Elyssa Jackson Email & Phone Number

Iola, Kansas

Teach classes for 3rd through 5th graders about museum work, local history, art history, healthy eating, and pie making.

Iola, Kansas

Barista in locally owned and operated coffee shop in downtown Iola. Proficient at cappuccino skills (though admittedly cannot make the pretty foam art).

Iola, Kansas

Educate church children and youth on what it means to live a Christian life through our actions and love for one another. Run Kids' Club after school program and coordinate Sunday school teaching.

Iola, Kansas

Executive Director/Curator of the Allen County Historical Society, located in Iola, Kansas. In charge of administration, governance, education, collections, exhibits, fundraising, promotion, and management of over 30 volunteers.

Diablo Vista Middle School

Provide afterschool care and programming for middle school students in the Town of Danville.

Campbell, Ca

Run school tours at the museum and historic house.

San Francisco Bay Area

Evaluation intern for the education department at the California Academy of Sciences.

Lead school tours for grade school, high school, and junior college students. Train and manage volunteers. File department documents, make copies and interdepartmental deliveries. Gave a lecture on Evaluation for the Museum Education class.

San Francisco State University

Supervised 10 graduate students and led school tours for the exhibit, Tree of Life.

60 hour collections practicum completed under Jean DeMouthe. Organized geology collections in order to find easily and quickly and re-housed collections.

Handled historic artifacts and documents for cataloguing and organization. Opened and closed the museum for business, which included deskwork and helping visitors in the museum. Taught staff the new catalogue program, Past Perfect 4.

Assisted residents in the community with lock-outs, equipment rentals, and questions about the campus. Handled sensitive documents with resident information. Completed office tasks for the Residential Director and the Assistant Residential Director.

Researched exhibit content, for the exhibit 19th Century Travel Photography and Popular Tourism, and reported weekly to the curator on research.

Researched exhibit and collections content, wrote exhibit text, A Fool’s Paradise: The Art of Tom Miller, and practiced collections care.

Substitute elementary school librarian for grades K through 6. Read stories to children, helped students choose books, and cared for library books as needed.

Assisted residents in the community with lock-outs, equipment rentals, and questions about the campus. Handled sensitive documents with resident information. Completed office tasks for the Residential Director and the Assistant Residential Director.

I Am the Medium Exhibit; researched exhibit content and created tour scripts in collaboration with other docents.

Vacuumed, dusted, cleaned glass, and disposed of waste in resident rooms and common areas in the residence hall.

Filed, copied, and assembled tax returns and other important financial documents.

Master Of Arts; M.A, Museum Studies; Museum Education

Activities and Societies: Secretary for the Museum Studies Student Association

Bachelor Of Arts, Art History

Activities and Societies: Art History Club, Residence Halls Association