborhood cleanup efforts and in the building of a house for Habitat for Humanity. Look to do further activities in the spring as area contact for new volunteer ideas. Working as volunteer to encourage alumni to take part of 5,000 Hours of Service' initiative started as part of celebration of inaugural year of school. Local alumni have taken part in neighborhood cleanup efforts and in the building of a house for Habitat for Humanity. Look to do further activities in the spring as area contact for new volunteer ideas.



Duke University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Data Technician

  • Sep 2008 - Jun 2009

  Managed databases, wrote computer programs, organized data output, as part of staff for Center for Child and Family Policy, Social Sciences Research Institute. Managed databases, wrote computer programs, organized data output, as part of staff for Center for Child and Family Policy, Social Sciences Research Institute.



Duke University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Data Technician

  • Sep 1998 - Jun 2008

  Worked on creating programs and computer databases, researched information for data projects, did web searching for journal articles and books related to hazardous waste, TV violence, gun violence and school desegregation while employed at Sanford Institute for Public Policy.

• Data Technician

  • Jun 1996 - Aug 1998

  Worked on data entry, data analysis, statistical analysis, creation of tables for articles on behalf of research being performed by Professors Phil Cook and James Hamilton at the Terry Sanford Institute of Public Policy.

• Research Aide

  • Sep 1993 - May 1996

  Worked on data entry, data analysis, statistical analysis, creation of tables and chapter editing on behalf of research being performed by Professors V. Kip Viscusi and James Hamilton on the U.S. EPA's Superfund Program at Duke's Economics Department. Used SAS and Windows software in producing work.



Cambridge Systematics, Inc.

• United States
• Truck Transportation
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Transportation Planner

  • Aug 1992 - Feb 1993

  Traffic consulting, Trucking industry consulting Traffic consulting, Trucking industry consulting



Mass. Water Resources Authority

• Information clerk

  • Jan 1987 - Jun 1990

  Performed Records Management, Created Computer Databases, Catalogued organization's inventory Performed Records Management, Created Computer Databases, Catalogued organization's inventory