Experience

Winterthur Museum, Garden and Library

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

• Assistant to Director & Board

  • Jun 2021 - Present

  The Assistant to the Director serves as Assistant Secretary of the Corporation and manages the diverse administrative operations for the Director's Office and Winterthur's Board of Trustees.

• Event Operations Manager

  • Jul 2020 - Jun 2021

  Coordinated aspects of event planning for Winterthur programs, including facility needs and catering. Served as institutional liaison with Restaurant Associates and helped oversee internal and external on-site event operations. Served as the WInterthur liaison for event facility rental customers. Worked across departments to maintain consistency in event flow and event guest experience.

• Volunteer Manager

  • Sep 2013 - Jul 2020

  Developed community support for Winterthur by building and maintaining partnerships with people who contribute time and expertise on a volunteer basis. Obtained volunteer support for all departments at Winterthur and provided volunteer intake processing, communication, and time documentation services for a corps of approximately 400 volunteers institution-wide.



American Swedish Historical Museum

• 1900 Pattison Avenue, Philadelphia, PA

• Education & Visitor Services Manager

  • Aug 2012 - Sep 2013

  Managed museum's onsite offerings for schools and families. Conducted tours of the museum for school and adult groups. Designed interactive components for temporary exhibitions and developed outreach programs for libraries and schools. Supervised, trained and scheduled paid part-time visitor service staff and managed education and front desk volunteers. Managed museum's onsite offerings for schools and families. Conducted tours of the museum for school and adult groups. Designed interactive components for temporary exhibitions and developed outreach programs for libraries and schools. Supervised, trained and scheduled paid part-time visitor service staff and managed education and front desk volunteers.



Clinton County Historical Association & Museum

• 98 Ohio Avenue, Plattsburgh, New York

• Director/Curator

  • May 2011 - Jul 2012

  Worked with the CCHA Board of Trustees to manage Historical Association Museum, its collection, exhibitions and programs. Scheduled speakers for popular monthly lecture series. Implemented grants, including one that resulted in a major new exhibition. Conducted research for internal exhibition development and to answer external inquires. Wrote press releases, designed posters to promote museum events and redesigned museum brochure. Developed museum Education Committee to connect to local schools and make CCHA a more accessible resource for area educators. Worked closely with museum docents to provide more outreach and children's programming. Show less



Alice T. Miner Museum

• 9618 State Route 9, Chazy, New York

• Assistant to the Director/Curator

  • May 2010 - Apr 2011

  Conducted tours of the American decorative arts museum for adults and children and developed special programming for families and school groups. Assisted with day-to-day operations of the museum, including visitor services, collection research and maintenance of object files. Conducted tours of the American decorative arts museum for adults and children and developed special programming for families and school groups. Assisted with day-to-day operations of the museum, including visitor services, collection research and maintenance of object files.



American Swedish Historical Museum

• 1900 Pattison Avenue, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

• Educator & Public Relations Coordinator

  • May 2006 - Nov 2009

  Planned and administered museum's calendar of school and family programs. Worked closely with Executive Director to contribute to education grant proposals and reports. Curated an exhibition on a local children's book author which related to a museum publication. Promoted the museum, its events and exhibitions in the local and regional market, which included management of museum website, writing and distributing press releases and communicating with members of the media. Planned and administered museum's calendar of school and family programs. Worked closely with Executive Director to contribute to education grant proposals and reports. Curated an exhibition on a local children's book author which related to a museum publication. Promoted the museum, its events and exhibitions in the local and regional market, which included management of museum website, writing and distributing press releases and communicating with members of the media.



Winterthur Museum, Garden and Library

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

• Assistant Curator of Education

  • Aug 1999 - Apr 2006

  Coordinated museum's offerings of on-site and outreach programs for pre-K to 12th grade. Developed and administered new school programs, teacher workshops and programs for families who home school. Supervised school program staff of twenty part-time guides, which included providing performance reviews and approving schedules and time cards. Coordinated museum's offerings of on-site and outreach programs for pre-K to 12th grade. Developed and administered new school programs, teacher workshops and programs for families who home school. Supervised school program staff of twenty part-time guides, which included providing performance reviews and approving schedules and time cards.