Experience

 

Intern. Ray Bradbury Center. August 2023- May 2024

• Curate October Cultural Arts Gallery Exhibit

• Conduct Tours of the Ray Bradbury Center

• Assist with Festival 451 Programming

• Assist with evaluating participant surveys from Festival 451

• Archival processing

 

Manager, Visitor Experience. Indiana Historical Society. July 2023-Present

• Hire, train, and develop Welcome Center and Museum Theater staff

• Point of contact for group visits

• Handle exhibit operation needs

• Manage Welcome Center and mail room

• Create and run daily sales and attendance reports

 

Community Engagement Associate. Indiana University Indianapolis. June 2023-April 2024

• Work with the Museum Studies department on the Museum of Broken Relationships Indianapolis (MBRI) Project

• Edit gallery and program observation reports for MBRI

• Synthesize report for the Museum of Broken Relationships Indianapolis Project under the direction of Dr Lois Silverman

• Analyze feedback data from students and partners working with MBRI Project

• Create a community focused engagement project

 

Interpretation Supervisor, STEM. The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis. 2018-2023

• Hire, train, and develop interpretation staff

• Research, develop, and write gallery programming

• Actively model museum theater and interpretation techniques

• Schedule and monitor staffing of STEM galleries

• Plan, organize, and present interpretation trainings

 

Gallery Coordinator, Beyond Spaceship Earth. The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis. 2016-2018

• Same as above, promoted to STEM Supervisor with expanded duties

 

System Testing and Quality Assurance Associate. Luther Consulting, LLC. 2014-1016

• Preliminary software testing

• Recreating end user issues

• documentation

 

Dinosphere Gallery Interpreter. The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis. 2012-2016

• Daily exhibit programming

• Opening and closing of exhibits

• Interacting with visitors using scientific props

 

Café Manager. Barnes and Noble, Inc. 2000-2012

• Hire, train, and develop café staff

• Inventory management

• Responsible for all displays

• ServeSafe Certified

 

Education

Master of Arts in Museum Studies. Indiana University Indianapolis. 2022 – Present

• Museum Education

• Collection Care and Management

• Exhibit Development and Design

• Museums and Audiences

• Museum Administration

Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology. Indiana State University. 1999

 

Volunteer Experience or Leadership

• Program writing for the Museum of Broken Relationships Indianapolis 2023

• Gallery evaluation for the Museum of Broken Relationships Indianapolis 2023