I am a collections management consultant specializing in digitization, archival best practices, and public education with a focus on opening accessibility to archival collections of public history institutions and curating meaningful exhibits from historic collections.

I am based out of Columbus, Ohio, and willing to travel.

Archival Collections Assessment
  • Collections Storage and Organization – Review and recommend storage and upgraded organization to reflect archival best practices.
  • Disaster Preparedness Planning – Documentation and planning for collections and building care in emergency situations.
  • Policy and Procedure Development – Evaluate current policies and suggest improvements around acquisitions, deaccessions, and safe accessibility.
  • Training and Resources – Identify needs within staff/volunteers for resources and training on best practices and archives handling.
Digital Archives Services
  • Metadata Work – Direction and planning on metadata standards to increase accessibility of collections.
  • Access Services – Hosting service for digital collections using the ArchivesSpace platform. PENDING
  • Digitization Services – Develop digitization workflow planning and help set digitization project parameters.
Education and Outreach
  • Archives Based Lectures – Create educational lecture topics, series, or full presentations based on materials in archives.
  • Collections Based Programs – Develop plans for events or activities around items within the collection.
  • Collaborative Programming for School Groups – Designing programming for school groups that meet Educational Standards and tie directly to archival/collections materials.
  • Internship Programs – Plan out internship application procedures, intern handbooks, and projects for specific college programs.
Exhibit Development
  • Collections Based Exhibits – Create permanent or temporary exhibits based on mission statement utilizing items from collection.
  • Special Events – Plan displays for special events in a variety of formats, including virtual exhibit formatting.
  • Anniversary Displays – Design displays that highlight the history of an organization or business specifically for a celebratory event.
Independent Research
  • Company Timelines – Provide information about the history of an organization or business.
  • American Genealogy – Research family history topics and individuals.
  • Independent History Topics – Help locate and write information about specific historic topics.