Library Committee / Art Exhibition Program:As a member of the Library Committee, my responsibilities include guiding the development of the Library in it’s mission to support the LGBT community. I am an active listener plus speak and write clearly so that information and ideas can be understood. My activities include:Install, arrange, assemble, and prepare artifacts for exhibition, ensuring the artifacts' safety, reporting their status and condition, identifying and correcting any problems .Direct and supervise curatorial, technical, and volunteer staff in the handling, mounting, care, and storage of art objects.Photograph objects for documentation.Coordinate exhibit installations, assisting with design, constructing displays, dioramas, display cases, and models, and ensuring the availability of necessary materials.Lead tours and teach educational courses to students and the general public.Developed documentation used to coordinate all activities necessary in preparing a show for exhibition including artist relations, installation, marketing , opening reception

My personal interest is in fine arts, crafts and materials. At the Museum of Art in San Jose I would speak in front of groups from one to twenty people in size .My goal was to get the museum visitor to interact with the art on display.To do this I would: Plan and Schedule visitor tours Greet and register visitors, and issue any required identification badges or safety devices Escort guests through the art museumSpeak in front of small groups, encouraging interaction with artDescribe tour points of interest to group members, and respond to questionsEmploy Visual Thinking Strategies that would enable the group to combine pieces of information to form general rules , conclusions or relationships among seemingly unrelated events.