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Montgomery, Alabama, United States

Gainesville, Florida, United States

Created the University of Florida Museum Studies Alumni Network to connect current and former students and create a space where job opportunities, projects, and more updates could be shared. Assisted in planning and scheduling the annual trip for the Museum Studies program; involved researching and scheduling hotels, group tours, and travel costs.

Gainesville, Florida, United States

Collaborated with the Registrar, Assistant Registrar, and Technical Photographer to update the internal and external collection records using TMS. Ensured that the collection was accessible by writing easy-to-understand object descriptions, taking cues from the curatorial department. Trained in TMS, art handling best practices, and eMuseum.

Bentonville, Arkansas, United States

Worked alongside the Traveling Exhibitions team to research new partners and host venues for current exhibitions in our Marketplace. Assisted in performing collection research, including biographical and copyright information. Contributed fresh ideas to the existing funding presentation to make the process more streamlined and easily understood. Trained in Wrike, SketchUp, Salesforce, and MediaValet.

Gainesville, Florida Area

I was selected as one of 80 out of 800 applicants to represent the University of Florida as a student ambassador in the Spring of 2018. As a Florida Cicerone, I am able to interact with potential applicants to the university and various campus partners such as the Office of the President, the University Athletic Association, and the University of Florida Alumni Association. Student Tour Guide (January 2018 – May 2021) • I provide a 90-minute walking tour of the University of Florida campus to prospective students and their families, where they can learn more about the campus, the academics, and life as a college student. • I have completed over 20 tours and over 50 hours of events credits since becoming a member of the organization. Tour Committee Member (October 2018 – May 2019)• Served on a select committee to train and tour certify new members on giving tours and hosting campus guests.Recruitment Committee Chair (April 2019 – May 2020) • I am currently one of three committee chairs who are working on the Florida Cicerones recruitment campaign for the 2019 - 2020 academic year.Spring Retreat Facilitator (February 2020)• I worked with a co-facilitator to introduce a group of new members to our organization through a variety of team-building activities and workshops at a day-long retreat.

Gainesville, Florida Area

• Responsible for researching and creating the Trailblazers: 150 Years of Alachua County Women exhibition.• Liaised with historical societies and museums throughout Alachua County to broaden the scope of the exhibit beyond Gainesville and coordinate the loan of any archival materials need for the exhibit.• Learned how to use the PastPerfect software in collections management tasks, which involved learning how to handle, measure, and evaluate potential archival documents.

Gainesville, Florida Area

In my role as Secretary for the University of Florida's Women's Student Association, I was responsible for facilitating bi-weekly communication with a membership body of over 1,000 students.• Responsible for maintaining the internal functions of our executive board by logging meeting minutes and creating a weekly agenda for our executive board's meetings.• Streamlined a system to track active general body members throughout the 2018 - 2019 academic year. • Helped grow our membership body by improving communication of the events we were hosting to our general body members in our bi-weekly newsletter.

Master Of Arts - Ma, Museology/Museum Studies

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, History & Women'S Studies

Dual degree

Associate Of Arts - Aa

Activities and Societies: Collegiate Academy of Leto High SchoolI was lucky enough to be a member of the first class of the Collegiate.

High School Diploma