Resume
Work
Experience
2021 - Present
Collections Assistant for FBI Art Crime Team
â–ª Prepare foreign and domestic objects for storage, shipping, and repatriation to source communities
â–ª Conduct provenance research on objects to determine their culture of origin
â–ª Supervise a team of graduate students to perform various on-site collections care tasks
â–ª Regularly update the registration database and entered data into the online/public access database
â–ª Regularly monitor and document climate of collections storage facility
â–ª Implement and monitor Integrated Pest Management (IPM) in the collections facility
â–ª Draft and revise NAGPRA Notice of Inventory Completion for Publication
2021 - present
Teaching and Research Assistant for IUPUI Community Engagement Associates Program
â–ª Co-design and taught a unit on proper object handling “Object Handling 101” and a unit on box making “Basic Box Making” for “Collections Care and Management” course
â–ª Prepare and supervise hands-on collections labs (IPM, Collection Recovery Unit, Salvage, Soot)
â–ª Create and update archival supply orders
â–ª Facilitate lectures (virtual and in-person) with guest speakers (Insects Limited - Pat Kelley, National Museum of Natural History - Catherine Hawks, Indiana Medical History Museum - Sarah Halter)
â–ª Assist professor with course preparations, such as: lab materials, hand-outs, lecture set-up
â–ª Provide resources, clarification, and assistance to students
2021 - present
Curatorial Fellow for Benjamin Harrison Presidential Site
â–ª Research and curate the special exhibit “No ‘Compact of Silence:’ Black Civil Rights Advocated in the Harrison Era” displayed in the Carriage House Gallery
â–ª Contact other presidential sites, historical associations, and experts with knowledge of on Black civil rights advocates and held discussions about possible loan agreements
â–ª Media interviews with local newspapers, tv shows, and radio stations to promote the exhibit opening
â–ª Conduct research and interviews on Presidential Sites and Indigenous communities with other presidential scholars
â–ª Inventory 2400+ books, newspapers, campaign ribbons, and other Harrison memorabilia
â–ª Assist in filling out loan agreements and returning loans to three different institutions in Indiana
â–ª Create and update digital catalogue collections management system
2021
Collections Assistant for Tippecanoe County Historical Association
â–ª Catalogued textiles and completed type-specific condition reports
â–ª Photographed textiles and uploaded information to PastPerfect
â–ª Matched textiles to older catalogue forms and updated location
â–ª Notified the Curator if there were any issues or concerns with the textiles
â–ª Carefully attached and sowed accession numbers to textiles
2021
Volunteers at Ziibiwing Center of Anishinabe Culture & Lifeways
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Develop youth education programming and award recognition ceremony
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Compile research and resources for Integrated Pest Management of Indigenous collections
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Conducted research to find information and documents of the Mt. Pleasant Indian Boarding School and report to the Ziibiwing Center Archivist
2018 - 2020
Circulation Desk Worker at Duggan Library
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Tended to any questions of visitors, professors, and students
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Shelved books and checked shelves to maintain correct order
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Removed books from shelves that needed repaired spines and filled out condition reports
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Received Inter-Library Loans and filled out proper reporting of packages
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2018
Archaeology Student in Archaeological Methods Training Course
â–ª Researched the history of Eleutherian College and prior excavations
â–ª Kept a daily report journal of recorded data findings, their location, and conditions
â–ª Developed proper skills of handling and documenting of iron nails, glazed ceramics, and organic matter
Education
2020 - 2022
Indiana University Purdue University - Indianapolis | Master’s Degree
Major: Museum Studies
2016 - 2020
Hanover College | Bachelor's Degree
Major: English
Minors: Archaeology and Art History
Skills
& Expertise
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PastPerfect and FileMaker Pro Collections Management System
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Event Planning
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Community Collaboration
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Microsoft Office 365
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Proficiency in Zoom Set-Up and Facilitation
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Provenance Research
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Courier Experience for Returning Loans