Copper Creek Partners (CCP) was created to provide organizations with the extra capacity needed for special projects, small and large-scale events, conference & retreat planning, and meeting and webinar facilitation (to name a few). With decades of combined experience, we're able to offer flexible and creative solutions for organizations that simply need and extra hand during those times of increased activity.

- Part of a team of 20 who launched this no-cost to the user platform beginning in the midst of COVID. Our focus is to both connect unemployed/underemployed museum professionals with employers looking to fill temporary or permanent positions as well as provide opportunities for peer networking and coaching.-Creating and maintaining partner and sponsor relationships (American Alliance of Museums, Association of Science and Technology Centers, Association of Children's Museums, Association of Zoos & Aquariums, and the National Girls Collaborative Project).-Webinar Co-Chair - planning and coordinating monthly career development and state-of-the-field webinars with subject matter experts.

The 2023 Denver Local Conference Coordinator supports the administrative and fundraising needs for the American Alliance of Museums for this annual conference by coordinating the schedule/communication needs and requests of the thirty-six institutions represented on the Denver Local Host Committee. Responsibilities include sourcing local vendors (catering, transportation, accessibility needs, etc), leading logistical support for off-site events and experiences, and assisting in VIP and speaker logistics. In 2023, there were over 3900 registered attendees, 300+ presenters, 60 posters, 10 offsite workshops, 6 evening events, and 2 educational tours. With strong attendance equal to or surpassing pre-pandemic numbers, the AAM 2023 Annual Meeting showcased Denver arts & culture, provided professional development and career-building opportunities for museum professionals, and entertaining social opportunities to connect with old and new colleagues. Demonstrated Value:-Negotiated vendor discounts totaling $8500.-Project management, including organization, diligence, action-oriented, and strategic thinking.-Appropriately independent and able to meet tight deadlines with minimal supervision.-Ability to handle sensitive, personal, and confidential information with discretion.-Attentiveness to accuracy and details in correspondence and financial reports-Research skills, including the ability to piece together multiple sources of information and prepare brief summary of findings.-Source, schedule, and coordinate onsite American Sign Language interpreters for General Session, Keynote presentation, and individual attendees.

- Prepare Marine Invertebrate and Arachnology collections for permanent storage, including inventory, data clean-up, data entry, resolution of data discrepancies, imaging, storage mount construction, and packing.-Arctos and Symbiota usage and management-Prepare and oversee the work of volunteers and interns as necessary.-Ensure all preparation and curation tasks follow established policies, procedures, and best practices.-Support research needs of internal staff and provide access to information and specimens for external researchers. -Provide information and expertise on collections to internal and external audiences.

-Identify risks, develop and implement strategies to achieve department objectives while balancing conflicting priorities within budget and operational constraints. -Led team providing access and use of 35,000+ teaching collections for 4,000+ programs/events and 1 million+ visitors annually.-Supervise 60+ volunteers in meeting department goals (exhibit carts, specimen selection/repair, training, database administration, external loan prep, etc).-Establish needs, interview, onboard, review, and mentor employees, interns, and volunteers.-Led departmental planning and coordination with departments representing 500+ employees.-Plan, support and execute events and exhibit activities for board members, household members, donors, and the community on an annual, quarterly, and ad-hoc basis. -Maintain current understanding of best practices and use of 35,000+ objects and specimens in support of education curriculum for internal and external audiences in natural history subjects (Anthropology, Geology, Paleontology, Zoology, Human Health, and Space Sciences).-Training of 400+ gallery volunteers in preparation of new, temporary exhibitions.-Present/facilitate/market the museum in community, membership, donor, and staff events on and off-site.-Represent and market the museum in official media requests ranging from research and print, to live television broadcasts. -Present to professional/global audiences on topics relating to collections care and usage, best practices, community engagement at conferences. -Streamline and expand custom loan procedures (before and during COVID) to meet the needs of educators and outside institutions.

Led newly formed team in care and long-term preservation of Health Science and Space Collections for use in research, exhibits, education, and confirm best practices standards are met to ensure timely access for researchers, exhibitions, and programming. Health Science:-Collections care and maintenance for Expedition Health exhibit collections 2009-2020, including plastinates from The Institute for Plastination founded by Gunther Von Hagens.-Supervise environmental monitoring equipment and data for Expedition Health exhibit and collections spaces using eClimateNotebook and Preservation Environmental Monitor 2 (PEM2). -Axiell-EMu Power-User/Administrator maintaining accurate and accessible specimen/object data.Space Science:-Collections care and maintenance for Space Odyssey exhibit collections from 2007-2020. -Collections care for Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) loaned models (Curiosity, Spirit/Opportunity, Gale Crater).-Secure material from NASA-GSAccess to support exhibitions, education, and programming needs.-Supervise environmental monitoring equipment and data for Expedition Health exhibit and collections spaces using eClimateNotebook and Preservation Environmental Monitor 2 (PEM2). -Axiell-EMu Power-User/Administrator maintaining accurate and accessible specimen/object data.

-Create and execute new pest management plan for the Science Division and align with larger museum strategies. -Reevaluate and coordinate immediate Emergency Preparedness response plan for Science Division.-Reestablish and execute Environmental Monitoring processes for the Science Division.

-Ensure proper curation of documents in relation to accessions, deaccessions, institutional internal/external loans, and exhibit specimens are recorded appropriately and meet museum standards.-Manage departmental documentation in the Axiell-Emu database. -Responsible for the preparation of end-of-year departmental information and see its delivery to appropriate parties for inclusion in the annual report and other year-end documents.

-Aid the Archivist in final move of materials to newly built storage facility. -Maintain archival records in the Axiell-Emu database.-Assist the Archivist in selecting material for accession, catalog new material and storage of selected material.

Wrote a funded grant to the Anschutz Family Foundation for Historic Denver’s Sacred Landmarks Program for general operating expenses through the Metropolitan State University of Denver.

Assisted Education Collections Manager and Assistant Manager in support of day-to-day activities of Education Collections.Cataloged specimens, prepared specimen mounts, wrote labelsSupported management in completing daily duties for Education CollectionsSupported management in organizing other volunteers to complete daily tasks for Education Collections

Assisted Education Collections Manager and Assistant Manager in support of day-to-day activities of Education Collections.Cataloged specimens, prepared specimen mounts, wrote labels.

Worked as an exhibit and audio tour consultant for Four Mile Historic Park through the University of Colorado at Denver.