Education
Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, 2010, Master of Arts in Anthropology
Washington University, St. Louis, MO, 2007, Bachelor of Arts in Archaeology, Architecture minor
Related Experience
Exhibit Developer, “Trowels, Trading Posts, and Travelers: The Wetherill Family”
On display at the Bureau of Land Management Anasazi Heritage Center, Dolores, CO, 2017 - 2018
· Researched, wrote and designed exhibit panels that were engaging and accessible to visitors of all ages.
· Created an interactive "Character Card" program to help visitors connect personally to the individuals featured in the exhibit.
· Designed the layout and flow of exhibit materials and cases.
· Used Adobe Photoshop to prepare historic images for display, design exhibit graphics, and create additional exhibit materials.
· Secured object loans from Tribal lenders and completed loan paperwork.
· Interpreted artifacts according to most recent scholarship and according to exhibit storyline.
· Collaborated with maintenance staff to build exhibit furniture and orient lighting according to AAM standards.
· Managed meetings and assigned tasks to exhibit team as needed.
· Tracked budget, procured estimates for products, and purchased exhibit materials within budget.
Museum Tech –Packing Project Lead, Bureau of Land Management Anasazi Heritage Center, Dolores, CO, 2016
· Supervised the packing of ceramic vessels in preparation for new shelving installation.
· Developed procedures for safely packing vessels for temporary and long-term storage. Created custom archival mounts for each vessel for protection and display.
· Supervised 1 museum staff member, 2 interns, and 8 volunteers.
· Tracked project budget and ordered supplies as necessary. Drafted requests for project funding.
· Wrote progress reports for high-level management detailing project accomplishments.
· Ensured proper safety measures for project staff, volunteers, and interns working with laboratory chemicals and packing tools.
· Engaged the public during weekly educational curation tours. Explained the importance of long term preservation of cultural resources.
Museum Tech –Volunteer Lead, Bureau of Land Management Anasazi Heritage Center, Dolores, CO, 2014 - 2016
Exhibit Developer for "Weaving Stories: Basketry in the Southwest" interpretive and educational exhibit:
· Researched, wrote and designed exhibit panels that were engaging and accessible to visitors of all ages.
· Designed the layout and flow of exhibit materials and cases.
· Planned and facilitated educational activities and demonstrations for adults and children at exhibit events using hands-on materials and props.
· Presented interpretive information about exhibit themes to a large crowd at exhibit opening, newspaper and radio media outlets (Cortez Journal and KSJD), Tribal, and County officials, and members of the public.
· Sourced and installed multimedia exhibit components, including the use of Quick Response (QR) codes and films.
· Secured object loans from Tribal, Federal, and private entities and completed loan paperwork.
· Interpreted museum objects accurately and informatively.
· Trained an intern and museum staff member to prepare condition reports, handle objects and prepare labels.
· Worked with the Tribal Historic Preservation Officer and other members of the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe to ensure that modern Ute baskets were interpreted and displayed according to tribal preferences.
· Collaborated with maintenance staff to build exhibit furniture and light delicate objects to AAM standards.
· Delegated other tasks to volunteers, interns, and staff as needed.
Social Media Engagement:
· Managed Anasazi Heritage Center and Canyons of the Ancients National Monument Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/BLMCanyonsoftheAncients).
· Engaged the public through "Artifact of the Week" posts.
· Created and posted flyers for upcoming interpretive and educational events.
Public Outreach:
· Led interpretive and educational tours of the curation facility.
· Answered questions and provided visitors with information about the AHC and the work done in curation.
Supervision of volunteers:
· Managed curation volunteer schedules.
· Trained curation volunteers in artifact handling and catalog data entry.
· Checked volunteer work quality as needed.
Road Scholars Groups:
· Supervised and trained 4 Road Scholar Service groups (8 to 14 participants) in museum practices, artifact handling, cataloging, and ceramic artifact inventory.
· Led Road Scholars on interpretive and educational tours of the AHC curation space and Escalante Ruins (http://www.roadscholar.org/n/program/summary.aspx?id=1-1W7MI3).
Cataloging:
· Entered information about archaeology (prehistoric and historic) and archive collections into the Interior Collections Management System (ICMS) database.
· Performed artifact inventory and rehoused artifacts following Federal museum standards.
· Resolved inconsistencies between archaeological field notes, catalog records, and material culture.
· Created custom Proficio Reports in ICMS for artifact processing.
Miscellaneous Duties:
· Tracked the recycling of non-archival plastic bags.
· Performed condition reporting for incoming loans.
· Used Excel workbooks to keep track of work completed.
