Museum Curator

Museum Curator — Beacon Hill Historical Society

Boston, MA | January 2024 – Present

• Directed the preservation and display of a 14,000-object collection of American historical artifacts, reducing database entry backlogs by 42% over a 12-month period using PastPerfect.
• Curated 8 major exhibitions and 15 community installations, resulting in a 26% year-over-year increase in ticket revenue and bringing in 35,000 unique visitors.
• Authored 6 successful grant proposals securing $240,000 from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) and local private trusts to fund interactive digital exhibits.
• Supervised 5 collections assistants and 18 active docents, implementing a training program that boosted visitor feedback scores on guided tours from 78% to 94% positive.

Assistant Curator — Merrimack Heritage Museum

Lowell, MA | September 2020 – December 2023

• Coordinated 12 gallery rotations and monitored environmental controls for a collection of 5,500 textiles, maintaining 100% compliance with conservation humidity standards.
• Conducted provenance research on 185 high-value acquisitions, identifying and resolving ownership gaps for 14 contested items prior to inclusion in the public catalog.
• Led a digital cataloging initiative that transitioned 3,000 paper records into CatalogIt, decreasing collection search times for research staff by 35%.
• Assisted in the design of a bilingual audio guide app used by 12,000 visitors annually, which expanded Spanish-speaking visitor attendance by 30% over two years.

Provenance research, Collections management, Exhibit design, Grant writing, Archival cataloging, PastPerfect, CatalogIt, TMS (The Museum System), Adobe Creative Suite, Object conservation, Gallery lighting, Public programming, Donor relations, Stakeholder communication

Centennial History Exhibition

Role: Lead Museum Curator

Tools: PastPerfect, Adobe Illustrator, TMS

Managed a $120,000 budget to curate a 6-month retrospective exhibition, attracting 42,000 visitors and securing $45,000 in corporate sponsorship.

Digital Archive Migration

Role: Collections Project Manager

Tools: CatalogIt, Excel, Google Workspace

Led the migration of 10,000 historical photo archives to a cloud-based collections management system, reducing search times by 40%.

• Graduate Certificate in Museum Studies (Boston University) (2020)
• Collections Care Certificate (Northern States Conservation Center) (2022)

• Languages: English (Native), French (Conversational)
• Volunteer Work: Guest lecturer on museum ethics at Boston high schools (2021-present)
• Availability: 3 weeks notice