Energetic, Creative, and Motivated Executive Director

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Headline: Energetic, Creative, and Motivated Executive Director
Name: Meegan Carr
Email Address: meegancarr@gmail.com
Current Location: WATER VALLEY

Preferred Job Category: Administration

Personal Statement:
To acquire a challenging and rewarding career position as the Executive Director of a museum focused on preserving history that is fast-paced requires a high level of dependability and attention-to-detail; where there will be the opportunity to use my knowledge, creativity, skills, and experiences in a symbiotic relationship with an organization’s staff, volunteers, and Board of Directors.

Education:
DEVRY UNIVERSITY: KELLER GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT – Naperville, IL (On-line)
Master of Business Administration: Finance emphasis
October 2010

MURRAY STATE UNIVERSITY – Murray, KY
Master of Arts: Public History/Museum Management with American Civil War emphasis
May 2001
Bachelor of Arts: History/Secondary Education
August 1999, Cum Laude

Professional Experience:
THE NATIONAL QUILT MUSEUM OF THE UNITED STATES – Paducah, KY
Business Manager, Promoted, May 2010 - Present
Assist Executive Director with preparing and monitoring the annual budget and staff supervision as needed. Maintain and process all employment applications, interviews and human resource files, including time cards, insurance/benefits and disciplinary actions. Responsible for the processing of all accounts receivable/payables, including reconciling the friends donations, admissions and gift shop cash registers, general ledger entries and bank statements. Prepare all monthly financial reports for the board and accountant's review. Process and maintain all tax filings and payments.

Director of Educational Programs, August 2008 – May 2010
Responsible for the development, implementation, and maximization of all educational programs and interactive resources, with the goal to educate and entertain visitors of all ages and ability levels. Recruit and supervise the training of new volunteers and education interns. Assist with grant writing, exhibit installation/de-installation, and help increase museum visibility in the community through monthly events, major festivals, children’s and adult workshops.

Weekend Operations Manager/Associate Curator/Programs & Events Specialist,
September 2002 – April 2004
Weekend Operations Manager – Responsible for all aspects of business operations on the weekend, including but not limited to: opening/closing building, verifying deposits of the gift shop and admissions, staff/volunteer supervision, safety/security, handling emergencies and visitor relations.

Associate Curator – Responsible for maintaining the care and records of the museum’s collection, assisting with exhibition changes, creation of educational programming to accompany traveling exhibits, and organizing the museum’s contests.

Programs & Events Specialist - Responsible for the organization, implementation, and completion of all children's and adult educational programs and events. Managed and coordinated the Live and Silent Benefit Auctions, including solicitation of donations, processing and cataloging the donations, corresponding with donors, working with volunteers, handling event logistics, requesting payment for the auctioneer, processing payments from auction winners and creating deposit record for the business manager to verify and reconcile.

MID-CONTINENT UNIVERSITY– Mayfield, KY
Adjunct Professor, 2011 – Present
Teach college-level United States History to 1877 on a part-time basis.

Director of Administrative Services, 2005 – 2006
Office management, assist in policy and strategy; oversee online and bookstore operations, recruit adjunct faculty, administer employment interviews/human resources paperwork, schedule and coordinate faculty assignments, resolve scheduling conflicts, work with students at registration, compile students’ evaluations of faculty, participate as a member of the Technology Committee, Leadership Team, and the Academic Team.
HICKMAN COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION – Clinton, KY
High School Teacher/Volleyball Coach, 2006 – 2008
High School Teacher – (9th – 11th grade) subjects have included, special education math, American History, Economics, Civics, and Geography; responsible for tracking student achievement, creating new ways to present material and engage students, collaborating with other teachers and parents to enhance the successfulness of the students.

Volleyball Coach – responsible for monitoring student athletes’ grades, conducting practices, scheduling matches and tournaments, fundraising, and safety of students while attending athletic functions.

GARFIELD FARM MUSEUM – LaFox, IL
Assistant Site Manager, 2004 – 2005
Assist Executive Director to accomplish all daily operations of the museum, including but not limited to: on-site security, animal husbandry, office management, volunteer supervision planning and coordination of programs and events, public relations, interpretive tours, care of heirloom gardens, prairie restoration, research, and preservation of museum’s collection and archives.

YEISER ART CENTER – Paducah, KY
Executive Assistant to the Director, 2002 – 2002
Responsible for daily office management, admissions, tours, creation and implementation of on- and off-site educational programs, gift shop management, including purchasing, consignment, sales and marketing, bookkeeping, personnel records management, payroll, maintenance of membership database, writing press releases and creation of advertisements, exhibition changes, and handling the emergency needs of the facility.

MACON COUNTY CONSERVATION DISTRICT – Decatur, IL
Historic Sites Management Intern, Six-Month Internship, 2001 – 2001
Assist in all aspects of managing a historic site, including but not limited to: creating reproduction clothing for staff/volunteers, maintaining museum’s collection records; responsible for research of mid-nineteenth century prairie life, specializing in the culinary, medicinal, and folklore surrounding the use of herbs; worked with fellow intern to create an educational trunk for elementary teachers to borrow for use in their classrooms; management of the annual Prairie Celebration event, including but not limited to development, logistics and public relations.

HOMEPLACE – 1850 – Golden Pond, KY
Historic Interpreter, Seasonal, 2000 – 2000
Lifestyle interpretation of an 1850s yeoman farm wife, by performing all daily activities of women, talking to individuals and visitor groups, developing and implementing programs to educate visitors, and researching the history of Stewart County, TN.

Applicable Skills:
Operations Management
• Office Management
• Budget Management
• Inventory Management
• Event Logistics
• Project Management
• Accounting/Bookkeeping
Human Resources
• Staff/Volunteer Supervision
• Recruitment
• Administer Interviews
• Training/Orientation
• Assignment/Scheduling Coordination
• Maintenance of Personnel Records
• Payroll
• Benefits Administration

Public Relations
• Coordination of Public Events
• Marketing of Events
• Community Liaison
• Professional Presentations
• Customer Service/Sales
• Fundraising and Donation Solicitation
• Grant Writing and Final Reports
Computer Skills
• Proficient in Microsoft Office
• Microsoft Outlook
• Microsoft Publisher
• Champion and Quicken Accounting Software
• Radiant Systems POS
• Working knowledge of PastPerfect and DonorPerfect

Other:
SOUTHEASTERN MUSEUM CONFERENCE
Member

KENTUCKY MUSEUMS & HERITAGE ALLIANCE
Member

PHI ALPHA THETA
Honor Society of History
Member