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Charlotte, North Carolina

• Managing and maintaining archival collections through the acquisition, processing, arrangement, description, and preservation of historical materials• Leading department's efforts to increase the discoverability of, and access to, archival materials through digital initiatives/projects, ArchivesSpace, and a DAMS• Promoting diversity of archival collections through creative educational programs and exhibits that engage audiences of all ages and skill levels• Participating in outreach activities to educate the community and build stronger relationships with local historical and genealogical organizations • Supporting patrons' historical and genealogical research needs and reference requestsTraining: • ArchivesSpace, Augusta, GA, October 2019• Digital Archives Specialist Certification, January 2020-presentPresentations:"How do you want to be Remembered? An Archivist's Guide to Preserving Family Collections." NC Community College Archives Association (NCCCAA), August 2024. Charlotte, NC.

Mount Vernon, Virginia

• Developed marketing materials for the 2018 George Washington Teacher Institute• Facilitated discussions and formally presented/exercised innovative education trends to educators at the spring and summer George Washington Teacher Institute• Wrote a Military History lesson plan, with focus on the French and Indian War through Revolutionary War (1756-1783), for K12 educators• Created and edited “Methodology Posters” on how to teach with archival and primary sources such as food, music, biography, place, objects, and documents• Researched national and state standards to ensure Mount Vernon’s educational materials aligned with curriculum• Coordinated the session schedules, speakers, travel arrangements, food, and housing for over 200 teachers who attended the George Washington Teacher Institute 2018 residential programs

Lorton, Virginia

• Researched and created educational materials and lesson plans in coordination with school curriculum for K12 educators• Developed interactive activities for public/special events and exhibitions• Responded to community interest in Gunston Hall’s education programs through public outreach and communication via informational booths at local community events • Digitized and created descriptive metadata for archival artifacts for educators to use before and after visiting Gunston Hall • Assisted the Director of Education and Archivist with daily projects and tasks

College Park, Maryland

• Parsed, manipulated, normalized, and reconciled metadata activities and performed quality control on metadata created throughout the libraries• Created descriptive metadata using internationally recognized standards and implemented linked data in the library’s digital collections• Worked with Dublin Core, MARC, XML, and University of Maryland’s local metadata schema (largely based on MODS)• Used ArchivesSpace, Omeka, OpenRefine, Fedora, QGIS, ArcGIS, Microsoft Excel, Aleph, and OCLC• Developed procedure guidelines for improved metadata workflows between library departments• Supported 2 Special Collections’ exhibitions• Researched how academic libraries can implement Search Engine Optimization (SEO) techniques to improve discoverability of digital archival collections

University Of Maryland, College Park

• Digitized and processed over 10,000 city maps, area descriptions, and other demographic documents relating to the Home Owners Loan Corporation (HOLC) held at National Archives II in College Park, MD• Transcribed remaining area descriptions, cleaned data using OpenRefine, and created a normalized set of vocabulary for impending searchable national database • Planned and executed volunteer "Transcribe-a-thons" to finish the transcription process.• Led a team of graduate and undergraduate students to execute project mission and goals• Managed research and communication between professors and student team during weekly discussions and bi-weekly meetings

College Of Information Studies

• Processed a collection of approximately 60 augmentative communication and computer access devices • Developed a workflow, took inventory of materials, identified unique items and duplicates, assigned temporary identification numbers, arranged and described artifacts, and created a finding aid • Ultimate goal was to facilitate the collection's transfer to a cultural heritage institution (potentially the Smithsonian)

College Park, Md

• Digitized over 2,000 WWII records at the National Archives in College Park, MD to support project needs of a history professor at Monash University in Melbourne, Australia.

University Of Maryland, College Park

• Arranged and described records within each collection processed, provided permanent housing, created finding aids, and updated archival management system with new collection information• Processed over 100 boxes of UMD collections and performed preservation of artifacts by adhering to archival quality standards• Facilitated 10 one-hour interactive education sessions for undergraduate students to learn how to interact with and use archival materials for research• Identified and interpreted patron research needs, retrieved library material, and assisted patron in further reference inquiries • Participated in outreach activities to encourage donation of born-digital materials relating to the University of Maryland

Blacksburg, Virginia

• Arranged and described records within each collection processed, provided permanent housing, created finding aids, and updated archival management system with new collection information• Processed over 100 boxes of Virginia Tech collections and performed basic conservation of artifacts by adhering to archival quality standards• Digitized 1 manuscript collection that consisted of approximately 400 pages• Curated exhibit featuring Women’s History Month with artifacts ranging from the Civil War Era to early 2000s• Identified and interpreted patron research needs via reference interview, retrieved library material, and assisted patron in further reference inquiries • Transcribed 8 hours of oral history interviews by Virginia Tech affiliates

Blacksburg, Virginia

• Collaborated with students, professors, local museums, and the Virginia Tech community to coordinate social events throughout the 2014-2015 academic year. • Formed and led teams for 2 Virginia Tech community service events (Relay for Life and the Big Event). • Attended a one-hour, bi-weekly officer meetings to discuss the progress of events and to plan the monthly society meetings.

Blacksburg, Va

• Studied the process of writing in a semester-long Writing Center Theory course while simultaneously collaborating with each client toward improving their writing skills in hour-long sessions. • Instructed 1 international student in language acquisition in weekly, hour-long sessions. • Adapted to using indirect teaching techniques to break the language barrier while working with ESL clients.

Washington, D.C.

• Led discussions for 4 “Constitution-in-Action Labs” for middle and high school groups, where students took on the roles of archivists to explore the meaning of the Constitution• Supported teacher workshop activities through the digitization of approximately 150 primary documents and uploaded them to the National Archives’ DocsTeach online database • Researched and identified primary resources for educational materials intended for educator’s use post-visit• Contributed to the museum’s hands-on learning center’s educational activity section through the creation of 3 "Archival Adventures” that presented historical events in a fun and educational way that reached all ages • Planned and executed 4 “Family Days” with public attendance that reached over 1,000 people per event• Presented educational programs and activities to parents and their children aged 8-12 at an exploration themed sleepover held in the Rotunda next to the nation’s founding documents• Aided public research and provided information on the exhibits and holdings of the National Archives in the hands-on learning center

Master’S Degree, Library And Information Science, Archives And Digital Curation

Bachelor'S Degree, History

Activities and Societies: Phi Alpha Theta National Honors Society, Virginia Tech History Club, Smithsonian Institution Digital Volunteer.

Education record

Completed Courses: - Basics of Managing Digital Records - Copyright Issues in Digital Archives - Digital Preservation for Audio and Video.