EDUCATION
The University of the Arts
    Master of Fine Arts 
    Museum Exhibition Planning + Design 
​    2018

Brown University
    Bachelor of Arts
    Anthropology
    magna cum laude
    2015
MUSEUM EXPERIENCE
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Associate Curator of Exhibitions
    Martha's Vineyard Museum, Vineyard Haven, MA, 2023-present

Exhibitions Assistant
    Martha's Vineyard Museum, Vineyard Haven, MA, 2019-2023
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​Museum Technician
    Museum and Collector Resource, Concord, MA, 2018-2019
  • ​Assisted in all aspects of moving the Martha's Vineyard Museum's collection and archives to a new facility

​Curatorial Intern
    Martha's Vineyard Museum, Edgartown, MA, 2018
  • Assisted the curator in preparing the collection for the museum's move to a new location: cataloged existing collections; processed new acquisitions; packed and rehoused artifacts

Exhibitions and Public Programs Intern
    Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History, New Haven, CT, 2017
  • Developed content for and conducted visitor testing of a trial mobile app for the museum, implemented in collaboration with Cuseum Inc.

Visitor Research and Evaluation
    Arch Street Meeting House, Philadelphia, PA, 2016
  • In collaboration with Arch Street Meeting House and three fellow graduate students, designed and implemented a visitor research project to inform the new interpretive direction of the site 

Curatorial Intern
    Hill-Stead Museum, Farmington, CT, 2012 – 2013, 2015 – 2016
  • Assisted in all departmental tasks
  • Completed several collections care and management projects, including cataloguing, photographing, packaging, and rehousing collections pieces
  • Researched, designed, and installed portions of two exhibitions, The Art of Collecting (2013) and I Do, I Do (2016) and created complimentary guide training materials
  • Created a digital installation for the museum entry area
  • Conducted research to inform current and future curatorial practice

​Professional Practice Through Academic Course Work
​    Haffenreffer Museum of Anthropology, Providence, RI, 2010 – 2015
  • Attended and analyzed exhibitions
  • Handled, researched, and documented artifacts
  • Proposed installations
  • Learned about museum field from staff members​
OTHER WORK EXPERIENCE
Studio Assistant
    Lamplighter Corner, West Tisbury, MA, Summer 2016
  • Assisted in all stages of production of handmade colonial style brass and copper lanterns

General Staff
    Beadniks, Vineyard Haven, MA, Summers 2011 – 2014
  • Designed and assembled jewelry with customers
  • Designed and assembled jewelry for sale
  • Repaired customers’ broken jewelry
  • Supervised junior staff
  • Other standard retail sales functions

​Administrative Assistant, Accounting Department
    Robert H. Lord Company, Inc., Manchester, CT, 2012 – 2013
  • Completed various clerical and bookkeeping tasks
SKILLS
Digital Skills (Mac/PC)
  • Adobe: InDesign, Illustrator, and Photoshop
  • Modeling software: proficient in Vectorworks (Architect), familiar with Google SketchUp
  • Collections management software: PastPerfect Museum Software
  • MS Office: Word, PowerPoint, and Excel

​Haptic Skills
  • Drafting and model making
  • Exhibit installation 
  • Collections handling, packing, and transport
  • Courses taken in metalsmithing/jewelry, stained glass, and metal sculpture
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