Experience

National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame

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

• Collections Manager

  • Jan 2019 - Present

  Main duties included: Collections management and research, database maintenance, exhibition development and updating, social media management, donor relations management, and lead on cataloging and organizing the museum’s research library. Work alongside museum staff to help organize and install exhibitions, including these 3 major exhibitions listed below. - Race Day Gallery (The museum completely redid this gallery during our 2020 renovations. Opened September 5, 2020) -… Show more Main duties included: Collections management and research, database maintenance, exhibition development and updating, social media management, donor relations management, and lead on cataloging and organizing the museum’s research library. Work alongside museum staff to help organize and install exhibitions, including these 3 major exhibitions listed below. - Race Day Gallery (The museum completely redid this gallery during our 2020 renovations. Opened September 5, 2020) - Photo Finish Second Annual Juried Photography Exhibition (Opened September 5th, 2020) - Women in Racing (Opened July 19, 2019)

• Curatorial Assistant

  • Feb 2018 - Jan 2019

  Main duties included: Supporting and assisting the Curator with research and development for upcoming exhibits, cataloging and researching large gifts donated to the museum, accessioning all items and entering them into the database, digitizing artifacts to ensure a detailed and updated record for the museum, organizing and hosting events with donors and the community to maintain relationships and working with potential donations, including one that required sorting through a 200 piece… Show more Main duties included: Supporting and assisting the Curator with research and development for upcoming exhibits, cataloging and researching large gifts donated to the museum, accessioning all items and entering them into the database, digitizing artifacts to ensure a detailed and updated record for the museum, organizing and hosting events with donors and the community to maintain relationships and working with potential donations, including one that required sorting through a 200 piece collection to determine the best fit for the museum.



The Children's Museum at Saratoga

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

• Museum Greeter & Floor Assistant

  • Aug 2018 - Dec 2018

  Main duties included: Supporting museum operations by opening and closing the museum; assisting with special programming; facilitating group visits, parties, and special events; restocking exhibit areas; and participating with other projects as assigned. Main duties included: Supporting museum operations by opening and closing the museum; assisting with special programming; facilitating group visits, parties, and special events; restocking exhibit areas; and participating with other projects as assigned.



National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame

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

• Curatorial Assistant

  • Mar 2016 - Apr 2016

  -Successfully assisted the Curator with implementation of then- current projects relating to the opening of new collection to the museum. -Applied educationally formed skill set of working with new collection pieces by unpacking, cataloging, condition reporting and organizing all objects with professional art handling skills. -Successfully assisted the Curator with implementation of then- current projects relating to the opening of new collection to the museum. -Applied educationally formed skill set of working with new collection pieces by unpacking, cataloging, condition reporting and organizing all objects with professional art handling skills.



National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame

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

• Curatorial Assistant

  • Jun 2015 - Sep 2015

  -Working with Curator on projects around the museum. -Researching pieces in the collection and updating the online database, particularly the trophies, in regards to missing details in connection with each trophy. -Assisting the curator with cleaning and organizing the exhibition storage space. -Working with Curator on projects around the museum. -Researching pieces in the collection and updating the online database, particularly the trophies, in regards to missing details in connection with each trophy. -Assisting the curator with cleaning and organizing the exhibition storage space.



Yager Museum of Art and Culture

• Hartwick College, Oneonta, NY

• Work Study Student

  • Sep 2011 - May 2015

  -Work behind the scenes to assist with curating exhibits. -Have knowledge of museum etiquette. -Work front desk to greet visitors. -Work behind the scenes to assist with curating exhibits. -Have knowledge of museum etiquette. -Work front desk to greet visitors.



National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame

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

• Intern

  • Jun 2014 - Aug 2014

  -Most projects involved the photography collection: updating the photographer information for the collections database, solving curatorial inaccuracies by investigating subject matter, and scanning photographs for digital use. -Helping with small tasks, like going over guest lists and seating arrangements for the annual Hall of Fame ball. -Worked in the vault to do inventory to check that everything was labeled and in the right place and checking that the database matched. -Most projects involved the photography collection: updating the photographer information for the collections database, solving curatorial inaccuracies by investigating subject matter, and scanning photographs for digital use. -Helping with small tasks, like going over guest lists and seating arrangements for the annual Hall of Fame ball. -Worked in the vault to do inventory to check that everything was labeled and in the right place and checking that the database matched.