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DocuSign Envelope ID:0E33E5E7-2F9B-4F3C-9COD-95D21AC52620 <br /> workshop format, I trained interns inboth oral history techniques and identifying, documenting and <br /> recording folklife using fieldwork methodology and the tools of photography and tape-recorded <br /> interviews. Resulting intern projects are used as educational outreach tools by SAF and are <br /> submitted to the Southern Folklife Collection at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill <br /> (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 University, <br /> I conducted a fieldwork seminar for graduate students in folklore and presented a regional <br /> folkways class for undergraduate students. I also pursued a personal research project on Mormon <br /> Genealogy quilts in the Utah State Archives, Fife Folklore Archives, and through fieldwork in the <br /> 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 /> histo ry as expressed through stamp ima es 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 counties <br /> of North Carolina with the goal of establishing contacts and cultural resources for both the state <br /> arts council and for people living in these communities. Generated hundreds of images and fifteen <br /> interviews in twenty days of fieldwork and co-authored a written report for use by community <br /> 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 <br /> Waccamaw-Siouan and Coharie tribes of North Carolina. The processed interviews are part of a <br /> Women's Leadership and Grassroots Activism Project that culminated in a documentary video and <br /> in oral 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 systems <br /> and attitudes that surround health and sickness. Generated interviews on health issues such as <br /> AIDS, cancer and migrant health; processed and analyzed the stories for use in the written and <br /> interactive portions of the exhibit. <br />