Experience

Hagley Museum and Library
• United States
• Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Reference Specialist

  • Aug 2023 - Present


Delaware Academy of Medicine | Delaware Public Health Association

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 1 - 100 Employee

• History Collections Manager & Archivist

  • Sep 2018 - Dec 2022

  - Directly manages and oversees art, archival, library, and object collections, including acquisition, documentation, housing, use, preservation, disposition, and maintenance. Manages the Archives' collections management database, PastPerfect 5.0. - Facilitates all historical research and scholarship for the Academy. Initiated and produced a reoccurring segment in the Delaware Journal of Public Health to provide a historical perspective on current issues. - Execute all stages of exhibit creation, from research to installation. Show less



Delaware Historical Society

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

• Project Archivist

  • Aug 2018 - Aug 2022

  - Arrange, describe, and physically process approximately 75.5 cubic feet of archival materials documenting the career of prominent antiques dealer David Stockwell. - Appraise, arrange, describe, and rehouse unprocessed donation of 3,176 objects and 34 cubic feet of archival material from Wilmington Fire Department. - Developed and installed an exhibit for the city of Wilmington to celebrate the Fire Department's centennial. - Arrange, describe, and physically process approximately 75.5 cubic feet of archival materials documenting the career of prominent antiques dealer David Stockwell. - Appraise, arrange, describe, and rehouse unprocessed donation of 3,176 objects and 34 cubic feet of archival material from Wilmington Fire Department. - Developed and installed an exhibit for the city of Wilmington to celebrate the Fire Department's centennial.



University of Delaware

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Graduate Assistant, Museum Studies Program

  • Jun 2017 - May 2018

  - Established a lending library system for the Museum Studies Program of the University of Delaware. - Edited the popular jobs newsletter, MuseWeekly.- Created content for the department's social media outlets.

• Abandoned Cultural Property Initiative

  • Sep 2016 - Mar 2018

  - Researched and drafted an abandoned cultural property bill proposal- Created a policy brief with team members to present before the Delaware State Legislature- Worked closely with state museum professionals and the state legislature to pass the bill (signed into law on March 8, 2018)

• Team Leader, Collections SWAT Museum Studies Program Service Project, Rockwood Museum and Park

  • Jan 2018 - Jan 2018

  - Developed a strategy to organize and compile the museum’s various object record-keeping systems.- Educated SWAT team members in the basics of PastPerfect 5.0.- Composed the final report for the records team and drafted recommendations for the staff.


Arden Craft Shop Museum
• United States
• Real Estate
• Project Archivist

  • Jun 2017 - Dec 2017


Winterthur Museum, Garden and Library

• United States
• Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Graduate Assistant, Registration Department

  • Aug 2016 - May 2017

  - Conducted a periodic inventory of collections under the supervision of the inventory specialist. - Prepared condition reports and created photographic records of objects in the collection or temporarily in the museum’s care. - Assisted with the movement, packing, and transportation of objects. - Joined the Winterthur Fellows for the 2016 Summer Institute. - Conducted a periodic inventory of collections under the supervision of the inventory specialist. - Prepared condition reports and created photographic records of objects in the collection or temporarily in the museum’s care. - Assisted with the movement, packing, and transportation of objects. - Joined the Winterthur Fellows for the 2016 Summer Institute.


Historical Society of Cecil County
• Team Leader, SWAT Museum Studies Program Service Project

  • Jan 2017 - Jan 2017


York County History Center

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

• Library Registrar

  • Feb 2015 - Jul 2016

  - Appraising, arranging, describing, and rehousing the Library and Archives backlog of items and collections. - Provide reference support for staff and researchers. - Prepare and maintain accurate records associated with the acquiring, accessing, or deaccessioning of library and archival materials. - Appraising, arranging, describing, and rehousing the Library and Archives backlog of items and collections. - Provide reference support for staff and researchers. - Prepare and maintain accurate records associated with the acquiring, accessing, or deaccessioning of library and archival materials.


Friends of Camp Security
• United States
• Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
• Field Technician

  • Mar 2015 - Sep 2015

Millersville University
• United States
• Fundraising
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Archaeological Technician

  • Jan 2014 - May 2014

The State Museum of Pennsylvania
• Docent

  • Jan 2010 - May 2014

PENNHURST MEMORIAL AND PRESERVATION ALLIANCE
• Undergraduate Intern

  • Aug 2012 - May 2013


McNeil Center for Early American Studies

• Germany
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Undergraduate Research Fellow

  • Sep 2012 - Apr 2013

  MCEAS Undergraduate Research Workshop for advanced undergraduates writing an honors thesis or research paper in early American studies. As a participant in the program, I researched and wrote my honors thesis, "Brewed in Penn’s Woods: Germanic Influence on English Beer Production in Colonial Pennsylvania from 1650 to 1800." MCEAS Undergraduate Research Workshop for advanced undergraduates writing an honors thesis or research paper in early American studies. As a participant in the program, I researched and wrote my honors thesis, "Brewed in Penn’s Woods: Germanic Influence on English Beer Production in Colonial Pennsylvania from 1650 to 1800."



HARRISBURG AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE

• United States
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Learning Center Peer Tutor

  • Dec 2010 - Jan 2012

  - Provided assistance to Math, English, and Macroeconomics students seeking to improve their academic performance through effective studying strategies. - Encouraged and worked with English as a Second Language (ESL) and remedial students to improve reading comprehension and develop core writing abilities. - Provided assistance to Math, English, and Macroeconomics students seeking to improve their academic performance through effective studying strategies. - Encouraged and worked with English as a Second Language (ESL) and remedial students to improve reading comprehension and develop core writing abilities.