Motivated and efficient individual l seeks new challenge.

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Headline: Motivated and efficient individual l seeks new challenge.
Name: Dawn Deano Hammatt
Email Address: dawn@upcountryhistory.org
Current Location: Greenville, SC USA

Preferred Job Category: Administration

Personal Statement:
I am searching for a new position that utilizes my knowledge of collections management and organizational skills. I am willing to relocate and am looking forward to a new learning experience.

Education:
March 92 - Aug 94 University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma, Master's of Liberal Studies with Museum Emphasis
Aug 87 - May 91 Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology; Minors: German Language and Art History

Professional Experience:
Upcountry History Museum, Greenville, South Carolina
• Managing Director, 3/15/2009-present – Manage all aspects of day-to-day operations. Development and oversight of annual operating budget of approximately $850,000. Coordinate, draft, and prepare grant proposals and funding requests to government agencies, private foundations, and individuals. Supervise staff of five full-time and 20 part-time employees, interns, and volunteers; plus board duties. Represent Museum at professional meetings, local civic groups and committees. Work with standing committees to develop organization’s policies, priorities, and activities. Assist in planning and implementation of public programs, including school programs, temporary exhibits, and other special programs and events.
• Curator of Collections and Exhibits, 08/2007-present. Responsible for the curation and preservation of 4 distinct collections – Museum Collection, Oral History Collection, Education Collection and Reference Library Collection. Prepared the Collections Policy and Emergency Preparedness Procedures Manual. Curate, prepare and install temporary exhibits and maintain permanent exhibits. Supervise special projects. Supervise interns and train volunteers. Assist with facility management and special events.
Office of the Secretary of State, Baton Rouge, LA
• Museum Specialist, 08/1994 – 05/1996, Louisiana State Archives. Supervised the operations and employees of 3 auxiliary institutions. Prepared exhibits, planned operating procedures, developed docent programs and trained all volunteers. Served as co-editor of Archives newsletter, "Legacy".
• Museum Curator, 09/1991 – 08/1994, Louisiana's Old State Capitol, Center for Political and Governmental History. Accessioned and maintained collection, prepared loans, and supervised student workers, interns and curators. Coordinated docent program, prepared exhibits and drafted grant applications and text for published articles on the Center. Produced educational outreach program and co-edited quarterly newsletter.

Applicable Skills:
Past Perfect, Microsoft suite, Explorere systems, emergency preparedness, CERT trained

Other:
Professional Organizations
• Southeastern Registrars Association - SERA
• American Association of Museums - AAM
• Palmetto Archives, Libraries and Museums Council on Preservation - PALMCOP
• South Carolina Federation of Museums - SCFM
• South Carolina Archival Association - SCAA – Serving as VP/Pres-elect 2008-2009 year and Pres. 2009-2010
• Southeastern Museum Conference - SEMC
• Greenville County Community Emergency Response Team -CERT
Panels
• IMLS Conservation Grant Review, Washington, DC, February 28-29, 2008
• South Carolina State Historical Records Advisory Board Action Conference, Columbia, SC, December 3, 2008
• “The Public and Your Collections”, Archives Institute, South Carolina Department of Archives and History, Columbia, SC, October 8, 2009.
Continuing Education
• AASLH seminar – Digitizing Historic Collections, July 2008
Mentor/Mentee Programs
• Mentor – Greenville Technical College Charter High School, Senior Project, 2008-2009
• Mentee – American Association of Museums, Open Mentoring Program, 2008-2009
Miscellaneous
• American Association of Museums, Museum Assessment Program for Collections, 2008-2009