MUSEUM PROFESSIONAL
I earned a graduate certificate in Museum Theory & Practice from the College of Fine Arts at Florida State University and participated in an FSU study abroad for museums and cultural heritage sites in London, England.
I managed an academic art research library as the campus librarian at Miami International University of Art & Design (the Art Institutes).
As the assistant reference librarian at Hirsch Library in the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, I delivered research support to curators, docents, and visiting scholars, and I taught information literacy to graduate students at Rice University and undergraduates at Lone Star Community College.
In Minneapolis, I assisted on a cataloging migration project to a new ILS at the Walker Art Center Library and acquired customer service skills in visitor services and in the retail store at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, where I supplied blue-ribbon service for 110,996 visitors at Martin Luther: Art of the Reformation.
graduate studies
Graduate Certificate in Museum Theory and Practice
Florida State University, FSU College of Fine Arts
Study Abroad
Florida State University, London, England.
Graduate Coursework
HIS 6087 Museum Studies
ARH 5838 Museum Object
ARH 5907 Museum & National Heritage Sites in London
ARE 5253 Arts in Community Engagement
LIS 5495 Internship: FSU Museum of Fine Arts
LIS 5495 Internship: Museum of Florida History
visitor experience
Acquired and honed my high-quality customer service skills in the visitor experience & the retail store departments at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts.
Created a positive and memorable experience in visitor services for all 110,996 visitors by supplying blue-ribbon service at the blockbuster exhibition > Martin Luther: Art of the Reformation.
Built an exciting shopping atmosphere, engaged with members and guests, sold members and merchandise, prepared art book displays at The Retail Store, and sold new memberships and tickets in-person, online, and over the telephone.
Served as a contemporary arts research & reference librarian in the 4th most populous U.S. city at the Hirsch Library at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, where I provided research support and instruction to students from Rice University and Lone Star Community College.
Managed an academic library in the 8th largest U.S. city as Director of Library Services. Supported a diverse community of 1,200 students and 100 faculty. Developed, coordinated, and led all library services as the campus librarian at Miami International University of Art & Design (the Art Institutes).
Assigned Library of Congress Classification & unique barcodes to hundreds of new records AND performed copy-cataloging of artist monographs and Museum exhibition catalogs according to national standards in a collection of 35,000 contemporary art books at the Walker Art Center Library in Minneapolis.
MUSEUM INTERNSHIPS
Museum of Florida History
Museum of Florida History
Museum of Florida History
Museum Education Intern
Official Florida department of state volunteer at the Museum of Florida History.
Taught participatory art activities around museum objects and exhibits for K-12 students.
Recipient of the the President’s Volunteer Service Award (PVSA).
FSU MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS
Museum of Florida History
Museum of Florida History
Museum Education Intern
Museum of Fine Arts @ Florida State University | FSUMoFA
Prepared storytelling programs for K-12 students, assisted with live events and exhibit openings, built comprehensive teaching packets + designed education materials & created event posters for summer cramps and special school events.
FSU GRADUATE SCHOOL
Museum of Florida History
FSU GRADUATE SCHOOL
London * Study Abroad
Participated in a Study Abroad at the Florida State University Study Centre for Museums and National Heritage Sites, London, England (ARH 5907) in FSU's Specialized Study in Museum Theory & Practice graduate certificate program.
arts research librarian
mfah houston
Coordinated research services and delivered reference assistance to Museum staff, art researchers, college students, and the public visual in Hirsch Library at the Museum of Fine Arts in Houston, the largest art museum library facility in the South Central United States.
Walker Art Center
Participated in a Walker Art Center Library (Minneapolis, MN) data migration project to streamline bibliographic records to the open-source integrated library system (ILS) - KOHA.