Work Experience
Staff Folklorist| New York Folklore
May 2021 - Present
Library Outreach Specialist | Hudson Valley Community College
October 2018 - Present. Troy, NY.
The Dwight Marvin Library serves the campus and college community in Troy, New York. As an outreach specialist I am responsible for coordinating all library marketing and outreach, including lectures, exhibits and programs.
Graduate Assistant | Social Media Manager| WKU Department of Folk Studies and Anthropology
Fall 2016 - Spring 2018. Bowling Green, KY.
As Social Media Manager for the WKU Folk Studies social media platforms, I produced content calendars to keep our social media on schedule, as well as the accounts’ graphic content and publicity material. I also gathered and analyzed engagement and marketing data in order to improve the program’s online presence. Additionally, I supported the Department’s website relaunch by updating website add-ons and ensuring the correct information has been transferred.
Photo Courtesy of Long Island Traditions. Model boat builder, Chris Hale teaches a visitor how he builds models.
Program Assistant| Long Island Traditions
Summer 2017. Long Island, NY.
As a program assistant I helped facilitate programs which focused on the maritime history and folk culture of Long Island, NY. These programs took place at multiple cultural centers including the Long Island Museum of American Art, History, and Carriages, as well as Rocking the Boat. Both programs were heritage components of larger events.
Photo by Anne Rappaport. A Basque Musician teaches a child to play the tambourine in the Txiki-Txoko Kids' Corner.
Lead Volunteer | Smithsonian Folklife Festival
Summer 2016. Washington D,C.
While working on the Smithsonian’s Folklife Festival, I served as coordinator of the Family Activities Tent. I both planned and executed programming for the millions of visitors which the festival received. During the festival, I was responsible for coordinating the schedules of the interns and volunteers who were working. Additionally, I ensured the participants, many of whom did not speak English, arrived at their scheduled performances on time. Each activity was created (in multiple age appropriate versions) to educate children about the culture of the Basque people.