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● Develops gallery and exhibition themes at the science museum in coordination with multipledepartments at the Springfield Museums. Oversees installation and deinstallation of exhibitionareas in the science museum. Defines project scope, goals, timelines, schedule, and budget.● Supervises and evaluates staff and outside vendors at science museum and acts as a direct staffliaison to the Director of the Science Museum.● Oversees planning for all incoming traveling exhibitions for science museum.● Assists the Director of the science museum with the development and maintenance of along-range plan that is consistent with Springfield Museums’ mission, purpose, and objectives.

● Provided general management and oversight of all administrative and financial operationsof the museum and oversaw the implementation of the museum’s three-year strategic plan.● Established and managed the care and maintenance of the collection including newacquisitions.● Hired, managed, and evaluated all staff members and consultants as needed.● Developed programming and educational events for students of all ages.● Oversaw the completion of the international exhibition Coming Home: Art and the GreatHunger. Duties included shipping, installation, programming, and fundraising.● Worked with faculty and staff to incorporate the museum into the life of the campus acrossvarious disciplines including the School of Medicine, School of Nursing, School ofEducation, and the College of Arts and Sciences.● Collaborated with the development office to seek funding opportunities and build a strongdonor base. Created the museum’s membership program and corporate sponsor program. Offset over $650,000 from the museum's annual budget.● Secured $160,560 in grant funding.● Responsible for the development of the exhibitions:○ Making America: The Irish in the Civil War Era○ Sketching a Famine: Chittaprosad in India○ Tragedy and Tribute: Art Illuminates Ireland’s Great Hunger. Traveling exhibition.○ Go Home Paddy○ Adversity Breeds Humanity. In collaboration with the Permanent Mission of Irelandto the United Nations. Hosted at the United Nations.● Member of the Quinnipiac University COVID-19 Task Force.

First Year Seminar- FYS 101: Hunger? Where? Here? How? 2 SectionsThis First Year Seminar explores hunger and the issues surrounding both historical and modern famine utilizing literature, film, art, music, and text.

● Responsible for the overall administration, and management of the museum. Managed allprogramming and exhibit scheduling, traveling exhibits, and all aspects of collections care.● Advised the Board on all phases of Museum operations and activities, includingimplementation and evaluation of policies, budgets, maintenance, and procedures.● Retained and developed connections with local, state, federal, and international officials.● Created the Museum Corporate Sponsorship Program.● Led the Museum Strategic Planning process in 2017.● Increased Museum’s membership by 860%● Curator of the following exhibitions:o Scenes of Ireland- Community Art Exhibito Walking with Ireland into the Sun: Women Revolutionaries and the Easter Risingo Dublin Town: The Photography of Dominique Beyenso The Art of Kevin McKrello Visions of Ireland: The Artwork of Michael Augustine Power O’Malleyo Irish Influence in the Adirondacks● Secured $171,170 in grant funding.

● Responsible for collections care, programming, budget management, and exhibitdevelopment at SCHS Museum, Mabee Farm, and Franchere Education Center.● Curator of the following exhibitions:o Prominent Players: From Conflict to Independence In and Around the MohawkValleyo Underlying Structures: What Shaped the Victorian Womano Building on the Farm: A Legacy of Architecture at the Mabee Farmo Inspiration from the Past: The Art of James Whitbecko Mohawk Giantso Medicine on the Mohawko Quilting Through Schenectady County● Co-producer of documentary Wake of Irene: Heart of the Storm● Received $14,605 in grants.

● Curator of the following exhibitions:o A Journey Through History: The Artistic Works of Len Tantilloo Art in Cartographyo Through His Eyes: Charles Lewis and the Civil Waro Smoke Eaters: Firefighting in the City of Schenectady● Created collections access policy, facilities report, and emergency preparedness plan.● Designed new collections storage facility and responsible for the move of an entire historicsite collection into the facility.● Oversaw budget in relation to collections care, exhibits, and public programming.● Responsible for all aspects of collections management including accessions, deaccessions,loans, digital imaging, exhibitions, and cataloging collection into PastPerfect.● Supervised a complete museum inventory.● Received $9,500 in grant funding.

● Responsible for all aspects of collections management for over 5000 objects, 700 photos,5000 books, and 600 archival pieces. Responsibilities included accessions, deaccessions,loans, digital imaging, exhibition schedule, and cataloging collection into PastPerfect.● Design and installation of new collections storage area.● Received $13,160 in grant funding for collections preservation and conservation assistance.

● Collaborated in creation of the exhibits Made in Clayton and Postcards of the ThousandIslands.● Oversaw all research requests.● Responsible for updating PastPerfect and inventorying small objects collection. Developeda database for the museum’s photo collection and oral history collection.