HomeMy WebLinkAboutTransmittal - 1/8/2025Digitize items and create metadata records. Serve a regular desk shift in the
reference department. Create lesson plans, curate exhibits, conduct research,
assist patrons, and other duties as assigned.
Interim Digital Programs Manager, May 2012 – July 2013 and June 2008 –
February 2009, Supervise full and part time employees, hire and train new
employees, oversee grant projects, oversee digitization workflows, oversee AV
digital transfer workflows, as well as maintain my duties as an archives specialist.
Archives Duplication Services Technician, April 2005 – May 2007, (half time).
Digitize photographic and audio visual archival materials. Assist with Wyoming
History Day. Assist patrons at the information desk. Fulfill patron requests for
AV materials.
University of Wyoming, History Department:
Graduate Teaching Assistant, August 2005 – May 2007, (3/4 time).
Lecture, hold office hours, create assignments, and lesson plans, grade, and other
duties for classes ranging from 40-100 students. Classes included Western
Civilization I and II, History of Christianity, and American Indian History.
Professional Growth and Certifications
NAGARA – GARA certification (projected completion 2025)
Salt Lake City Leadership Training 2024
Notary Public – Expires December 2025
ArcGIS (Geographic Information Systems) – Intro and Intermediate – April 2016
A Day with GRAMA. Utah State Archives Spring Conference – April 2016
ARMA-Utah Spring Seminar, Records Tools You Can Use – March 2016
Membership:
NAGARA (Active)
Society of American Archivists (Former)
ARMA International (Former)
Society of Rocky Mountain Archivists (Former)
Archivists without Boarders (Former)
Scholarship
Presentations and Papers:
“Equality in the Equality State: A Brief History of Activism in Wyoming”
Plenary panel presentation, Shepard Symposium on Social Justice, April 2013
“Written in Stone” Presentation on the historical usage of stonework on the
University of Wyoming Campus, Laramie, Wyoming, December 2010.
“How Soon is Too Soon? Coping with 21st Century Perils” Colorado/ Wyoming
Association of Museums, Laramie, Wyoming, May 2010. (Panel discussion
about exhibits commemorating relatively recent tragedies.)
“Hidden in History: The Story of Grace and Agnes” Reoccurring guest lecture,
University of Wyoming, Women’s Studies Dept. and Dean of Students Office,
2008 – 2010. (Presentation based on my talk at the GLBT ALMS Conference.)
“A Small but Persistent Voice: Recovering and Documenting the History of
Queer Wyoming.” 2008 GLBT Archives Libraries Museums and Special
Collections Conference, CUNY, May 2008. (This was a public history research
project to recover the personal lives and connections between two female
professors who taught at the University of Wyoming in the early 1900’s.)
“Cultural Crossroads: The Intersection of Myth and Reality” 2007 Graduate
Symposium, University of Wyoming (Presentation about Native American
depictions in the early tourist industry.)
Lesson Plans:
“Saiciye (Adornment),” Lesson Plan and Primary Sources on Teaching Native
American Art, University of Wyoming, American Heritage Center, August 2010
“To My Dear Ones at Home,” Lesson Plan and Primary Sources on Teaching
Western Migration History, University of Wyoming American Heritage Center,
2010
“The Creation of Cody, Wyoming by Buffalo Bill Cody,” Lesson Plan and
Primary Sources, Partnership for Civics Education, University of Wyoming
School of Education and American Heritage Center, 2008
“The Persecution of the Hollywood Ten,” Lesson Plan and Primary Sources,
Partnership for Civics Education, University of Wyoming School of Education
and American Heritage Center, 2008
Exhibits:
“Terror at the Theater: Fifties Fears” Traveling Exhibit, University of Wyoming,
American Heritage Center and Gallery Exhibit, University of Wyoming, Art
Museum. September 9, 2011 – December 2, 2011.
(This is an exhibit about the way fear was depicted through science fiction movies
in the 1950’s. It consists of a temporary full gallery exhibit in the U.W. Art
Museum and a slightly smaller traveling exhibit that will be available for loan by
museums nationwide after the full exhibit closes.)
“Picturing the West: From Camera to Computer” Permanent Exhibit, University
of Wyoming, American Heritage Center, September 2010.
(This exhibit showcases the premiere Western photography exhibits housed at the
AHC as well as the digital services offered.)
“Angels and Activism: Silence is Loud” Temporary Exhibit, University of
Wyoming, American Heritage Center, March 30 – April 10, 2009.
(This exhibit was part of the Shepard Symposium on Social Justice and featured
photographs and artifacts showcasing the counter protests and support shown for
peace and equality in Laramie, Wyoming in the days following the Murder of
Matthew Shepard.)
Committees and Advisement:
Records Management Software Selection Committee, An appointment to aid in the
selection and implementation of a new Salt Lake City Government wide records
management program. 2018 – 2019
Innovation and Process Improvement Committee, An appointment to help the Salt
Lake City Engineering Department streamline and improve new and existing
workflows and processes, 2019 – 2020
Ready Responder, Department leader in disaster preparedness. Lead efforts in the
Great Utah Shakeout, conduct emergency drills, attend meetings. 2016 – 2019
Section Leader, Society of American Archivists, Co-Chair 2016-2018
Queer Studies Advisory Committee, An appointment through the College of Arts
and Sciences to create, implement, and advise a new minor, 2008 – 2013
Shepard Symposium on Social Justice -Steering committee and presenter, 2008 -
2013
Spectrum – University of Wyoming’s Queer/Ally Student Organization
Executive board member, 2006-2007. Staff advisor, 2008 – 2013
Web 2.0 Task Force, AHC – Committee to determine possible applications of
Web 2.0 technologies in an archival setting, 2009 – 2010
Teaching:
Adjunct Faculty – Strayer University – Cont. U.S. History, Summer 2014
Recurring Guest Lecturer - Introduction to LGBT/NS Studies 2008 – 2013.
Recurring Guest Lecturer – Teaching Social Justice Education, 2008 – 2013.
Recurring Guest Lecturer – Special Events, Dean of Students Office, 2009 –
2013.
Graduate Teaching Assistant - Western Civilization I and II, History of
Christianity, and American Indian History, August 2005 – May 2007.
Volunteer Service:
Salt Lake City Gay Men’s Book Club – Founder and facilitator, January 2014 –
Present
Utah/ Wyoming History Day Programs – Volunteer and coordinator, 2007 -
Present
Church Historian, St. Paul’s UCC, January 2011 – November 2013