Employment

Recreation Specialist

Henrico County Department of Recreation and Parks History Section           2023-

• Developed and led interactive programs for children and adults, such as "Think Like an Architectural Historian" which utilizes architectural and archaeological reports, encouraging participants to explore the history embedded in the fabric of buildings.

• Noticed a lack of visitation and took on improving marketing strategies, including writing social  

       media posts and community calendar updates.

Independent Researcher                                                                                   2020-

• Continuing the work started in my Master’s Thesis, conducted original research connecting historic bricks to their production sources using pXRF spectrometry.

• Collaborated with an archaeologist to collect samples and assess the chemical makeup of historic properties.

• Published findings in the Journal of Archaeological Science and presented at the Southeastern Archaeology Conference.

Preservation Associate                                                                                     2021-2022

Drayton Hall Preservation Trust

Charleston, South Carolina

• Preservation and conservation of the three historic structures and the architectural fragment collection

• Contributed to the site's Facebook Page

• Photographic documentation of preservation projects, structures and architectural fragment collection

• Management of the Preservation Archive

Preservation Photographer                                                                               2022

Historic Charleston Foundation

• Photographed kitchen-quarters for a research study on urban slavery.

• Utilized Adobe Lightroom and Photoshop to process photographs and embed the proper metadata within each image file.

• Created a photomap documenting where each image was taken and what direction the camera was facing.

Lab Technician                                                                                                  2020-2021

Brockington and Associates

Mount Pleasant, South Carolina

• Conducted Section 106 architectural surveys, alerting clients to historic structures and neighborhoods within Areas of Potential Effects (APEs).

• Assisted in the planning and running community meetings to gather feedback on cultural tourism development, ensuring meaningful stakeholder engagement.

• Performed historic research that guided the development of exhibition panels that were part of SHPO recommended Section 106 mitigation.

• Cataloged archaeological artifacts from archaeological excavation triggered by Section 106 in an Access-based database ensuring compliance.

Preservation Photographer                                                                               2019-2020

Clemson University

Charleston, South Carolina

Documentary photographer for the historic structure report and documentation of the c. 1936 U.S. Vegetable Breeding Laboratory

• Utilized Adobe Lightroom and Photoshop to process photographs and embed the proper metadata within each image file.

• Created a photomap documenting where each image was taken and what direction the camera was facing.

Special Projects Intern                                                                                      2019

Preservation Society of Charleston

Charleston, South Carolina

Created Content for the Charleston Justice Journey website

• Conducted original research of four buildings in Charleston significant to the local and national Civil Rights Movement, developing content for a web-based walking tour, enhancing public understanding of pivotal sites.

• Presented research findings to the board and stakeholders, incorporating feedback to refine project outcomes.

• Participated in outreach events addressing the impacts of sea level rise and flooding on local neighborhoods, promoting community engagement.

Graduate Assistant                                                                                            2018-2020

College of Charleston Department of Historic Preservation and Community Planning

Charleston, South Carolina

Assisted a professor with research for a book through

• Archival research

• Online research

• Creation of annotated bibliographies

Historic Site Assistant                                                                                       2017-2018

City of Newport News Historic Services

Newport News, Virginia

• Operation of Lee Hall Mansion Museum and Endview Plantation

• Assisted in orientating and training of new volunteers.

Operations Assistant                                                                                         2014- 2016

Virginia Beach History Museums, Virginia Beach, Virginia

• Produced an award-winning display for the Tidewater District Flower show at the Norfolk Botanical Gardens.

• Operation of the city’s three historic house museums and the Princess Anne County Training School/Union Kempsville High School Museum.

• Produced interpretive archaeology programs for school groups.

Student Assistant                                                                                              2013- 2015

Harrison B. Wilson Archives and African Art Gallery, Norfolk State University

Norfolk, Virginia

• Photographed, inventoried, and processed gallery and archival collections.

• Conducted historical and archival research.

• Oriented gallery guests and archival researchers.

Volunteerism

Kittiewan Plantation, Charles City County, VA

Volunteer - Jun 2012-Jul 2016

• Public interpretation of archaeological and historic sites.

• Phase I and II archaeological excavations of pre-contact and colonial sites.

• Conducted on site and online archival research including reverse genealogy for enslaved people on the property to locate modern descendants.

Member of the Planning committee – May 2014-Jul 2016

• Part of team making decisions about the preservation of the historic house and surrounding land

• Planned exhibits and archaeological excavations.

• Created RFPs for several house projects and in charge of evaluating the responses then hiring the preservation contractors and supervising them.

• Worked to instill best practices for the collection, creating an accession and deaccession policy and documenting objects inherited from the last private owner.

 

Mill Prong House, Hoke County, NC                                                                 2000-2003

• Handled, analyzed, processed, and photographed artifacts in the field and lab.

• Mapped cemeteries.

• Led manor house tours.

Tarbat Discovery Centre, Portmahomack, Scotland                                         2001

• Daily museum operations.

• Conducted a visitor survey.