Monica Samantha Hernandez Email & Phone Number

Sonoma County, California, United States

Manage and prepare materials for general Museum floor operations during public hours and answer visitors questions regarding any Museum department. Schedule and facilitate Field Trips, in-classroom outreaches, and school-wide festivals for Pre-K to High School aged students. Develop, implement, and evaluate several programs including the weekly toddler.

San Francisco Bay Area

Photographed high resolution, RAW object images of ethnographic collections for the Global Museum’s inaugural exhibition. The images will be published online, in a catalogue, and promotional materials.

Hayward CA

Guest Curated "Vacationland: A History of Northern California Destinations" on view in the Community Gallery from June 29th to September 4th. The exhibit brought together never-before-seen works from 9 Northern California Historic Societies and the California State Library to present Northern California’s spectacular natural environment, grand lodgings.

De Young Museum

I worked closely with the Program Manager and a team of interns to prepare and train San Francisco high school students in the Fall Semester to give in-gallery tours, classroom presentations, and conduct art activities in the Spring Semester. During this yearlong internship, I researched, interpreted, and prepared a gallery talk, coordinated a team of High.

Hayward, CA

I catalogue detailed descriptions, measurements, and condition reports of the McConaghy House artifacts into the PastPerfect database. I also assist with the re-interpretation of the house, and also aid with the packing and removal of objects that no longer fit the house’s interpretation.

San Francisco Bay Area

Curated and designed the annual conference exhibit for AAO 2015. "Great Thinkers and Great Insights in Ophthalmology" was open November 2015, in Las Vegas. Project included object selection, updating of collections database (Re:Discovery), writing exhibit didactics for multiple platforms, mount making, packing and crating of objects, planning receptions.

San Francisco Bay Area

I organize and supervise teams of SFSU undergraduate students in a multitude of tasks related to the production of fine arts exhibits including Exhibition Research, Educational Outreach, Graphic Design, Installation, and Public Events.

National Air And Space Museum

Intern in the Space History and Astronomy Education Departments.I researched and compiled a report on Phoebe Waterman Haas, and I also wrote didactics for exhibit panels now on display outside the Public Observatory dedicated to Haas. Furthermore, I conducted educational programming at the Observatory and collaborated with Observatory staff to integrate.

Merced, California Area

I led small tour groups throughout the upper floors during which I provided information on the history and architecture of the building and the artifacts it houses, while also fielding questions from patrons.

UCM Art Gallery, Merced CA

Working with a team of other student curators under a professor, we selected pieces, arranged layouts, created promotional advertisements, organized receptions, for two exhibits: "Living with the Memory" and "The Eight annual Bobcat Art Show".

Porterville, CA

Summer Employment Only. Included but were not limited to filing, faxing, and creating documents as well as answering and directing phone calls.

Porterville, CA

Summer Employment Only. Tutor 2nd or 3rd grade students to until they reach their grade level in reading or mathematics, or occasionally both.

Master'S Degree, Museology/Museum Studies, 3.88

Activities and Societies: Museum Studies Student Association, Fine Arts Gallery A graduate student, in the San Francisco State School of.

Bachelor Of Arts (Ba), American History (United States), Academic Gpa- 3.4

Activities and Societies: Hermanas Unidas de UCM, Historical Society at UC Merced, Newman Club Also Minoring in Arts

High School Diploma, Academic Gpa- 3.8

Activities and Societies: Porterville Panther Band Auxiliary, Academic Decathlon, Yearbook Editor, Varsity Waterpolo, Varsity Soccer.