EXPERIENCE

 

Curator

Cape Canaveral Space Force Museum

Oct. 2024 - Present

 

Collections Manager
Berman Museum - Anniston Museums and Gardens

Jul. 2017 – Sept. 2024

• Oversaw a 12,000+ piece collection spanning Ancient China to the Gulf War, containing militaria, art, weapons, furniture, and archival material

• Initiated and directed the cleaning and reorganization of 3182 square feet of collections storage

• Designed and curated sixteen exhibits and displays, including a total redesign of existing museum exhibits

• Assisted with exhibit installation, including prepping walls and hanging graphics

• Supervised input of over 12,000 artifacts from files and Accumulatus into PastPerfect software

• Managed participation in AASLH's StEPs self-study/analysis program and FAIC’s Collections Assessment for Preservation (CAP) program

• Provided tours and educational outreach to various entities

• Participated in several video, radio, and written interviews with media outlets

• Managed a total of thirty interns and volunteers, up to seven at one time

• Wrote various policies and procedures

 

Associate Curator

Prattaugan Museum and Heritage Center

Nov. 2015 – Jul. 2017

• With the Interim Director, oversaw a historical home and local history collection

• Designed and curated six vignettes and one temporary exhibit

 

Education and Collections Intern

National WWII Museum

Jan. – Mar. 2015

• Assisted the Collections department with scanning and preserving photographs, as well as accessing artifacts in KE EMU software

• Assisted the Education department by implementing programs and outreaches

 

Curatorial Understudy

United States Air Force Enlisted Heritage Hall

Jan. – Jul. 2012

• Shadowed the Curator and assisted with the preservation and exhibition of United States Air Force enlisted artifacts

 

EDUCATION

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Master of Arts

Museum Studies

Southern University at New Orleans

New Orleans, Louisiana

Class of 2016

Master Project: On Cloud E-9 vignette at the United States Air Force Enlisted Heritage Hall

Advisers: Dr. Sara Hollis, Dr. Haitham Eid

 

Bachelor of Science

History, Anthropology

Troy University

Troy, Alabama

Class of 2014

Gamma Beta Phi, Alpha Sigma Lambda

 

Associate of Science

English

Troy University

Troy, Alabama

Class of 2012

Gamma Beta Phi, Alpha Sigma Lambda​​​
 

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES/SERVICE

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Museums of Brevard (MOB)

Vice President, 2026 - Present

 

Institute of Museum and Library Services, Inspire! Grants for Small Museums program

Peer Field Reviewer,  2024

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Southeastern Registrars Association

Communications Chair, 2022 - Present

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Alabama State Council on the Arts, Visual Arts Grant Review Board

Panelist, 2019

 

Autauga County, Alabama Bicentennial Committee

Member, 2016 – 2017

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PUBLICATIONS

 

"Museums are NOT Instagram Experiences." Museological Review. Issue 24. The University of Leicester. June 2020.

 
PRESENTATIONS

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Farley Berman: the Man, the Myth, the Museum. Alabama Historical Association, 76th Annual Meeting. Lecture.
April 12, 2024.

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Managing Collections Management Software. National Emerging Museum Professionals Network. Webinar.
March 25, 2021.

 
REFERENCES

Ray Wetzel
Director and Curator, Gadsden Museum of Art and History
256-546-7365 | rwetzel@cityofgadsden.com

Miranda Helton

Collections Manager, Space Center Houston

706-934-6322
 

Alex Campbell

Collections Manager, Berman Museum - Anniston Museums and Gardens

256-237-6261 | acampbell@annistonal.org

Christian Roesler

Curator, US Army Center of Military History

901-270-3826