Enthusiastic Emerging Museum Professional Seeking Employment

[Kalanaj]

Headline: Enthusiastic Emerging Museum Professional Seeking Employment
Name: Kendra Alana Jones
Email Address: kalanaj2002@yahoo.com
Current Location: Dallas, Texas, United States

Preferred Job Category: Other

Personal Statement:
I'm an anthropology grad student, working towards earning my Masters of Arts degree at the University of Texas at Arlington as well as an emerging museum professional. My goal is to start my own museum someday.

SPECIALTIES
Museum education & public programming coordination, Newsletter design & development, volunteer management, website design & maintainence, knowledgeable of social networking websites, proficient in administrative skills

Education:
University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX
2007 - Present
M.A. in Anthropology (in progress – expected graduation Dec 2010)
36 Credit Hours Completed
Master’s Final Research Project – “Embracing Diversity within Museums in the 21st Century”
Cumulative G.P.A. – 3.6/4.0

University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
2002-2006
B.A. in Anthropology
Areas of Concentration: Cultural Anthropology
Minor: Latin American and Caribbean Studies
Cumulative G.P.A. – 3.6/4.0

Professional Experience:
National Multicultural Western Heritage Museum, Fort Worth, TX
Museum Coordinator
May 2007 – Feb 2010

Provided professional customer service to Museum visitors, generated Museum visitor feedback forms, expanded public awareness about the Museum by serving as the Museum’s Ambassador, developed and implemented educational and other public programs, generated program evaluation survey forms, maintained Museum brochure inventory - ordering new supplies as needed, researched and ordered Museum merchandise, designed exhibit spaces featuring the Museum’s permanent collection of artifacts, assisted with the planning and facilitation of special events, designed, edited and generated promotional and marketing copy for printed and electronic Museum publications, recorded and archived minutes from the board of directors meetings, created and maintained a filing system for the Museum’s administrative records, researched non-profit funding opportunities, assisted with preparing Museum proposals/grants to foundations and corporate sponsors, recruited, coordinated, managed and trained Museum volunteers, developed Museum volunteer training materials, maintained Museum’s membership database - sending out renewal notices, membership cards and welcome packages to new members, and developed written policies and procedures for the Museum’s operation.


Dallas Heritage Village at Old City Park, Dallas, TX
Curatorial Intern
Summer 2008

Reconciled inventory lists for the Museum’s collection of artifacts in the exhibit area as well as the collection storage area, measured and examined all of the Museum’s collection of artifacts, entered artifact location, measurements and condition into PastPerfect museum collections database software, and described and analyzed quilts for condition reports for the Quilt Mania II Exhibit.


The Women’s Museum: An Institute for the Future, Dallas, TX
Education Programs Assistant & Exhibits/Collections Intern
January 2007 – March 2009

Provided professional customer service to Museum visitors, assisted with the development and execution of Museum tours, developed and designed tour gallery guides, assisted with the implementation of educational, public programs and special events, conducted research for the development of new programming, developed educational activity packets, and other teacher resources, researched, planned and constructed a “Discovery Trunk” educational resource, researched artifacts to acquire for inclusion in temporary exhibits, wrote introductory paragraphs for exhibit panels and labels, created and maintained databases of current museum patrons - using Microsoft Excel, coordinated the 2007 and 2008 Texas Girls’ State Fair event that honors the accomplishments of adolescent girls throughout the state of Texas, reconciled inventory lists for the Museum’s collection of artifacts in the exhibit galleries and collection storage area, photographed collection artifacts for computer records, described, measured and analyzed condition of artifacts for condition reports, assisted with installation and de-installation of Museum temporary exhibits, monitored and calibrated thermo-hydrographs in exhibit galleries, researched potential museums/institutions to host traveling exhibits, researched new merchandise to sell in the Museum store, and sold merchandise to customers in the Museum store.

Applicable Skills:
PROFESSIONAL SKILLS
•Computer literate.
•Internet and social media proficient.
•Very proficient typist on computer keyboards and conventional typewriters (60 wpm).
•Well versed in Microsoft Office Software (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Publisher, and FrontPage), MGI PhotoSuite III, Print Shop and PastPerfect.
•Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
•Fast and eager learner.

LANGUAGES
•English – native language
•Spanish – speak, read, and write with basic competence.

Other:
ASSOCIATIONS/MEMBERSHIPS
•American Association of Museums
oStanding Professional Committees:
The Curators' Committee (CurCom)
Committee on Education (EdCom)
National Association for Museum Exhibition (NAME)
Museum Management Committee (MMC)
Small Museum Administrators Committee (SMAC)

•Texas Association of Museums
oAffinity Groups:
Collection Managers Committee
TAM Educators’ Committee
TAM Multicultural Initiatives Committee
Northeast Texas Museum Association

•Texas State Historical Association
•Mountain-Plains Museum Association
•Small Museums Association
•Informal Educators of Tarrant County
•Lambda Alpha (The Anthropological Honor Society Alpha Chapter of Texas)
•University of Texas at Arlington Anthropology Club
•University of Texas at Arlington Student Alumni Association
•University of Michigan Alumni Association
•Pi Iota Chi Christian Multicultural Sorority, Inc.
•Chi Zeta Theta Sorority, Inc.