Experienced Museum Professional Seeks Full-Time Employment

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Headline: Experienced Museum Professional Seeks Full-Time Employment
Name: Rebecca A. Kyes
Email Address: rebecca.a.kyes@live.com
Current Location: Lowell, Michigan, USA

Preferred Job Category: Curator

Personal Statement:
I am seeking long-tern, full-time employment at an institution that will benefit from my experience in the museum field.

Education:
Master of Arts: History with Museum Studies Emphasis 4.0/4.0
University of Central Oklahoma
Edmond, Oklahoma 73034
Thesis: Developing Written Policy for the Curation, Conservation, and Exhibition of Native American Artifacts Using Model Guidelines

Bachelor of Arts: Major: History / Minor: English 3.4/4.0
Oklahoma Baptist University
Shawnee, Oklahoma 74801

Professional Experience:
Collections Volunteer (September 2011 to Present)
Historic Charleton Park Museum
2545 S. Charleton Park Rd.
Hastings, MI 49058-8102
Cataloged museum collections using PastPerfect 5.0, researched artifacts, and inventoried artifacts.

Museum Collections Specialist (September 2009 to June 2011)
*Stationed at The National Training Center & 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment Museum, Ft. Irwin, CA
Documented museum collections, implemented/designed education programs, led VIP tours, and curated exhibits.

Museum Specialist--History (December 2008 to September 2009)
*Stationed at Fort Polk Museum, Fort Polk, LA
US Army Center of Military History
103 Third Ave., SW - Bldg 35
Washington, DC 20319-5058
Designed standardized small museum floor plan for the US Army Museum system, served as a representative for the Army Community Heritage Program, documented museum collections, and curated temporary exhibits at base headquarters.

CollectionsVolunteer (February 2008 to June 2008)
Historic Charleton Park Museum
2545 S. Charleton Park Rd.
Hastings, MI 49058-8102
Inventory and cataloging using Past Perfect 4.0.

Curator of Collections (June 2003 to September 2007)
Lakeshore Museum Center [formerly the Muskegon County Museum]
Muskegon, Michigan 49440
Collections department supervisor. Responsible for 3 staff members, 7 historic buildings, 60,000 artifacts and 40,000 archival items. Served as project manager for 2 major exhibits per year, revised docent guidebook, authored historic structures reports, purchased artifacts and reproductions, taught basic collections care workshops for area small museums/volunteers, and implemented the internship program.
Major exhibits: Marks of the Trade, This Thing Called Death and the Scholnik House Museum.

Executive Director (November 2000 to May 2003)
Erlander Home Museum
Swedish Historical Society of Rockford
Rockford, Illinois 61104
Responsible for increasing museum's audience. Designed marketing strategy, developed a long-term strategic plan, revised docent education program, wrote grant proposals, and documented museum collection in Past Perfect 3.0.
Major exhibits: The History of Coffee in Sweden, The Art of Mary Erlander, and Art from Sweden.

Registrar/Assistant Collections Manager (September 1997 to August 2000)
Mabee-Gerrer Museum of Art
Shawnee, Oklahoma 74801
Documented collections, tracked incoming/outgoing loans, curated anthropological collection exhibits, and assisted museum Preparator with exhibit installation.
Major exhibits: The Beaded Object, African Art, and The Art and Life of Ernest Spybuck.

Adjunct Professor Social Studies (August 1998 to December 1998)
Seminole State College
Seminole, Oklahoma 74868
Courses: United States History 1877 to Present (3 credit hours)
American Government (3 credit hours)

Student Worker (June 1994 to May 1997)
Oklahoma Baptist University Archives
500 W. University Avenue
Shawnee, Oklahoma 74801
Documented collections, curated small exhibits and supervised 2 student workers.
Major exhibits: The Music of Warren Angell, Ancient Religious Texts, and Anasazi Cultural Objects.

Director / Curator (July 1989 to June 1990)
Santa Fe Depot Museum
500 W. University Avenue
Shawnee, Oklahoma 74801
Represented the museum in the community, documented collections, authored grant proposals curated exhibits, and wrote a weekly newspaper column.
Major exhibits: Sheriff Bass Reeves, The Beard Cabin, the Art of Edna Beard, Ghost Towns of Pottawatomie County, and Santa Fe Bo: the Train Dog.


INTERNSHIPS:

Graduate Intern (Fall 1998)
Museum Studies: Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act 1990 (NAGPRA)
University of Central Oklahoma / Mabee-Gerrer Museum of Art
Served as the museum NAGPRA liaison, authored a grant proposal for a national NAGPRA
symposium, and identified collection items with uncertain tribal affiliations.

Graduate Intern (Spring 1998)
Museum Studies: Historic Preservation
University of Central Oklahoma / Prague Main Street
Wrote the historical narrative portion of a two block long historic district nomination for the National
Register of Historic Places based on primary document research and drew a detailed map of
contributing and non-contributing properties for inclusion in the nomination.

Undergraduate Intern (Spring 1997)
Anthropology Practicum: Museum Collections Studies
Oklahoma Baptist University / Mabee-Gerrer Museum of Art
Worked with the staff museum conservator to document and clean the African Art collection.
US Army Center of Military History
103 Third Ave., SW - Bldg 35
Washington, DC 20319-5058
Documented museum collections, implemented/designed education programs, led VIP tours, and curated exhibits.

Applicable Skills:
Microsoft Office, Past Perfect, Adobe Pro, AMIS, and Open Office.

Other:
ADDITIONAL TRAINING/CERTIFICATIONS:

Civilian Education System Basic Course 2011 (Army Civilian Management Course)
FEMA ICS Courses: 100, 102, 200, 300, 700 and 800.


HONORS:
Recipient, Molly Pitcher Award 2010
Recipient, University of Central Oklahoma History and Geography Academic Scholarship:
Spring 1999, Fall 1998, Spring 1998
Recipient, 1997 E. W. Thornton Academic Scholarship


ACTIVITIES:
Member/Peer Reviewer, American Association of Museums
Member, American Association for State and Local History
Member, Midwest Museums Association
Member, Michigan Association of Museums
Member, Phi Alpha Theta (National History Academic Honors Society)
Named, Who's Who Among College Students 1996 and 1997
Archivist, Midwest Registrars Committee 2004-2005