· Tracked supplies used and recommended purchases.
· Created custom cavities packs and long-term storage procedures for delicate and/or sensitive objects.
· Participated in an annual Tribal Consultation as a note-taker.
· Performed monthly Integrated Pest Management (IPM) and Environmental Monitoring using dataloggers.
Collections Manager, Animas Museum, Durango, CO, 2015
· Wrote and edited museum policies and procedures including the Collections Policy, Registration Manual, Emergency Preparedness Plan, and Collections Care Manual; Received Museum Board approval for these documents.
· Wrote and presented the Annual Collections Report to the Board of Directors.
· Evaluated potential donations and made accession decisions for the Permanent Collection; completed Deed of Gift and Accession paperwork.
· Cataloged, labeled, and housed archives, photographs, and three-dimensional historic objects.
· Recruited and supervised volunteers in projects including data importation, linking images to database records; Managed volunteer scheduling.
· Completed incoming loan paperwork, including condition reporting.
· Corrected inaccurate catalog records.
· Designed and implemented an Integrated Pest Management (IPM) program.
· Created and designed the layout for an educational brochure about donating objects to the Animas Museum.
Museum Technician, National Park Service, Historic Jamestowne, Jamestown, VA, 2013-2014
· Analyzed and cataloged colonial period artifacts including ceramic sherds, metals, glass, and bricks.
· Entered artifact information into Re:Discovery database. Assured accuracy of previously cataloged records.
· Inventoried, rehoused, and stored artifacts affected by flooding. Assessed objects for damage, corrosion, mold, or other deterioration; Applied conservation treatments as needed.
· Treated corroded iron using ethanol and tannic acid, completed and filed conservation treatment reports. Treated and removed mold on artifacts using proper safety equipment.
· Completed monthly environmental monitoring, IPM, and safety checks. Maintained exhibit spaces and cases.
· Performed annual inventory including controlled property inventory (human remains, firearms, items on exhibit).
· Fulfilled research requests; assisted visiting researchers by pulling artifacts and answering questions.
· Created custom boxes and ethafoam cavity packs for delicate and/or unusually shaped objects.
· Labeled artifacts with either paper or hand written labels and B-72. Mended ceramic artifacts using B-72.
· Operated lift to access tall shelving.
· Assisted with exhibit installations and maintenance: prepared case, handled loaned objects, assisted with case layout.
· Handled hazardous material such as lead artifacts and paintings on asbestos board using proper safety precautions.
· Assisted the Cultural Resources Manager in excavating an archaeological test unit.
Museum Technician, Bureau of Land Management Anasazi Heritage Center, Dolores, CO, 2011-2013
· Performed artifact inventory and rehoused approximately 530 artifacts to Federal museum standards per day.
· Updated approximately 85 artifact records in the ARGUS database per day.
· Created and managed Anasazi Heritage Center and Canyons of the Ancients National Monument Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/BLMCanyonsoftheAncients). Engaged the public by researching and writing "Artifact of the Week" posts.
· Gave interpretive tours of the curation facility. Answered questions and provided visitors with information about the AHC and the work done in curation.
· Assisted curation volunteers with artifact handling and catalog data entry. Checked volunteer work quality as needed.
· Supervised and trained 4 Road Scholar Service groups (8 to 14 participants) in museum practices, artifact handling, cataloging, and ceramic artifact inventory; Led tours of the AHC curation space and Escalante Ruins (http://www.roadscholar.org/n/program/summary.aspx?id=1-1W7MI3).
· Used Excel workbooks to keep track of work completed.
· Solicited letters of support from relevant professionals in the museum field for a grant project.
Curation Intern, Bureau of Land Management Anasazi Heritage Center, Dolores, CO, 2011
· Researched, designed the layout, and wrote text for the Dolores Archaeological Program section of the Anasazi Heritage Center website (http://www.blm.gov/co/st/en/fo/ahc/dolores_archaeological.html).
· Researched, designed the layout, and wrote the text for three educational online exhibits: Homesteads and Households, Bone Tools, and Gaming Pieces
http://www.blm.gov/co/st/en/fo/ahc/dolores_archaeological/dap_exhibit__homesteads.html
http://www.blm.gov/co/st/en/fo/ahc/dolores_archaeological/dap_bone_tools.html
http://www.blm.gov/co/st/en/fo/ahc/dolores_archaeological/dap_game_pieces.html
· Installed three new cases in the permanent exhibit gallery that correspond to the online exhibits: Wrote interpretive text. Designed object layout. Created QR codes to link the case to the online exhibit.
