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Conducts historic preservation research with primary and secondary sources. Writes historic contexts for counties and cities.Conducts research in local, state, and/or national archives, museums, libraries, and historical societies for projects.Conducts fieldwork including, recording structures in the field and on site file forms, photographing structures, preparing the write-up for reports.Completes eligibility reviews for the National Register of Historic Places.Prepares nominations and submits to the National Register of Historic Places.Conducts HABS (Historic American Building survey)/HAER (Historic American Engineering Record) level work.Completes Section 106 reviews to ensure compliance with federal laws related to historic preservation and determines the proposed projects’ effect on cultural and/or historic resources.Ensures research quality, research integrity, and original authorship of all project deliverables.

Contributes articles, features, columns, and profiles.Conducts research and writes articles for online publications and newspapers covering various topics.Performs interviews and compiles and organizes data.Verifies accuracy of reports, facts, and subject matter.Revises written material to meet personal standards and to satisfy needs of editors, publishers and directors.Continually works to deliver interesting, engaging, compelling and creative content.

Maintains day to day classroom management while promoting and maintaining a safe and orderly classroom.Encourages, implements and monitors learning based on teachers instructional plans. Monitor students when performing tasks such as group projects, worksheets, etc. Instructs students on a variety of classroom subjects.Utilizes a variety of instructional materials and technology. Knowledge of Special Education terms and laws.

Developed, and planned museum educational programing and events based on social and cultural needs.Scheduled and delivered diversified museum educational programs and events to K-12 school students, college students, adults and older adult populations.Established networks, coordinated, and maintained partnerships with various community agencies, local organizations, and schools to maximize resources for museum educational programming, community outreach activities, and special events.Organized and conducted museum tours based on the museums history and current exhibits. Adapted tours to meet a variety of different needs-based factors.Wrote professional proposals to attract and establish mutually beneficial community partnerships.Researched, designed, and edited all brochures, marketing, activities and lesson plans for museums educational content, programming and tours.Managed, planned, and maintained the training of museum docents and educational volunteers who serve as the museum tour guides, educational programming assistants, and community outreach events volunteers.

Master Of Arts - Ma, Public History

Graduate Certificate, Heritage Conservation

Graduate Certificate, Historic Preservation

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, History