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Content Manager
Regional Office of Sustainable TourismContent Manager
Mar. 2023I lead a dynamic, talented team of writers in developing and producing stories, webpages, and ad copy to help local communities draw tourists in a way that is economically and environmentally sustainable. Organization-wide, I develop marketing campaigns and work with designers, an SEO strategist, and email specialist to find the best messaging for interested travelers.
Writer
Freelance Journalist and WriterWriter
Aug. 2022Author of articles for Adirondack Life, Majesty, Beyond Words literary magazine, New York Archives, and Local ADK. My first book, Aviation in the Adirondacks, was published by Arcadia Publishing in 2024. It tells the story of airborne adventures in this rugged wilderness, from 1912 to the 1960s.
Content Coordinator
Regional Office of Sustainable TourismContent Coordinator
Nov. 2021 - Mar. 2023Worked in partnership with with my fellow Content Coordinator to develop a blog calendar, organize a program of work, train new employees, and continue to write, proofread, and edit blogs, web pages, and ads.
Content Developer
Regional Office of Sustainable TourismContent Developer
Mar. 2019 - Nov. 2021As a content developer, I wrote blog stories, page copy, ad copy, and print materials to help promote the Adirondack Mountains area of upstate New York. I also copy-edited other writers' work, proofed email sends to a 150,000+ recipient list, and represented the organization at public events.
Office Coordinator
Adirondack HealthOffice Coordinator
Jan. 2018 - Mar. 2019Institutional advancement; planning and supporting special events, and a capital campaign.
Oral History Coordinator
Historic Saranac LakeOral History Coordinator
Nov. 2016 - Jan. 2018As Historic Saranac Lake's first Oral History Coordinator, I developed public programs and activities, conducted interviews with local residents, presented HSL projects at national conferences, wrote articles for the HSL website and the Adirondack Daily Enterprise, and developed the Cure Porch on Wheels, a mobile history space.
Advancement Assistant
Adirondack MuseumAdvancement Assistant
Feb. 2016 - Sep. 2016Blue Mountain Lake, NYInstitutional advancement; planning and supporting special events and a capital campaign to support the museum's ongoing mission
Marketing Consultant
Lynn Miller, AuthorMarketing Consultant
Jan. 2016 - Apr. 2016Promoted Lynn Miller's latest book, the literary thriller The Day After Death, by creating and managing digital media content (facebook).
Marketing Consultant
Elisabeth Sharp McKetta, AuthorMarketing Consultant
Nov. 2015 - Jan. 2016Promoted Elisabeth Sharp McKetta's latest book, Poetry for Strangers, by creating and managing digital media content (facebook, Instagram) and coordinating advertising.
Research Assistant
- FreelanceResearch Assistant
Oct. 2015 - Mar. 2016Working as a research assistant for authors Frank L. Hohmann III and Donald Fennimore for a print book on behalf of the Winterthur Museum and Newport Historical Society, my role involved researching original documents. The project focused on the life and career of 18th century clockmaker William Claggett and his apprentices. Claggett’s works are featured the collections of the Brooklyn Museum, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and Metropolitan Museum of Art. It was my task to find documents related to the Claggett family ancestry and their life and work in Boston.
Museum Store Associate
Shelburne MuseumMuseum Store Associate
Aug. 2015 - Jan. 2016Shelburne, VermontMuseum Store staff serve as visitor services “ambassadors,” greeting visitors, selling admission tickets, and answering questions about the museum, the collections and special exhibits. A detailed knowledge of the museum’s history and many exhibits is crucial in assisting visitors so that they have the best experience possible. I also perform retail duties, such as cashing out customers, selling memberships and maintaining a pristine, visually appealing retail environment.
Education Department Intern
New York State MuseumEducation Department Intern
May. 2015 - Sep. 2015Albany, NYIn the position of intern at the New York State Museum in Albany, New York, my responsibilities are twofold: one, assisting the Museum Education Instructor with programming for visiting school groups and two, conducting research for an educational program relating to this history of New York seaports, sailing and whaling. This educational program is to be implemented in Fall 2015 concurrently with a new temporary exhibition of nautical fine art and is to include on-site discovery activities as well as pre-visit school activities.
Museum Services Assistant
Shelburne MuseumMuseum Services Assistant
Apr. 2015 - Aug. 2015Working in the Preservation and Landscape department, I worked as part of a team dedicated to the upkeep and presentation of all historic buildings in the museum’s collection. This includes - but is not limited to - an 1840 meeting house, a saltbox house originally built in Massachusetts in 1777, a late 19th-century railroad station and the Ticonderoga, a restored steamship built in 1906. Great care and attention goes into the work of ensuring that the buildings are respected and that their condition is excellently maintained.
Faculty Aide Research Assistant
Harvard University Extension SchoolFaculty Aide Research Assistant
Oct. 2014 - Dec. 2014Assisting professor in the expository writing department at Harvard Extension School with the final preparations for a dynamic book about the craft of writing and becoming a better writer, as well as assisting in the preparations for a non-fiction book proposal. Duties involved include proofreading, editing, public relations and marketing, writing tasks, and research.

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