SUMMARY 
Enthusiastic museum professional with a focus in history and the fine arts. Experienced in collections and archive management, museum education, digitization, preservation, and research.
 
EDUCATION
Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN  
Master of Arts in Museum Studies (2022)

manga cum laude

Ball State University, Muncie, IN                                                                           
Bachelor of Arts in Art History, Minor Studio Art (2020)
cum laude 
 
EXPERIENCE
Archive Fellow                                                                                                                                   August 2021 – May 2022
Great American Songbook Foundation, Carmel, IN         
A private foundation that houses over 500,000 musical arrangements, photographs, paper documents, and textiles from composers, musicians, and singers significant to early 20th-century jazz, pop, and Broadway music.

• Safely processed, rehoused, labeled, and shelved newly accessioned collections. 

• Conducted initial reviews and inventories of 17 collections consisting mostly of paper, photographs, audio, and textile materials. 

• Created metadata for approximately 1,800 files to improve the digital preservation of objects and increase the accessibility of collections for the public through CONTENTdm.

• Digitally scanned 500 two-dimensional objects to increase digital access to collections for the public.

• Assisted in accessioning new donations received by the organization.

• Responsible for implementing Integrated Pest Management procedures to ensure the safety of collections.

 
Historical Site Interpreter                                                                                                                   August 2020 – August 2021
Levi and Catharine Coffin Historic Site, Fountain City, IN
Home of notable antislavery abolitionists who helped over 1,000 freedom seekers as they journeyed north to Canada on the Underground Railroad. 

• Facilitated story-driven tours to visitors through a historic site which promoted connections between people and history.

• Responsible for independently managing daily operations of the historic site, including opening and closing the interpretative center and historic house, overseeing all public-facing services, cleaning and maintenance, and executing gift shop and ticket sales.

 
David Owsley Museum of Art, Muncie, IN                                                                                            January 2017 – May 2020
Began as an Education Intern and a volunteer Museum Docent. Because of my enthusiasm, reliability, and intimate knowledge of the collection, I was promoted through the Education Department, during my tenure at DOMA, concluding with Interpretive Assistant. 
 
Interpretive Assistant                                                                                                                              May 2019 – May 2020

• Promoted to Interpretive Assistant.

• Prepared and organized interpretive material for special exhibitions and the permanent collection.

• Helped introduce and train new student interns on the facilities, processes, preferred methods of interpretation, and standards for running programs.

• Compiled, organized, and maintained lists and directories of teachers and docents.

• Created and inputted surveys through Qualtrics for events and tours to find opportunities for improvement.

 
Education Assistant                                                                                                                            January 2017 – May 2019

• Coordinated with the organization and all facets of Education programming including K–12, special events, and public outreach.

• Led and collaborated on a team to plan and facilitate museum programming, for the improvement of community engagement.

• Created activities for special exhibitions and events to encourage visitors’ critical thinking and creativity.

• Researched and summarized art objects and wrote tour outlines to supplement docent tours. 

 
Museum Docent                                                                                                                                January 2017 – May 2020
David Owsley Museum of Art, Muncie, IN

• Created and led group tours to educate visitors on the history of art objects. 

 
SKILLS

• Familiar with a variety of collection and database management systems including AtoM, LibraryWorld, and CONTENTdm

• Qualtrics

• Blackbaud Altru

• Adobe Photoshop & Illustrator