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DocuSign Envelope ID: 26350935 -D1 DF -47BB- 9676- CBE4F7DD63FB <br />workshop format, I trained interns inboth oral history techniques and identifying, documenting <br />and recording folklife using fieldwork methodology and the tools of photography and tape - <br />recorded interviews. Resulting intern projects are used as educational outreach tools by SAF <br />and are submitted to the Southern Folklife Collection at University of North Carolina at Chapel <br />Hill (UNC -CH). <br />1998 American Folklore Society, Public Sector Folklorist in Residence <br />A prestigious appointment, the Public Sector residency seeks to bridge the division between <br />folklorists working in academic and public realms. Hosted for two weeks by Utah State <br />University, I conducted a fieldwork seminar for graduate students in folklore and presented a <br />regional folkways class for undergraduate students. I also pursued a personal research project <br />on Mormon Genealogy quilts in the Utah State Archives, Fife Folklore Archives, and through <br />fieldw6rk in the surrounding counties. <br />North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences, Folklife Consultant <br />Reviewed existing oral histories with artists, writers and tradition bearers within the state for <br />references to North Carolina landscape and natural resources and recommended portions for <br />auditory component of museum exhibit space. <br />North Carolina Arts Council, Folk Heritage Award Program Fieldworker <br />Researched and interviewed recipients of the 1998 North Carolina Folk Heritage Awards: <br />country gospel singers The Wilson Brothers and weaver Ossie Phillips. Processed <br />documentation, highlighted key materials, and drafted biographical sketches for program <br />book. <br />Museum of the Jewish Family, Researcher and Writer <br />Researched and wrote text for an exhibit, booklet and brochure on Israel's culture and <br />history as expressed through stamp images in celebration of Israel's 5oth anniversary: <br />"The Running Stag: Images of Israel in Postage Stamp Art" exhibited at Duke University <br />in Durham. <br />1997 North Carolina Arts Council, Northeast Folklife Survey Coordinator <br />Working with state folklorists, developed a comprehensive survey strategy for the coastal <br />counties of North Carolina with the goal of establishing contacts and cultural resources for both <br />the state arts council and for people living in these communities. Generated hundreds of <br />images and fifteen interviews in twenty days of fieldwork and co- authored a written report for <br />use by community development groups in the region. <br />North Carolina Museum of Art, Festival Participant Coordinator <br />Assisted the museum's Events Director in orchestrating a fiftieth anniversary festival for the NC <br />Museum of Art that highlighted connections between culture, art and celebration. Managed <br />arrangements and stage needs for participants and performers. <br />1996 The Southern Oral History Program, Oral History Interviewer <br />Completed four interviews with four Native American women of leadership in the Waccamaw- <br />Siouan and Coharie tribes of North Carolina. The processed interviews are part of a Women's <br />Leadership and Grassroots Activism Project that culminated in a documentary video and in oral <br />history performances throughout the state. <br />North Carolina Museum of History, Folklore Consultant <br />Gathered contemporary stories of health and healing for upcoming exhibit on the cultural <br />systems and attitudes that surround health and sickness. Generated interviews on health issues <br />such as AIDS, cancer and migrant health; processed and analyzed the stories for use in the <br />written and interactive portions of the exhibit. <br />