· Scheduled, prepared for, and took part in tribal consultations. Performed interviews with tribal members and non-tribal archaeologists to gain information for interpretation purposes. Gained proper permissions to use quotations and pictures from these interviews for exhibits and website.
· Photographed approximately 50 artifacts. Edited and formatted these photographs using Abode Photoshop for AHC website.
· Created digital reproductions (searchable pdfs) of around 100 technical reports and other documents using Adobe Acrobat. Added images and documents to the website's media library.
· Led interpretive tours of the curation facility as assigned. Provided visitors with information about the AHC and the work done in curation and answered questions.
· Performed monthly Integrated Pest Management (IPM) and Safety Equipment maintenance. Checked traps for museum pests. Calibrated and updated 3 hygrothermograph machines using automatic and sling psychrometers. Tested the eye wash and safety shower.
· Performed annual exhibit gallery maintenance, including cleaning exhibit cases and artifacts and performing an artifact inventory and condition assessment.
· Accounted for artifacts in a new permanent exhibit gallery installation, created and performed an inventory, and updated locations in the museum ARGUS database.
· Unpacked and completed condition assessment on loan artifacts for traveling exhibit. Installed exhibit artifacts into temporary exhibit space. Designed the layout for exhibit cases.
· Researched and analyzed historic and prehistoric artifacts. Entered artifact information into the ARGUS database catalog and packaged artifacts for permanent storage in the museum collection.
Archaeology Lab Technician, American Museum of Natural History, New York, NY, 2010-2011
· Sorted Late Archaic St. Catherines Island, GA artifacts for cultural materials including fauna, lithics, ceramics, shell beads.
· Researched, organized and updated Mission Period Archaeology EndNote library in preparation for publication of a monograph on the material culture of Santa Catalina de Guale, a Spanish colonial mission site.
· Entered artifact information into the Archaeology Lab catalog. Checked catalog records for accuracy.
· Completed the following archival projects: added metadata to archived digital photographs; designed and applied labels for archival materials, created digital reproductions of archival materials, entered photograph information into Access photolog.
· Labeled artifacts with paper labels and mended ceramic sherds using B-72.
FSU Anthropology Teaching and Departmental Assistant, Tallahassee, FL, 2007-2009
· Prepared and delivered intro-level archaeology lectures to students.
· Helped students understand difficult material in office hour meetings.
· Assisted in development of assignments designed to test critical knowledge, evaluated student assignment responses and performance in classes.
Student Cataloger, Michigan Historical Center and Museum, Lansing, MI, 2008
· Sorted, labeled and cataloged 19th Century Michigan artifacts.
· Recorded artifact data into ARGUS database.
Field Experience
SWCA Environmental Consultants, Archaeological Field Technician, Durango, CO, 2012
· Recorded sites using Trimble portable GPS; photographed sites, and features; completed forms.
Lone Mountain Archaeological Services, Archaeological Technician, Albuquerque, NM, 2011
· Tested site boundaries: surface survey, artifact mapping and analysis, test units.
St. Catherines Island Foundation, Field Technician, St. Catherines Island, GA, 2010-2011
· Excavated late Archaic and proto-historic sites using trowel and shovel skimming.
· Completed unit and profile maps, field forms, and feature forms.
· Dry and wet-screened unit and feature soil for cultural materials.
Mitrou Archaeology Program, Field School student, Mitrou, Greece, 2006
· Utilized field techniques: ground survey, flotation, and excavation.
Supporting Experience
Mission San Luis Archaeological Lab, Volunteer, Tallahassee, FL, 2009
· Cleaned Spanish Mission Period Aboriginal ceramics, sorted cultural material.
Qualifications
Computer Skills: Adobe Creative Suite, Microsoft Office, Interior Collections Management System (Re:Discovery), ARGUS, Macro Toolworks, Blackboard Academic Suite; Communiqué CQ writing
Architectural Skills: Drafting perspective and axonometric drawings
Languages: Latin reading and writing; Spanish beginner level reading and writing
Other: Certified vinyasa yoga instructor; RYT-200
Job Related Training
· Defensive Driving Course - March 2015: Completed the Defensive Driving Course, awarded a U.S. Government Motor Vehicle Operator's Identification Card
· Creating Collaborative Catalogs Workshop, A:shiwi A:wan Museum and Heritage Center, Zuni, NM, September 2012
· Laboratory Safety, DOI Learn course, March 2013
· 2013 Federal Information Systems Security Awareness + Privacy and Records Management (FISSA+), DOI Learn course, April 2013
Professional Memberships
Society for American Archaeology (SAA)
American Alliance of Museums (AAM)
Mountain-Plains Museums Association (MPMA)