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Boston, Ma, Us

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Society of Fellows – Arts & Sciences Dean’s Office- Manage the budget and funding proposals for the Society of Fellows.- Develop and manage logistics, administrative systems, procedures, and programming for Society of Fellows activities.- Draft promotional and policy materials.- Coordinate the call for nomination, selection process, and selection committee.-Conduct, with guidance from the Faculty Director, annual assessments on Society of Fellows development and activities.Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (GRS)-Develop with the Associate Dean of the Graduate School a comprehensive plan for supporting mentoring and professional development for graduate students. -Support the implementation and administrative management for activities outlined in this plan-Provide ad hoc management and guidance to mentoring activities across Arts & Sciences as needed.-Manage GRS PhD Fellowship research and travel award opportunities – coordinating faculty committees and the process from application submission to award decision. -Support special projects in GRS as needed.

Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

-Served as Communications Director for a $34 million capital campaign, Open Wide the Doors. -Managed Raiser’s Edge database of 30,000 students, alumni, and parents. -Created graphic and written content for social media, donor appeals, annual reports, and event posters. -Planned alumni events, lectures, workshops, and retreats. -Served as webmaster for 3 organizational sites

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

- Coached a team of 4 direct and 20 indirect student ambassadors by setting personalized goals, having crucial conversations, and teaching them how to lead their own small groups. - Coordinated digital content production for Fall 2020.

New York City, Ny

-Coached and mentored student ambassadors by setting personalized goals, having crucial conversations, and teaching them how to lead their own small groups.-Laid the foundation for a new cross-organizational Hispanic ministry. -Coordinated recruitment and on-site accompaniment efforts for FOCUS's annual national conference as Campus Liaison.

Boston

- Catalogued and photographed the Japanese lacquerware, photography, ceramics, postcard, and sword collections totaling in over 6,000 object records being updated in TMS.- Researched the Meiji photography holdings of the department to set the groundwork for a larger survey.- Assisted in preparation for object viewings and welcomed visiting scholars to the department.- Created catalogue for future archival material and preliminary TMS records.

Boston, Ma

-Identified fish and bird remains from 26 bulk samples taken from the Qik’rtangcuk site on Kodiak island down to the species level and provided a faunal analysis report. -Collaborated with the Alutiiq Museum in Kodiak, AK on an environmental report and conference presentation for the Alaskan Anthropological Association.The project goal was to identify the seasons of site occupation and understand the paleoenvironment to learn more about past Alutiiq culture.

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

-Provided support for Boston University administrators through running and creating programs and sending out mass communications, answering student life inquiries and leading tours.-Created and coordinated a weekly arts and culture series, Food for Thought.-Assisted with the creation of staff guidelines and conduct policy.

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Freer|Sackler

Tracing Ownership: Discovering the Past Lives of Japanese Illustrated Books- Collected, translated, and compiled French provenance data for the Pulverer Collection.- Built MS Access to catalog unique textile bindings and notes in the Pulverer Collection and organize provenance data on a selection of objects.- Digitized and organized registratial documents for inclusion in TMS.- Collaborated with the conservation department to identify, date, and catalogue textiles and materials used in Pulverer bindings.- Worked on an interdepartmental social media project (Close Looking) to highlight museum collections and increase public awareness.- Assisted with collections acquisitions and donor relations.Arts of the Islamic World- Researched, collected, and compiled, and researched content information for 82 folios of the 15th c. manuscript Wonders of Creation for inclusion in the collections database.- Assisted in curation and creation of public education materials for an upcoming rotation of the Engaging the Senses exhibition.

Dual Bachelor'S Degrees, Archaeology And History Of Art And Architecture

Activities and Societies: Archaeology SocietyResearch Projects: Mapping Apothecaries: The Embossed Medicine Bottles of the Endicott Street.

Graduate Certificate, Campus Ministry