Independent Project Management & Content Development―
Exhibit, Online, & Print (1997-present).
Project manager, writer, researcher, and editor for exhibitions, publications, and websites, including curricula and activities for learners of all ages. Produce websites and publications for cultural, scientific, and educational organizations (see attached project list). Manage teams of programmers, artists, and designers, coordinating with in-house staff and scholars, developing and adhering to budgets and schedules.
Manager of Publications, Getty Education Institute (1990–1997)
Managed budgeting, development, production, distribution, and marketing of all Getty Education Institute publications and products, including books, videotapes, reports, newsletters, and conference proceedings. Advocated for and managed development in 1994 of the prototype of ArtsEdNet, the Getty Trust's education web site, and the Multicultural Art Print Series I-IV. Managed staff and intern program.
Museum Editor, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County (1984–1990). Edited Terra, the museum’s bimonthly members magazine. Developed articles for this award-winning magazine with in-house curatorial staff and curators associated with traveling exhibitions. Coordinated the magazine's production, printing, and distribution.
Education
M.A., Communications Management, Annenberg School for Communications, University of Southern California. Awarded all-tuition-paid research grant.
B.A., summa cum laude with Special Honors in English, University of Texas, Austin.
Primary and secondary education in Japan, Washington, D.C., Iran, and Texas.
Current in Microsoft Office, FileMaker Pro, Adobe CS, & Web 2.0