Shedd Aquarium, Chicago, IL March 2017- June 2020

PresentationSpecialist

• Conducted presentations for up to 1000 guests at one of the most visited aquariums in the United States.
• Facilitated informal educational content for guests of a variety of ages designed to provoke curiosity.
• Implemented improvisational strategies during programs and guest engagement.
• Researched for inquiry and constructivist-based programs.
• Audio description trained to better connect guests with vision impairment to the living collection.
• Trained new team members by building informational guides and outlines.
• Guided guests to exhibit best safety practices during instances of close proximity to animals.
• Represented Shedd on Facebook Live while facilitating the behind the scenes of the aquatic presentation.
• Panel Moderator for various experts from the Field Museum, Shedd Aquarium, and Adler Planetarium.
• Host for Jazzin at the Shedd, an evening with trivia and prizes.

The Robert R. McCormick Museum at Cantigny Park, Wheaton, IL December 2015- March 2017

Education Facilitator/ Tour Guide

• Facilitated school programming that follows Illinois Learning Standards.
• Assisted in the research of tours and school programs.
• Implemented children’s programs and educational activities.
• Responsible for training new employees and volunteers.
• Scheduled and coordinated tours for staff and volunteers.
• Developed, using historical research, personalized tours for a variety of audiences pertaining to Chicago, The Chicago Tribune, and the military.
• Interpreted the museum’s artifacts and presented the story of the McCormick Family for the public on tours.

The First Division Museum at Cantigny Park, Wheaton, IL August 2014-December 2015

Program and Education Assistant

• Taught interactive and experiential learning-based opportunities, including Fair play, an outside obstacle course used to demonstrate physical training in the military.
• Facilitated walk-in programming.
• Created a topic-specific and age-appropriate curriculum designed to make history more accessible.
• Assisted in artifact collection management by caring for and documenting materials with historical significance, using programs like TMS (The Museum System).
• Designed an organizational tool for the inventory of educational materials loaned to teachers.
• Oversaw “Night at the Museum,” a program that involves supervising 40-70 parents and scouts during activities in the evening and overnight, while ensuring safety and museum security.

Afterschool Enrichment Solutions, Bannockburn, IL Seasonally October 2013-December 2016

Drama Teacher- Independent Contractor

• Improved and facilitated age-appropriate, after-school curriculum for theatre and acting, including dynamics of the profession such as blocking.
• Independently worked with schools to teach classes and camps.
• Maintained a healthy relationship for the company with schools and parents.

Certifications

• · National Association of Interpretation’s Certified Interpretive Guide March 2019
• · Mandated Reporter November 2015

Education

North Central College, Naperville, IL

Bachelor of Arts in History, Cum Laude

Minor in Theatre

• Honor Societies: Delta Alpha Pi, Phi Alpha Theta, Phi Theta Kappa
• § Served as Alumni Speaker to current North Central Students in the History Capstone class.
• § Presented thesis on Allan Pinkerton at The Rall Symposium for Original Undergraduate Research.
• § Capstone Editing Committee.