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• Consulted with top-tier museum clients on collections management and digitization projects. • Advised senior leadership and junior staff on best practices in the planning, development, implementation, and review of collection and exhibition policies and procedures, disaster recovery planning, and CMS systems.• Developed and implemented short and long-range collections and exhibitions plans that aligned with museum goals and objectives.• Oversaw the cataloguing and digitization… Show more • Consulted with top-tier museum clients on collections management and digitization projects. • Advised senior leadership and junior staff on best practices in the planning, development, implementation, and review of collection and exhibition policies and procedures, disaster recovery planning, and CMS systems.• Developed and implemented short and long-range collections and exhibitions plans that aligned with museum goals and objectives.• Oversaw the cataloguing and digitization teams, ensuring the successful implementation of institution-wide projects to improve collections management research and access.• Directed project teams across Registrar, Curatorial, Exhibitions, Imaging Services, and Tech Services, fostering collaboration and effective communication to achieve project goals. Show less

1) Provide comprehensive peer review services to participating museums on collections best practices (e.g., preservation, condition/conservation review, provenance research protocols, and CMS systems); (2) Assess museum operations; (3) Craft digital mission statements to lead them towards AAM accreditation; (4) Develop strategies for educational outreach and engagement initiatives aimed to enrich the accessibility of the museums' collections and exhibitions within their respective… Show more 1) Provide comprehensive peer review services to participating museums on collections best practices (e.g., preservation, condition/conservation review, provenance research protocols, and CMS systems); (2) Assess museum operations; (3) Craft digital mission statements to lead them towards AAM accreditation; (4) Develop strategies for educational outreach and engagement initiatives aimed to enrich the accessibility of the museums' collections and exhibitions within their respective communities.• June 2023 – present: Crisp-Ellert Art Museum at Flagler College in St. Augustine, FL• Aug 2021– Feb 2022: African Art Gallery, Missouri Southern State University, MO• Aug 2012 – Feb 2012: Gantt Center for African American Arts + Culture, NC Show less

• Experienced adjunct faculty teacher in art history survey classes (prehistoric to contemporary) and museum ethics related to provenance research issues.• Ability to convey material to a culturally and economically diverse, non-specialized student audience.• Develop art history curriculum focused on a global diverse art history perspective to create a more inclusive story of the history of art. • Mentor and advise students to help increase school retention percentages and steer… Show more • Experienced adjunct faculty teacher in art history survey classes (prehistoric to contemporary) and museum ethics related to provenance research issues.• Ability to convey material to a culturally and economically diverse, non-specialized student audience.• Develop art history curriculum focused on a global diverse art history perspective to create a more inclusive story of the history of art. • Mentor and advise students to help increase school retention percentages and steer them into four-year programs and/or career paths. Show less

ARTSFAIRFAX, VABrandywine River Museum of Art, PACollectionSpace (Lyrasis)Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum, NYCrab Orchard Museum, VAConnecticut Commission for Culture and Tourism, CTHarvey B. Gantt Center for African American Arts + Culture, NCGeorge Washington University Libraries, DCNational Museum of African American History and Culture (Smithsonian Institution), DCNew Museum, NYPrint Research Foundation, CTRenate, Hans and Maria Hofmann… Show more ARTSFAIRFAX, VABrandywine River Museum of Art, PACollectionSpace (Lyrasis)Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum, NYCrab Orchard Museum, VAConnecticut Commission for Culture and Tourism, CTHarvey B. Gantt Center for African American Arts + Culture, NCGeorge Washington University Libraries, DCNational Museum of African American History and Culture (Smithsonian Institution), DCNew Museum, NYPrint Research Foundation, CTRenate, Hans and Maria Hofmann Trust, NYSikorsky Archives, CTSmithsonian Archives, DCWadsworth Athenaeum, CTWhitney Museum of American Art, NY Show less

New York City Metropolitan Area

Directs the day-to-day planning and realization for all collection management, registration, conservation logistics, exhibitions logistics, art installation, collection database activities, and provenance research efforts in support of the long-range strategy and goals set by the executive team.

• Developed and nurtured relationships with archive, library, and museum leaders to advance pan-institutional partnerships on collections management initiatives.• Successfully launched a leadgen strategy during 2019 – 2022 for CollectionSpace, a web-based collections management system.• Led an expanded membership of the Material Order Consortia group, a collaborative partnership with Harvard, Columbia, RISD, UPENN, and the University of Michigan.

Washington, D.C.

• Managed collections care plans and schedules with Curatorial, Conservation, Registrar Exhibitions, and Facilities.• Tracked “install ready” statistics and developed metrics to prepare for the Fall 2016 grand opening.• Coordinated Day1 expectations and Day2 plans of collection safety documents post-opening.• Demonstrated expertise in collections and exhibitions management, facilitated management, safety planning, and special events practices at NMAAHC and Smithsonian as a whole.

Nyc

• Devised a comprehensive plan to establish cataloguing data consistency across seventeen curatorial departments. • Collaborated with curators to plan out public access initiatives for the Study Center terminals.• Contributed research to the Metropolitan Museum Art’s Timeline of Art History presenting a thematic, chronological, and geographical exploration of global art history through The Met collection” https://www.metmuseum.org/toah/about

Nyc

• Directed and collaborated with cross-departmental teams to successfully implement a museum-wide collections and exhibitions management system.• Established, recruited, and supervised a high-performing centralized cataloguing project team that support curatorial research including provenance research work.• Pioneered the first direct digital studio for publications and long-term archival use.• Defined and implemented digital standards across multiple departments including… Show more • Directed and collaborated with cross-departmental teams to successfully implement a museum-wide collections and exhibitions management system.• Established, recruited, and supervised a high-performing centralized cataloguing project team that support curatorial research including provenance research work.• Pioneered the first direct digital studio for publications and long-term archival use.• Defined and implemented digital standards across multiple departments including Curatorial, Exhibitions, Registrar, Imaging and Tech Services.• Managed large-scale program budgets, services, equipment, and expenditures to successfully roll out museum-wide initiatives. Show less

Nyc

Established a pioneering project to create the Museum’s first direct digital studio for successful publications output and long-term archival use. Led collaborative teams across Exhibitions, Curatorial, Education, IT, and the Director’s office on the digital project concept and imaging standards.

Nyc

Consulted with national and international museums to implement and migrate cataloguing data to collections management software. Focused on revenue generation, outreach, project management, data assessment and migration projects.

Pleasantville, Ny

Managed collections care and exhibition display. Couriered international art shipments, supervised security controls for art transport. Managed program budgets; requisitioning of supplies, services, and equipment; and control of expenditures. Supervised staff resources for the docent program of 25 tour guides; led tours for domestic and international guests and presented art workshops.

M.A, Art History

B.A., Art History

B.A., Art History