Integration Coordinator, Obama Presidential Center (January 2023 – Current)

Assists the Director of Project Management and Integration for the Obama Presidential Center with creating and maintaining tracking documents for the project and populating risk registers, installation sequences, impact logs, and open item lists. Coordinates and facilitates interdisciplinary working sessions, participates in and leads project integration meetings and planning sessions, generates meeting notes, and chases action items. Gathers information for, coordinates, and creates board-level presentation materials and holistic project status and progress reports. Assists with schedule development and identifying cross-departmental dependencies in multiple software.

Assistant Preparator (Part-Time) (Aug 2021 – January 2023)

Provide project-based artifact handling and installation support to the Museum’s Preparator, Schuyler Maehl. This involves carefully moving, arranging, and organizing a wide variety of the museum’s artifacts to better utilize the collections space and improve accessibility. These artifacts range from the most fragile of scientific instruments up to large and dense pieces of industrial machinery weighing in at several hundreds of pounds.

This support includes prepping and logistical planning of artifacts for moves including packing or building custom support structures for moving, cleaning and assessing the condition of artifacts that will be handled, communicating and coordinating with the collections team, and assessing the materials and tools needed for the handling of specific artifacts. Completed exhibition installations include the Black Creativity Juried Art Exhibition 2022 (January 2022).

Facilities Manager (May 2022 – September 2022)

Managed all aspects of the venue’s and exhibits’ maintenance and technical functions by leading the team of technicians to create and maintain a memorable and engaging experience for each guest. This included venue upgrades, maintenance, and contractor management.

Technician (Freelance) (Apr 2022 – May 2022)

Assists with exhibit and object care, transport, preparation, and installation. Completed exhibitions include Naughty Nymphs in the Courtyard of the Favorites (April 2022).

Exhibition Preparator (Freelance) (Jun 2021 – May 2022)

Prepare the galleries for installation, including painting, vinyl installation, hanging text panels, and images. Work with artists/designers/curators to install individual pieces and framed art and assist in lighting the exhibition spaces, including changing lamps and transformers as needed as well as ensuring that lamps are properly focused. Completed exhibitions include Par Excellence Redux Part 1 (June 2021) and Part 2 (October 2021), Houses of Tomorrow: Solar Homes from Keck to Today (February 2022).

Events & Exhibitions Technical Coordinator (Oct 2018 – Dec 2020)

Managed all logistics before, during, and after all corporate, diplomatic, and cultural events, totaling over 100 events per year.  Events include discussion panels, diplomatic social gatherings, concerts, film screenings, press conferences, exhibition openings,  author and artist talks, black-tie galas, non-profit socials, holiday celebrations, and more. Coordinated all vendor/client logistics and timelines between Embassy partner companies and organizations (many international), the Embassy, and the House of Sweden.  Sets scope and executes all event technical, food and beverage, security, decor, entertainment, and transportation needs for events with up to 500 guests. Processed invoices, purchased food, beverages, and materials, created and tracked events and yearly budgets. 

Managed exhibition maintenance, timelines, schedules, installs, de-installs, transportation, shipping, vendor negotiations,  and contracts. Provided logistical and physical support for all exhibit needs, including all communication with exhibited artists and partners. Prepared, maintained, and repaired exhibits and exhibit space for public hours on weekends. Planned exhibit floorplans, fabrication and installation methods, managed vendors and/or installed content and audio/visual equipment, and tracked budgets for each project from start to finish.

Event Captain (Freelance) (Mar 2015 – Aug 2020)

Manages private events by coordinating onsite caterers and other vendors, acting as the liaison for clients, assisting with preparing the event space and staff for each event, and acting as onsite manager for all aspects of the event and the museum.

Exhibition Production Intern (Jun 2016 – Dec 2016)

Provided assistance with developing and fabricating new exhibit projects, providing maintenance and updates for current exhibits, processing and condition reporting artifacts, photographing artifacts, and building exhibit mock-ups for new museum exhibit development and design purposes.

Guest Services Associate/”Operation Spy”​ Guide (Part-time) (Mar 2014 – Jan 2016)

Lead “Operation Spy” participants through a one-hour-long fictional spy mission, and managed museum interactives, guest services posts, and visitor assistance.

Project Administrator (Aug 2017 – Jul 2018)

Maintained and coordinated correspondence, calendars, documents, and drawings for detailers, designers, subcontractors, vendors, and clients through all steps of projects, from concept to installation. Identified and defined total and partial project scopes, prepared detailed work plans, schedules, and work orders, as well as located resources and vendors required for project completion. Monitored approval of budgets, expenditures, and timelines while tracking the progress of and distributing drawings, work orders, processes, transmittals, and submittals for the client and any subcontractors. Projects include the Museum of the Bible, the National Law Enforcement Museum, and the National Museum of the United States Army.

Assistant Transportation Coordinator (Contract) (May 2017 – Jul 2017)

Coordinated transportation for the 975 participants of the 2017 Folklife Festival. Managed travel and shuttle schedules, ensuring all participants had transportation to and from DC airports and train stations, and to and from the Festival site on the National Mall. Assisted with transportation coordination for the “Freedom Sounds” opening festival of the National Museum of African American History and Culture.

Video Production Intern (Apr 2014 – Nov 2014)

Produced and edited video content for the Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage and the Smithsonian Folklife Festival. Documented the 2014 and 2015 Smithsonian Folklife Festivals. Planned and developed new audience outreach methods and materials.

Exhibit Fabrication and Production Intern (Sep 2016 – Dec 2016)

Assisted with production planning and fabrication of exhibits, most notably, the Yayoi Kusama exhibit for the Smithsonian Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden.

Content Specialist (Contract) (Jul 2016 – Dec 2016)

Assisted with developing exhibition themes and content as well as asset management and image acquisition for several exhibits including the Museum of Mississippi History and the National Park Service (multiple locations).

Curatorial Intern (Jan 2016 – May 2016)

Researched, sourced, and acquired legal permissions for images to be used in publications, exhibitions, and other formats while also maintaining and managing archival spreadsheets and asset management systems.

Production Assistant (Freelance) (Jan 2007 – Dec 2015)

Served as pre and post-production assistant for materials research, editing, scheduling, writing, lighting and camera assistant, on-screen talent, interview archival and metadata input, and client correspondence.

Visual Ethnography Intern (Jun 2014 – Aug 2014)

Visually documented events and communities of ethnographic substance and produced my own research findings for the Calumet Heritage Project. Edited, archived, and coded metadata of visual and non-visual ethnographic materials for the museum’s digital asset management system. Assisted researchers in the field.

Artifact Acquisition Intern (Jul 2012 – Aug 2012)

Worked on behalf of the firm at the Kleinman Family Holocaust Education Center in Borough Park, NY, and assisted with artifact and photograph acquisition, documentation, processing, inquiry, organization, and completed artifact and photograph histories and/or donor interviews.

Education and Exhibitions Intern (Jun 2011 – Jun 2012)

Assisted with educational programs, prepared and designed displays and exhibits, and created and implemented a new catalog system for the museum’s internal library. Served as the lead docent and guide on weekends.

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Education

M.A. Museum Studies – Exhibition Development and Design
The George Washington University

B.A. Anthropology/History
State University of New York Purchase College

A.A. Humanities
State University of New York Rockland Community College

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