Behind the Scenes
2001 - Present
Founder/Principal of consultant service that utilizes over 25 years of experience to enhance and to support history, living history, historic house/site and private individuals in the areas of Interpretive/ Master Planning, Education and Interpretation, Development, Research and Writing, Museum/ Private Collections and Archives.
See attached client/ project list.
See attached client/ project list.
Professional Activities
Association for Living History, Farms and Agricultural Museums (ALHFAM)
2006-2007
Conference Coordinator, 2007 Annual Meeting
Planned and executed professional conference in Santa Fe, NM with a national committee in a variety of time zones.
2001-2003
Internal Consultant, 2003 Conference Committee
Provide advice to members of Committee planning 2003 Annual Meeting, which took place in Princeton, NJ.
2001-2003
Past President
Member of Executive Committee for professional organization comprised of museum professionals from history museums, historical sites and living history venues.
1999-2001
President
Served as President of 1000+ member professional organization made up of museum professionals working in history museums, historical sites and living history venues.
1997-1999
Vice-President
Served as Vice President of professional organization and Chair of Committee on Regional Networking and on Nominating and Finance Committees.
1996-1997
Conference Chair, 1997 Annual Meeting, Staunton, Virginia
Responsible for organizing and funding four-day professional conference for 360 participants, which returned over $22,000 to the organization after expenses had been paid.
1993-1996
Co-editor, 1992 Conference Annual
Meeting Proceedings Edited conference papers and presentations for Proceedings.
1990-1994
Member, Editorial Committee
The Committee advises the Board of Directors on the design, content and other standards for the publications of the organization.
1990-1992
Conference Chair, 1992 Annual Meeting, Winston-Salem, NC
Responsible for organizing and funding four-day professional conference for 400 participants that turned back over $10,000 to the organization after expenses had been paid.
1987-1992
Member, Board of Directors
Attended Board meetings, participated in policy and fiscal decision making, carried out assignments from president.
1988-1991
Organizer, Board of Directors Annual Student Paper Competition
Put out Call for Papers, reviewed submissions, chose winner and planned conference session.
1987-1990
Regional Representative, Southeast Region
Managed regional funds, co-ordinated annual conference and served as information center for members in southeast United States.
1983-1987
Program Chairman, Southeast Region
Planned program for annual conference