Preserve the Past to Educate the Future!

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Headline: Preserve the Past to Educate the Future!
Name: Lori Rockhold
Email Address: RockholdL@cityofmobile.org
Current Location: Mobile, AL, USA

Preferred Job Category: Registrar/Collections Manager

Personal Statement:
My goal is to obtain a position with a museum, or organization, dedicated to the preservation, display, and interpretation of culture and history, as well as being a vital member of a team working to better the institution and inspire the community.

Education:
2010-Present
Master of Arts in Museum Studies: Johns Hopkins University, Zanvyl Krieger School of Arts and Sciences, Online Masters Degree Program
· Focus on Collections Management and Conservation

1997-2002
Bachelor of Arts: Department of Sociology and Anthropology University of South Alabama, Mobile
· Major: Anthropology, Archaeology
· Minor: Geology

Professional Experience:
Collections Department
·Reconcile old artifact donation from the 1940’s, 50’s and 60’s.
·Meet with potential donors and lenders.
·Arrange donation movements.
·Arrange potential incoming loans for exhibits and events and their returns.
·Processing of new and old accessioned items: inventory, cleaning, photographing, packing and storing, and entering into the Past Perfect database.
·Artifact preparation including cleaning, photographing, and conserving for purposes of exhibit or loaning to other institutions
·Generation and maintenance of paper work associated with Incoming and Outgoing Loans and Donations
·Care, preservation, and restoration of artifacts within the collection
Iron: Fly wheel, anchor, hand tools, sewing machine, carriages, etc.
Textile: Oneida flag, Mardi Gras Trains/Regalia, 19th century clothing, furniture, and various historic garments.
Wood: Samurai armor, Asian stone embedded cabinet, African ceremonial objects, model of WWI memorial at Chateau-Thierry (France), 18th and 19th Century Furniture
Weaponry: Swords and armor from multiple eras, African spears, 19th and 20th century firearms, etc.
Ceramics: Native American pottery, Ming Dynasty ceramics, 18th and 19th century house wares, etc.
.Designing and arranging projects for volunteers and college interns
·Supervision of interns, volunteers, and researches
·Education of interns, volunteers, researchers, and other staff about artifact handling and data input in Past Perfect

Education Department
·Participation in Living History events
·Assistance with group tours at the main facility and the two umbrella facilities (Fort Conde and the Phoenix Fire House Museum)
·Lead behind-the-scene tours of the museum for both college level groups and elementary school groups

Exhibits Department
·Led the revamp of the Museum of Mobile’s Era II including design, carpentry, artifact prep and placement, label writing, and assisted with Text panel writing and design
·Assisted with designed, and artifact preparation and placement for more then 30 exhibits/displays, including in-house, loaned, and traveling exhibits
·Assisted with the design of a new gallery, CSS Alabama Gallery, and wrote the text for the exhibit

Other
·Design and distribution of the Museum of Mobile’s disaster recovery kits know as the Disaster Tubs.
·Generated Reference Material and Procedure binders and packets for interns and volunteers – Collections Department mainly
·Created the Museum of Mobile’s Disaster Prep and Recovery binders for all departments
·Generated a gallery by gallery itemized artifact list with photos and descriptions for the Education Department and the Reception Desk

Applicable Skills:
·Quick to learn and understand the work and projects that need to be made priority to insure productivity and success
·In-depth knowledge of accessioning, cataloging, and indexing
·Work exceptionally well with staff from all departments within an organization including administration, education, curatorial, and exhibition
·Excellent at fostering relationships with individuals and institutions interested in working with the museum through loans and donations
·Exceptional at liaising with management boards
·Outstanding networking abilities with other museums, galleries, and outside agencies
·Detail-oriented and highly organized with the ability to manage multiple tasks
·Computer Efficient: Past Perfect, Photoshop, BoxCar Pro, and Microsoft Office Suite including Word, Excel, and Power Point

Other:
Volunteer Work:
Mobile Carnival Museum - Lead display cleaning and conditioning for the museum’s permanent displays (Annually 2008-present)
USA Center for Archaeological Studies - Attend volunteer archaeological surveys and digs when possible (Currently), Student worker in the center’s sorting lab (November 2001 – February 2002)
Community Activities - Assisting with various fundraising events for St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church, McGill-Toolen Catholic School, and Joe Jefferson Playhouse; Participate in community theater at Joe Jefferson Playhouse, Mobile Theater Guild, Theater 98, Mobile Shakespeare Company, and the Mobile Carnival Theatre Company; Participate in the Mobile International Festival: USA Colonial Booth, Scotland Booth, and Ireland Booth (Annually starting in 2004)