Archivist, Northwest Folklife (April 2024 – present)

Surveyed and arranged over 5 decades of archival collection, facilitated grant proposals to fund preservation and digitization projects, built a community-driven archival framework based on accessibility, inclusivity, and collaboration, conducted qualitative research and data analysis to inform accessibility and marketing strategies

Produced video assets of live performances, curated 14 hours of viewing content from archival collections, and managed OBS studios for the 2024 Northwest Folklife Virtual Livestream Festival

Launched a collection of Online Exhibits featuring long-form archival content to provide context and resources users

Graduate Teaching Instructor at the University of Washington (June 2021 – Present)

Taught and administered classes ranging from 20 to 500 students through in-person, hybrid, and online formats including historical survey courses in American Popular Music and Music of the Americas as well as an intensive writing course geared towards research in the humanities.

Effectively on-boarded and managed new teaching assistants.

Research Staff Assistant for the UW Ethnomusicology Archive(RSA), Sep 2020 – June 2021

Assisted with the functions of the Ethnomusicology Archives including archival description, file management, quality control, patron services, communications/outreach, LibGuide webpage design and curation.

Master of Arts – MA, Ethnomusicology (Oct 2020- Jun 2022)

University of Washington, Seattle

2 years of historical research focusing on the musical exchange between Afro-Caribbean and Jazz musicians in New York City through the lens of transnational and diasporic cultural flow.
3 months of ethnographic fieldwork examining the ecosystem of employees and customers vital in sustaining local record stores in Seattle amidst the internet and streaming era.

Bachelor’s Degree, Music Performance (2013-2017)

University of Montana and the Davidson Honors College, Missoula

Graduated Magna Cum Laude and recognized as both a University and Presser Scholar

Undergraduate research scholarship to study gamalan in Bali, Indonesia, two years of training in organ performance at Holy Spirit Episcopal Church, and four years serving as a percussionist for the Missoula Symphony Orchestra.