Kansas City, MO September 2012–present [box size=”large”][dropcap]I[/dropcap] identify, write, and administer performing arts, museum, and tourism funding opportunities from local, state, and national private and public granting agencies. I coordinate donor relations and lead the PEER Into the Future development team, raising funds to support the four pillars of the American Jazz Museum’s mission: preservation, education, exhibition, and research. [/box]
Curator, Andrew County Museum
Savannah, MO August 2010–September 2012 [box size=”large”][dropcap]W[/dropcap]orking as one of two professional staff members, my responsibilities include a variety of activities. I manage a paid and volunteer staff and lead the collections, education, and exhibitions programs. My projects have included initiating an education program, establishing a Facebook presence, redesigning the museum’s website (andrewcountymuseum.org), writing for and managing multiple grants, writing and designing a temporary exhibition, and supporting the Director in press and donor relations. [/box]
Freelance Web Designer
2002–present [box size=”large”][dropcap]M[/dropcap]y recent projects include designing a custom website for Burnett Evans Banks, LLC, a law firm in Blue Springs, Missouri (burnettevansbanks.com) and designing two custom websites for Dead Wait, a web series about zombies produced in Kansas City, Missouri (dead-wait.com). In May 2011, I launched SoEclectic.com, a daily blog I designed and co-author that focuses on creative home design and do-it-yourself projects.[/box]