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Work
Experience

8.2022 -  5.2024

Graduate Student Fellow
Center for the 21st Century Studies
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

  • Coordinating with Center staff and other fellows to advance the mission of C21

  • Draft weekly email updates

  • Draft posts for Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter in compliance with Center standards

  • Ensured proper coordination of the Center with a variety of academic and community partners for events

  • Research of new outreach strategies and setting management standards for platform adoption (i.e., Discord, Tumblr, TikTok)

  • Oversee undergraduate research fellow

05.2023 - 

03.2024

Collections Assistant
Sheboygan County Museum

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  • Conceptualized and implemented a plan to continue the museum's ongoing inventory project

  • Utilized PastPerfect Web Edition

  • Properly photographed objects

  • Oversaw interns and volunteers who assisted in the project

  • Coordinated with the Curator of Collections and Exhibits on meeting IMLS Inspire! Grant requirements

  • Communicated progress of the project with staff and board members

1.2023 -  5.2023

Archival Intern
SPACES Archive

  • Collaborated with SPACES staff on establishing official policies relating to the archival collection

  • Created and implemented a plan for a physical move of the archival records

  • Accessioned new collections

  • Reviewed finding aids and created of new finding aids

  • Conducted an inventory on collections

  • Established a plan for the archive in how to best utilize PastPerfect in allowing access to records

5.2022 - 11.2022

Collection Management Intern
Sheboygan County Museum

  • Collaborated with dedicated museum staff to complete an inventory of a backlog of artifacts

  • Maintained accurate records in PastPerfect

  • Photography of a wide variety of items

  • Wrote a Collections spotlight blog post for social media

  • Documented over 1000 objects

  • Did basic research to identify unknown objects

  • Numbered objects according to best practices

  • Assisted in creation, set up, and take down of multiple exhibitions

1.2022 -  5.2022

Collection Intern
Wisconsin Quilt and Fiber Arts Museum

  • Researched Wisconsin laws regarding abandoned property

  • Researched the provenance of artifacts not formally accessioned

  • Developed a plan for accessioning Found in Collections objects

  • Created PastPerfect records for all items for future management

  • Photographed items

  • Reassociating items when possible with existing records

  • Performed inspections of incoming/outgoing loaned exhibition items

3.2013 -  1.2022

Homemaker

  • Coordinated schedules for six people

  • Ensured needed tasks were completed in a timely fashion

  • Managed finances for the household

  • Interacted with service providers, educators, and doctors on behalf of children

  • Served as home educator when needed

3.2003 -  3.2013

Waitress (Various Restaurants)

  • Took orders accurately and put into POS system

  • Responsible for making accurate change for all tables

  • Served as a backup bartender

  • Assisted as needed in serving large banquet events

  • Interfaced with customers on a consistent basis

  • Responsible for opening/closing restaurant and register

Coursework

History

  • Introduction to Public History

  • Research Methods in Local History

  • Professional and Pedagogical Issues in History

  • The Holocaust: History and Visual Culture

  • Emotions in History

  • Spaces of Hegemony and Resistance

  • Gender, Sexuality, and Imperialism

Library and Information Studies

  • Foundations of Library and Information Science

  • Introduction to Modern Archive Administration

  • Information Access and Retrieval

  • Organization of Information

  • Metadata

  • Community Archives

  • Archival Outreach

Museum Studies

  • History and Theory of Museums

  • Museum Fundamentals

  • Administration and Organization of Museums

  • Museum Collections Management

  • Visitor Experience Design in Museums

  • Professionalism Capstone in Museums

Conferences

Graduate Student Session Talk,

“Huan Xiu and Social Change,”

Midwest Art History Society Annual Conference, Milwaukee, WI,

March 2023

The Perfect Inventory: Embracing Imperfections

Wisconsin Federation of Museums Conference

Eau Claire

Novemeber 2023

Skills
& Expertise

  • PastPerfect (Web and Locally Hosted)

  • Omeka

  • Neatline

  • Basic Website Development

  • Basic Papermending

  • Collection Inventory Processes

  • Social Media Management

  • Project Management

  • Team Management

  • Podcast Editing

  • Oral History

  • Teamwork

  • Research

  • Writing 

  • Adaptability

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