Professional Experience

I’ve worked in archives, libraries, and museums across America (thank you, National Park Service!). I’m the leader of The History Project, Boston’s queer community archives, and I was Harvard Medical School’s first Archivist for Diversity and Inclusion. My full CV is available here.

  • January 2020 - Present

    Previously served as a member of the board (January 2015-May 2016) and as a volunteer for the Events & Outreach Committee (September 2013- January 2015)

    • Leads organization in fundraising and marketing strategy, annual appeals, special campaigns, and crowdfunding efforts via mailings and social media. Writes, edits, and oversees grant applications and awards, responsible for reporting and ensuring compliance with all funder regulations.

    • In collaboration with the bookkeeper, treasurer, and board of directors, ensures the organization’s financial accountability to donors, funding agencies, and the community.

    • With the support of the Events & Outreach Committee, plans public events highlighting topics relating to LGBTQ history, with virtual audiences averaging 70 participants. Leads planning efforts for the annual History Maker Awards gala, including individual and corporate sponsorships. Works with local and national history and LGBTQ organizations on collaborative events and projects.

    • Recruits and trains staff, volunteers and board members to support the organization’s mission to collect, preserve, and share LGBTQ history.

  • October 2018 - December 2019
    Previously Project Archivist for Women in Medicine (June 2015 - October 2018); Oral History Project Coordinator (November 2014 - June 2015); and Strong Medicine Project Coordinator (January 2014 - November 2014)

    The inaugural Archivist for Diversity and Inclusion, the first position of its kind at Harvard University, is responsible for ensuring that the Center’s manuscript collections reflect the broad diversity of the Harvard Medical School community. The Archivist also shares the school’s history of diversity and inclusion, and oversees the Archives for Women in Medicine program.

    • Created a strategic program focused on documenting the achievements of underrepresented minorities in medicine in the Harvard Medical School community through archival acquisitions, oral history interviews, and education and outreach efforts including exhibits and social media. Fields research questions and press inquiries about the history of diversity and inclusion at Harvard Medical School.

    • Collaborated with campus and community partners to organize lectures and events promoting diversity and inclusion efforts. Participated in campus-wide planning efforts for “Celebrating 50 Years of Diversity and Inclusion” event.

    • Publicized Women in Medicine research fellowship, reviewed applications, and participated in fellow selection process in collaboration with the Women in Medicine Legacy Foundation.

Professional Service

  • “The Boston Commemoration Commission will mark upcoming historical anniversaries, including the United States' 250th in 2026, the 400th anniversary of the founding of the City of Boston in 2030, and other significant historical anniversaries for all our local communities to tell the full range of our history, including the struggles and accomplishments of Boston’s communities who are too often left out of the official narrative.

  • The Massachusetts SHRAB encourages and supports communication and coordination among the historical records communities and the public. It provides leadership, advocacy and guidance to help ensure the identification, preservation, and use of the state’s historical resources (public and private). It is the state-level review body for grants submitted to the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC).

Education

  • Courses in: Leading and Managing Nonprofit Organizations, Nonprofit Leadership and Community Engagement, and Principles and Practices of Fundraising

  • Capstone Project: “The 1918 True Name Law: Protecting Soldiers and Sailors; Persecuting [Sex Workers] and Passing Women”

    Advisor: Vincent J. Cannato

  • BA in History, Double Major in Art - Studio: Sculpture Track

    Thesis: “Northwest Regionalism: Investigating Salmon and Sasquatch Symbolism”
    Advisor: Douglas Sackman