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• Assist in the coordination and execution of high-level events.• Greet and direct event guests, check invitations and help ensure proper seating arrangements for as many as 150 guests.• Support talent, acting as on-site intermediary between the performer(s) and event principals.• Prep and coordinate with hotel staff and security to ensure facility readiness prior to talent arrival.

• Assisted historian and curator, Dr. Kate C. Lemay, with research, planning, selection, and interpretation of objects and their historical context• Conducted extensive subject, material, historical research for permanent and temporary exhibitions; including, Marlene Dietrich: Dressed for the Image (temporary) and America’s Presidents (permanent) • Researched, compiled, and organized all potential objects to be included in upcoming exhibitions curated by Dr. Lemay.• Visited historical and private collections/collectors in order to assess and verify the condition and provenance of the objects for a planned exhibit• Worked extensively with the museum database, TMS, to organize and navigate all of the National Portrait Gallery’s holdings • Contributed written content for the National Portrait Gallery blog• Developed a greater understanding of museum procedure and practices

• Conducted extensive research for new cultural programs and exhibitions • Contributed written content for MCCD blog • Assembled, organized and presented information that would then be used in the formation of future art and museum exhibitions

• Apprenticed under Senior Attorneys • Aided Attorneys by providing background research of specific cases• Reviewed, analyzed, and compiled information for use in the preparation of defense against chronic slumlords • Gained a greater understanding of the legal system, and a broader range of knowledge of the legal issues that arise within Landlord – Tenant Court