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Manage researchers working on programs with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) at Ad Hoc. Create opportunities for knowledge-sharing across programs and practices. Lead company-wide Research Ethics in Government working group. Support accessibility best practices and inclusive design throughout the company.Lead human-centered design on a.

Conducted research with Veterans in support of Vets.gov, a platform focused on connecting Veterans with the benefits they've earned.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Facilitated digital projects that further the goals of education, exhibitions, genocide prevention, and collections while learning about the Museum's online and in-person visitors.Managed team developing History Unfolded: US Newspapers and the Holocaust, a citizen history project exploring what Americans knew and when about the Holocaust.Ran in-museum.

Washington, DC

Create and sustain communications with more than 300,000 fans and followers of the Holocaust Museum on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, Google+, del.icio.us, and other platforms. Provide social media support for programming throughout the Museum, including staff training, live-tweeting, and community management. Set priorities for social media use.

Present and evaluate programs for law enforcement officers, judges, and government officials; manage outreach and community-building for "Children of the Lodz Ghetto: A Memorial Research Project", a citizen history distance learning initiative; set priorities for digital learning programming; oversee, train, and schedule 80 docents for tours of temporary.

Present and evaluate programs for law enforcement officers, judges, and government officials; manage outreach and community-building for "Children of the Lodz Ghetto: A Memorial Research Project", a citizen history distance learning initiative; set priorities for digital learning programming; oversee, train, and schedule 80 docents for tours of temporary.

Engage a wide variety of visitors with the temporary exhibition "State of Deception: The Power of Nazi Propaganda" via half-hour tours; engage high school students and law enforcement officers with the permanent exhibition via ninety-minute tours.

Responded to research queries from general public and wrote articles for online Holocaust Encyclopedia on a variety of Holocaust-era and German history related topics.

Orient new members to the EdCom board, ensure transparency of board work, oversee awards of excellence in the museum education field.

Oversee communications to 1,700 members of museum education professional network, manage volunteers producing a bi-monthly e-newsletter and engaging with the membership via social media.

Develop and facilitate public programs, write grants, develop and distribute marketing materials for major events, conduct historical research on the Washington, DC Jewish community.

Assisted with research and planning for young children's space, contributed to long-range planning for major anniversary commemorations.

M.A.T., Museum Education

Activities and Societies: Shir Madness A Cappella secretary and webmasterRelevant coursework: Museum Evaluation, Museum Audiences.

A.B., German

Activities and Societies: Phi Beta Kappa, Princeton Charter Club, Koleinu a cappella, Raks Odalisque bellydancing troupe, Princeton.