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When I was in graduate school, only in my wildest dreams could I imagine being immersed in Andy Warhol’s personal collection. Yet six months after graduating, I found myself at the Andy Warhol Museum archives cataloguing and researching objects for an archives-focused publication. I followed that position with AmeriCorps service in the Ohio History Service Corps as a Local History Member helping small museums increase capacity and sustainability. Working with a variety of organizations on diverse capacity-building projects has led to my current position of Executive Director of the Shaker Historical Society in Shaker Heights, Ohio.
I’ve built my skill set in a variety of organizations, mostly in small collections where I juggled collections management, research, exhibition planning, outreach, and programming on a day-to-day basis, and my flexibility, attention to detail, and project management skills are invaluable in my role as Executive Director of a small nonprofit museum. I’m happiest in busy environments where each day is different from the last.
Throughout a decade of working with museums and special collections, I adapted and learned how to best serve the needs of staff, volunteers, researchers, and visitors. Fortunately, my background with photography, art history, and digitization meshed seamlessly with new skills in exhibitions, collections, outreach, and digital humanities that allowed me to impact each institution in positive ways.
Hiker, reader, museumgoer, art lover, and cruciverbalist currently living in Cleveland, Ohio.
Skills
Skills
Museum Collections Management Systems (The Museum System, EmbARK, PastPerfect)
Cataloguing
Digitization (Photography & Scanning)
Adobe Photoshop & InDesign
Social Media & Marketing
Outreach & Event Planning
Project Management
Writing & Editing
Grant Writing
Cultivating Community Relationships
Creative Thinking & Problem Solving
DACS, MARC, EAD
G Suite, Google Sites, SketchUp
Digital Humanities
Education
Education
Master of Library and Information Science | 2016
Kent State University, Kent, OH
Museum Studies, Archives, and Special Collections
Bachelor of Fine Arts | 2012
Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY
Professional Photographic Illustration, Art History
Experience
Experience
Executive Director | Shaker Historical Society | January 2020 - Present
Ohio History Service Corps - Local History Member | AmeriCorps | September 2018 - August 2019
Key Achievement: Coordinated Youngstown State’s Ohio History Day contest, attracted 3 new schools, managed around 250 participating students from 12 schools, and recruited around 50 volunteers
Developed a project budget and wrote a successful $1,000 Ohio Humanities grant for a small museum to fund an exhibit, catalogue, and related lecture resulting in a 45% increase in visitors
Assessed and implemented capacity-building projects at small organizations through AASLH’s StEPs program
Coordinated and led Suffrage Centennial planning with 10 organizations across Northeast Ohio
Organized and promoted 6 educational Toolbox Workshops for small organizations, museums, and the public
Generated engaging social media content across multiple platforms for 3 organizations
Project Cataloguer | Andy Warhol Museum | May 2017 - June 2018
Key Achievement: Catalogued over 2,400 objects, created and processed over 7,200 images
Catalogued, researched, and digitized thousands of objects for A is for Archive: Warhol’s World from A to Z (Yale University Press, 2019)
Assisted the Manager of Rights and Reproduction to acquire high-resolution images for the publication
Created finding aids for recent archival acquisitions and donations
Reinberger Children’s Library Center Assistant | Kent State University | August 2014 - September 2016
Key Achievement: Created item-level finding aids for 11 special collections containing over 3,000 objects
Copy catalogued books with SirsiDynix Symphony WorkFlows and enhanced MARC records
Developed policies and procedures for cataloguing, shelving, and caring for collections
Attended to research fellows, faculty, students, and visitors
Assisted with events, social media, and collection development
Trained and supervised student workers and volunteers
Co-curated an exhibition of original illustrations for a biennial symposium
Exhibition Assistant | Akron Art Museum | August 2016
Completed condition reports and packed objects during the deinstallation of a major exhibition
Collections and Archives Intern | Akron Art Museum | January - June 2016
Updated object records in EmbARK
Updated the archives finding aid using the OhioLINK EAD Finding Aid Encoder
Created loan forms, incoming/outgoing receipts, and deeds of gift
Created and organized hundreds of object files, collector files, donor files, and exhibition files
Unpacked objects and completed condition reports during the installation of a major exhibition
Collections Intern | Trumbull County Historical Society | May - December 2015
Developed customizable curriculum guides that aligned with Ohio Learning Standards
Created a new user-friendly website with Google Sites
Began an item-level inventory of the clippings collection
Art Cataloguing Intern | Artists Archives of the Western Reserve | June - August 2014
Catalogued art in PastPerfect
Photographed objects and processed images with Photoshop
Designed promotional and supplementary materials for exhibitions
Photography Department Intern | Cleveland Museum of Art | June - July 2012
Researched artists and topics for major exhibitions and curator talks
Researched and collected material for artist files, including CVs, interviews, press clippings, and reviews
Assisted with acquiring image and video rights for major exhibitions
Transferred permanent collection photographs to cool/cold storage facilities
Assisted with basic environmental monitoring
Co-Curator and Co-Editor | DRAFT Magazine | May 2011 - May 2012
Coordinated DRAFT 9, an annual independent photography publication and exhibition
Created a comprehensive project budget and solicited over $3,000 in monetary and in-kind donations
Organized and curated over 1,000 images submitted by over 100 photography students
Conducted meetings and maintained correspondence with students
Attracted around 400 visitors, sold over 250 copies of the publication, and raised $3,000 for the following year
Professional Development
Professional Development
The Strategic Playbook: An Intro to Strategic Planning for History Organizations | Ohio Local History Alliance | August 2019
Combating Bias: Making Historical Sites Inclusive for LGBTQ+ | Equitas Health Institute | March 2019
Designing Accessible, Usable, and Inclusive Digital Projects | Temple University | January-February 2019
Publications
Publications
Cataloguer, Researcher, and Digitization Specialist: Wrbican, Matt. A is for Archive: Warhol's World from A to Z. New Haven: Yale University Press, 2019.
Treleven, Brianna. "Valiant Visionaries of the Vote." History Blog (Ohio History Connection), December 10, 2019, https://www.ohiohistory.org/learn/collections/history/history-blog/December-2019/suffrage100blogseries_December2019
Organizations
Organizations
American Alliance of Museums
Society of American Archivists
Ohio Museums Association
Society of Ohio Archivists
Association of Registrars and Collections Specialists
Google Sites
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