EXPERIENCE
Curator
Cape Canaveral Space Force Museum
Oct. 2024 - Present
Collections Manager
Berman Museum - Anniston Museums and Gardens
Jul. 2017 – Sept. 2024
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Oversaw a 12,000+ piece collection spanning Ancient China to the Gulf War, containing militaria, art, weapons, furniture, and archival material
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Initiated and directed the cleaning and reorganization of 3182 square feet of collections storage
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Designed and curated sixteen exhibits and displays, including a total redesign of existing museum exhibits
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Assisted with exhibit installation, including prepping walls and hanging graphics
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Supervised input of over 12,000 artifacts from files and Accumulatus into PastPerfect software
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Managed participation in AASLH's StEPs self-study/analysis program and FAIC’s Collections Assessment for Preservation (CAP) program
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Provided tours and educational outreach to various entities
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Participated in several video, radio, and written interviews with media outlets
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Managed a total of thirty interns and volunteers, up to seven at one time
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Wrote various policies and procedures
Associate Curator
Prattaugan Museum and Heritage Center
Nov. 2015 – Jul. 2017
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With the Interim Director, oversaw a historical home and local history collection
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Designed and curated six vignettes and one temporary exhibit
Education and Collections Intern
National WWII Museum
Jan. – Mar. 2015
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Assisted the Collections department with scanning and preserving photographs, as well as accessing artifacts in KE EMU software
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Assisted the Education department by implementing programs and outreaches
Curatorial Understudy
United States Air Force Enlisted Heritage Hall
Jan. – Jul. 2012
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Shadowed the Curator and assisted with the preservation and exhibition of United States Air Force enlisted artifacts
EDUCATION
Completed nine credits toward Master of Arts
History (War and Violence Concentration)
Sam Houston State University
Huntsville, Texas
2020
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Master of Arts
Museum Studies
Southern University at New Orleans
New Orleans, Louisiana
Class of 2016
Masters 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
CERTIFICATIONS
Creating Meaningful and Inclusive Museum Practices
International Council of Museums, 2023
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Recovering the Humankind's Past and Saving the Universal Heritage
Sapienza Università di Roma, 2022
Care and Conservation of Historic Firearms
City of Angels Conservation, 2019
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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.
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES/SERVICE
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
LANGUAGES
English: Fluent, Native Tongue
German: Beginner, Conversational
French: Beginner
REFERENCES
Ray Wetzel
Director and Curator, Gadsden Museum of Art and History
256-546-7365 | rwetzel@cityofgadsden.com
Kellie Menzies
Museum Technician, William J. Clinton Library and Museum
501-404-4506 VP | 205-844-5336 VP | kellie.menzies@nara.gov
Lauren Handley Eckert
Former Assistant Director of Education for Public Programs, National WWII Museum
504-208-8188 | 504lauren@gmail.com
William “Bill” Chivalette
Curator, Retired, United States Air Force Enlisted Heritage Hall
334-233-2635