Danielle Russell Email & Phone Number

Lusby, Md, Us

State of Maryland, Calvert County Health DepartmentResponsible for grant and technical writing for presentation, particularly in the areas of: public health, behavioral health, and substance abuse. Also responsible for grant management, reporting/deliverables, website content, social media, and community initiatives. Grantors have included state agencies (eg. Behavioral Health Administration, Governor's Office of Crime Control and Prevention), federal agencies (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration, Centers for Disease Control), and private organizations (Robert Woods Johnson Foundation). Collaborates with leadership team for internal writing of strategic plans, project plans, and accreditation materials (Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities).

Maryland

Client: PBS (July 2020 - July 2022)Brought on as an Information Specialist focusing on Data Research and Metadata Modeling.Client: Society of Cannabis Clinicians (August 2018 - May 2020)Responsible for appraising, organizing, and maintaining reference and research materials related to medical cannabis for the SCC’s digital library.Client: SCB Management Consulting (August-September 2019)Responsible for writing a MD Offshore Wind Workforce Development Grant proposal.Client: State of Maryland, Calvert County Health Department (August 2018 - October 2019)Responsible for grant and technical writing, particularly in the areas of: public health, environmental health, behavioral health, and substance abuse. Also responsible for grant management and reporting/deliverables.

La Plata, Maryland Area

Responsible for creating accession and collection-level records for both backlog and incoming donations in ArchivesSpace; for processing incoming and re-processing existing archival collections; for reference services by phone, email, Facebook, or in-person; for interlibrary loan services.Accomplishments: Created social media presence and maintained posting schedules (2014); Participated in writing an NEH Sustaining Cultural Heritage Collections grant (2015); Wrote institutional strategic plan for 2015-2018 (2015) and institutional preservation plan (2016); Created new interlibrary loan database for tracking patron requests (2016); Participated in writing a Bond Bill application for the State of Maryland (2016/17); Environmental Scanning Task Force, Political Committee Co-Chair (2017);Research: Historic sites/architecture, genealogy, cultural traditions, farming/agricultural methods, societies/clubs, social/political movements, development of local industries/trades, Civil War, slavery, race relations, segregation, and the Civil Rights Movement

Jefferson Patterson Park & Museum

Responsible for recruiting and coordinating volunteers for various programs and events; for tracking volunteers' hours of service; for coordinating volunteer training and recognition; for revising and creating volunteer program training materials; for guiding various visitor tours including the Maryland Archaeological Conservation Lab and the Patterson House & Gardens; for filling in at the Visitor Center; for working with the Education Department on events and programsAccomplishments: Created a Microsoft Access database to replace a paper system for tracking volunteer hours and tasks in order to better report involvement for grants, state reports, etc. (2013); Organized and staffed multiple high-attendance events (2013); Helped the Education Department create a new Children's Discovery Room in the Visitor Center that helps children engage with the park and its history (2013)

Responsible for overseeing all aspects of hotel lobby and other front-of-the-house operations; for guest services staffing and supervision; for actively interacting with guests, including greeting them, providing assistance, and responding appropriately to guest inquiries and complaints; for managing and participating in the check-in and check-out process; for monitoring personnel scheduling; for ensuring hotel amenities are available and ready for guests; for tracking and reviewing key data including occupancy statistics, room inventory, and rate plans; for ensuring that financial transactions are properly recording and managing guest services budgetAccomplishments: Decreased negative customer feedback by re-instituting a guest satisfaction phone call protocol (2012)

Assisted in most tasks performed in Collection Management Services including checking-in and shelving periodicals; bindery preparation; facilitating duplicate exchange with other libraries; collecting use statistics; maintaining records; pre-order searching, filing, receiving, and final processing of new book and/or periodical volumes; unpacking, checking-in, marking, and distributing U.S. government publications; in-house mending and shifting collections; serving as a computer operator for various software packagesResearch: Federal depository library program (official information products of the U.S. Government for public access)

Master Of Library Science, Archives/Archival Administration

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Archeology, Medieval History

Activities and Societies: Alpha Xi Delta, Theta Alpha Kappa Studied historic and archaeological theory and methods. Spent time working.