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Library and Museum Experience
Visual Studies Workshop
Gallery Attendant
March 2025 – June 2025
Welcomed visitors to the gallery during regular hours and special events
Answered questions, and helped orient guests to the space
Opened and closed the building, as needed
Handled cash and card donations, sold merchandise
Turned on and off the interactive video exhibits; Reset and problem-solved as necessary
The George Eastman Museum
Visitor Services Associate, Historic Mansion Housekeeper/Collection Maintenance
June 2021 – February 2025
As a Visitor Service Associate I would float between the admission desk, the museum shop, and the museum eatery, Open Face.
In admissions I was responsible for greeting guests, selling tickets, answering the phone, educating guests on the history of the property as well as the current exhibits.
In the museum shop I was responsible for selling items, merchandising product, as well as providing excellent customer service
At Open Face I took customer orders, answer the phone, and, because of the eatery’s central location, provide directional and educational assistance to museum visitors.
As a Historic Mansion Housekeeper I clean the restored rooms of the mansion weekly, taking care to follow established archival practices for cleaning and maintaining historic artifacts of various materials.
The National Susan B. Anthony Museum & House
Lead Visitor Center Manager and Assistant Museum Shop Manager
June 2022 - November 2024
In my role at the Anthony Museum I oversaw the daily routines of the Visitor Center, allowing for smooth operation.
I delivered 45-90 minute guided tour experiences to the general public, as well as specialty tours for specific groups or events.
Maintained and merchandised the museum shop, participating in quarterly inventory, and maintained digital POS/online shop system.
Organized and led regular Visitor Center meetings.
There were a variety of other projects and responsibilities in this role, some are as follows:
Maintain and organize volunteer and staff files
Develop a Volunteer Welcome Packet, as part of an effort to create a more accessible volunteer program.
Re-catalog and re-organize the Martha Kelly Volunteer Library, a collection of lending and non-lending materials available to volunteers and staff of the museum to support our educational goals.
Work directly with our programming coordinator and the public to schedule and create invoices for group tours, educational programming, and other options that fall outside the standard tour model.
Louis Jefferson Long Library at Wells College
Library Assistant
August 2005 – January 2009; Aurora, NY
Re-catalogued and physically relocated the Rare Books and Art Library collections.
Resolved scheduling and organizational issues between the student and librarian staff by creating and writing the training manual for a Student Supervisor position.
Selected Retail Experience
Michaels (The Michaels Companies, Inc.)
Custom Framer, Customer Experience Manager
October 2017 – May 2021; Rochester, NY
Oversaw all part time cashiers and sales floor team members and personally assisted customers.
Coached team members daily to sales and customer satisfaction expectations.
Ensured completion of all required replenishment, inventory, and recovery procedures daily.
Key-holder and leader on duty/point of contact; cash office management.
Improved customer satisfaction survey scores by 35 percentage points Feb 2019 – May 2021.
Zu Foos
Owner
July 2015 – 2022; Rochester, NY
Formed a small business centered on hand-made products and services.
Contacted venues and retail locations to establish business relationships and opportunities.
Developed and maintained a social media/web presence and a coherent, professional brand.
Interacted with customers via email and social media and face-to-face at fairs and shows.
Target Stores
Food Service Team Leader
October 2009 – December 2014; Rochester, NY
Managed licensed Starbucks and Pizza Hut Express at the Irondequoit, NY Target Store.
Wrote weekly schedules, administered corrective action, oversaw the ordering process, and maintained a clean and inviting dining environment.
Met my store’s financial goals while meeting or exceeding quality, safety, and presentation standards according to licensors’ contract requirements.
Worked side-by-side with my team and assisted throughout the store when needed.
Periodically oversaw the store as leader on duty.
Food Service Team Leader was my last role in the company, but i worked in several departments before that. I was promoted to Human Resources not long after I was hired as a seasonal team member, and from there I moved to Softlines Team Leader and then Starbucks Team Leader before transitioning to Food Service.
Breen’s Shop ’n Save
Bakery Assistant
June 2009 – October 2009; Williamson, NY
Worked 10-12 hour shifts six early mornings a week preparing and frying myriad donut varieties and ensuring they were properly stocked, labeled, and presented every day.
Formal Education
Wells College
no degree; Women's Studies major, Spanish minor; 2005 – 2009
Activities and Societies: Queers and Allies (gay/straight alliance), Sex Collective (Sex and gender advocacy group)
Williamson Senior High School
Advanced Regents Diploma, 2005
Volunteer Experience
Friends of Mount Hope
Spring 2024 - Present
I support fundraising by registering guests for regular guided tours of Mt. Hope Cemetery in Rochester, NY, provide information about and sell memberships, process gift shop sales, and maintain the cleanliness of the FOMH facility and public bathrooms.
Informal Education + Certifications
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The Alternate Basic Library Education (ABLE) Program by The Idaho Commission for Libraries
Collection Development Sequence - 2023
Technical Services Sequence - 2025
Public Service Sequence - 2025
Course Completion Certificate - 2025 (23.5 contact hours)
Library of Congress Classification: Online Training
No certificate available; 2023
University of Colorado Boulder
Business Writing - January 2025
Graphic Design - January 2025
Successful Presentation - January 2025
Microsoft
Work Smarter with Microsoft Excel, 2025
Canva Design School
Canva Essentials; January 2025
Graphic Design Essentials; January 2025
Branding your business; January 2025
Social Media Mastery; January 2025