Director, Pokagon Potawatomi Oral History Project, Loyola University Chicago - Ongoing
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Conducting interviews with Pokagon tribal council members and elders
Primary Interviewer, Loyola University Chicago Oral History Project - Ongoing
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Conducting interviews with alumni, and current/former faculty and staff
Interim Executive Director, Mitchell Museum of the American Indian, Evanston, Illinois - August 2009 to December 2009
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Official spokesperson for the museum, representing the museum at public functions for local, state, regional and national organizations
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Initiated creation of five year exhibition plan to aid in fundraising efforts
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Cultivated relationships with donors, area businesses and other organizations to raise funds and solicit major gifts
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Planned and implemented membership development programming in collaboration with Board of Directors
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Coordinated annual giving campaign in collaboration with Board of Directors
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Supervised grant writing program
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Curated museum exhibitions and developed ancillary intellectual programming
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Supervised museum personnel and volunteers
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Edited Meet Me at the Mitchell, quarterly member newsletter
Resource and Development Coordinator, Mitchell Museum of the American Indian, Evanston, Illinois - May 2008 to August 2009
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Initiated and developed institutional relationship with local business organizations
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Cultivated relationships with area businesses to solicit exhibit sponsorships
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Developed grants to secure funding for museum operations and exhibitions
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Solicited, coordinated, and implemented special after-hours events and facility rentals
Intern, Preservation Commission, City of Aurora, Illinois - January 2007 to June 2007
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Researched and wrote the National Register of Historic Places nomination for West Aurora Cemetery
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Prepared preliminary report on the analysis of the economic benefits of historic preservation
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Designed self-guided walking tour and brochure for McCarty Park Historic District
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Designed interpretive signage for historic sites in McCarty Park Historic District
Research Assistant, Electronic Royce Kappler Project, University of Wisconsin- Eau Claire - July 2005 to July 2006
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Researched availability of electronic copies of documents relating to United States Indian Policy, including treaties, treaty journals, correspondence and cession maps
Intern, Landmarks Commission, City of Eau Claire, Wisconsin - September 2005 to May 2006
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Converted existing print media describing local designated historic properties into electronic copy for online access by researchers
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Digitized historic photograph collection
Director, Chippewa Valley Rosies Oral History Project, University of Wisconsin – Eau Claire - August 2003 to May 2004
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Conducted interviews with working women of the World War II era