Experience

World Chess Hall of Fame

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

• Chief Curator

  • Jun 2012 - Present

  Responsible for producing and overseeing the creative programming including long- and short-term exhibitions, educational and outreach programming as well as content for the web, publications, and social media. Advises the curatorial staff including the Assistant Curator, Preparator, Registrar and a team of Gallery Attendants. Ensures that all industry standards are adhered to in regards to stewardship of the museum’s artifact collections. Develops and implements temporary exhibitions related to the mission of the World Chess Hall of Fame. Coordinates creative joint programming with the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis. Acts as a liaison to regional national chess and arts organizations. Show less

• Assistant Director/Vice President – Exhibitions and Curatorial Affairs

  • May 2010 - Present

  Established contacts with colleagues, chess players, artists, collectors, relevant museums, halls of fame, and galleries. Assisted Board of Directors and Advisory Board in the development and implementation of initial institutional planning. Supported Director in maintaining relationships with Board of Directors, Advisory Board, and World Chess Museum staff. Assist Director with long-term planning of World Chess Museum. Created, organized, and maintained orderly forms, legal documents, files, and retrieval systems associated with the following: acquisition, accessioning, cataloging, loans, packing, shipping, inventory, insurance, and storage, pursuant to the care, custody, and control of the objects in perpetuity. Organized, documented, and coordinated all aspects of borrowing and lending objects, which include responsibility for the handling and/or packing of objects, negotiating insurance coverage, processing insurance claims, making shipping arrangements, arranging for security, handling customs procedures, processing incoming and outgoing loans, and processing requests for the rights and reproductions. Organized data so that facts and ideas may be usefully extracted. Worked with Director and the Board of Directors to develop a strategic collections and acquisitions plan and vision for the long-term growth of the permanent collection. Worked with IT for communication and data, PastPerfect, etc. Research collection implementation. Show less



Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis

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

• Director of Institutional Giving

  • Feb 2008 - May 2010

  Director of Institutional Giving September 2009 – May 2010 Manager of Institutional Giving February 2008 – September 2009 Secured funding from a variety of institutional sources, including foundations, corporations, government and public funders, and corporate marketing sponsorships. Determined sources of funding for traveling exhibitions, events, galas, and museum programs. Developed and implemented fundraising strategies for exhibitions and education programs, and maintained or established earned income opportunities including artist editions, camps, and paid classes. In charge of all institutional grant writing, sponsorship proposals, and acknowledgment letters. Oversaw all reporting requirements for grants and sponsorships received. Maintained the museum’s master grant deadline calendar and all grant files. Identified and researched new financing prospects and cultivated relationships with current institutional funders. Acted as primary liaison to the Board of Directors and the National Board. Show less



Saint Louis University

• Philippines
• Higher Education
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Adjunct Professor

  • Jan 2008 - May 2010

  Taught ARTH 293 Pre-Columbian Art (2 sections); ARTH 112 History of Western Art II (2 sections); and ARTH 213 Pre-Columbian Art (1 section). Taught ARTH 293 Pre-Columbian Art (2 sections); ARTH 112 History of Western Art II (2 sections); and ARTH 213 Pre-Columbian Art (1 section).



Stephen F. Austin State University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Gallery Director

  • Aug 2004 - Jul 2007

  Responsible for curating and organizing fifteen exhibitions per year in three galleries. Duties included curatorial research, loan agreements, shipping arrangements, label and wall text writing, catalogue writing and design, community outreach, grant writing, and fundraising. Supervised $1.7 million renovation and expansion of The Cole Art Center @ The Old Opera House, now recognized as a state-of-the-art cultural center in the region. Collaborated with architect and designer of The Cole Art Center to ensure American Association of Museum accreditation. Organized the annual TEXAS NATIONAL juried competition and exhibition, which attracts an average of 800 entrants from across the country; past jurors include James Surls, Paul Brach, MANUAL, and Roger Shimomura. Co-organized the biannual exhibition Refined, a national juried competition of jewelry and metalwork. Additional duties included supervising donor appreciation event planning and coordinating chartered bus tours to museums in Houston and Dallas/Fort Worth for the university and the community.SELECTED EXHIBITIONS ORGANIZED OR CURATED:2008Roger Shimomura: Recent Works2007MANUAL: On the VergeTEXAS NATIONAL 2007 (catalogue)Modern and Contemporary American Prints from the A.G. Edwards & Sons Corporate Art CollectionPicturing Pollock: Photographs by Hans Namuth and Martha Holmes (brochure)Russian Icons from the Mary Moody Northen Collection2006Burchfield: Solitude (brochure)Paul Brach 1985-2005 (catalogue)In the Path of the 'Blaue Reiter': German Expressionist Portfolios, Prints and BooksTEXAS NATIONAL 2006 (catalogue)2005TEXAS NATIONAL 2005 (catalogue)Painting in the Gestural TraditionBarry Anderson: 'Epic Escapism' & 'Suspensions'James Surls: Recent WorksRefined IV: Innovation (catalogue)2004Christopher French: One Thing Makes AnotherRico Lebrun: Consulting the Tangible World (catalogue) Show less

• Adjunct Professor

  • Jun 2006 - Aug 2006

  Taught ART 280 Art Appreciation (1 section).

• Adjunct Professor

  • Aug 2005 - Dec 2005

  Taught ART 497 The Inca and Their Predecessors (1 section).



Cuyahoga Community College

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Adjunct Professor

  • Sep 2002 - May 2004

  ART 1020 Art History I (4 sections); ART 1030 Art History II (5 sections). ART 1020 Art History I (4 sections); ART 1030 Art History II (5 sections).



Cleveland State University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Lecturer

  • Aug 2002 - Dec 2002

  ART 150 Art Appreciation (1 section) ART 150 Art Appreciation (1 section)



Juniata College

• United States
• Higher Education
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Assistant Director of Campus Activities

  • Aug 1999 - Aug 2000

  Assisted in the coordination of the Juniata College Artist Series, which included productions of Zhongmei Dance Company, The David Leonhardt Jazz Group, The Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh, Ensemble Galilei, The New York Chamber Soloists, and The Martha Graham Dance Company. Assisted in the coordination of the Juniata College Artist Series, which included productions of Zhongmei Dance Company, The David Leonhardt Jazz Group, The Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh, Ensemble Galilei, The New York Chamber Soloists, and The Martha Graham Dance Company.



Huntingdon County Historical Society

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

• Researcher

  • May 1999 - May 2000

  Curated, researched, and mounted exhibition of historical postcards. Researched and created Historical Bed and Breakfast marketing brochure. Cataloged, researched, and maintained collection of nineteenth- and twentieth-century clothing, historical postcards, and early twentieth-century photographs. Curated, researched, and mounted exhibition of historical postcards. Researched and created Historical Bed and Breakfast marketing brochure. Cataloged, researched, and maintained collection of nineteenth- and twentieth-century clothing, historical postcards, and early twentieth-century photographs.