claire rutledge

My responsibilities include policy and project implementation, maintaining records, coordinating events, contracting, and organizing clinical compliance and program accreditation requirements. I function as the point person between students and administration, helping them solve problems and gain information. I also coordinate the IRB biomedical subcommittee.

Working in this semi-judicial board position I provide support to the President and help direct town staff on decisions affecting our over 26,000 citizens. In the absence of the President I preside over public hearings.

As President, I was responsible for leading public meetings and coordinating with town staff to benefit our citizens. One accomplishment was the start of the new Town Comprehensive Plan project that included public training and outreach.

Processed, cleaned, and assessed the preservation needs of artifacts - specifically textiles.

I created finding aids for over 30 collections, assessed conservation needs, and processed photographs into the state database. One accomplishment was the reprocessing of the Abraham Lincoln Brick Collection.

I was responsible for organizing and strategizing with other departments to improve experiences and to meet departmental goals. One accomplishment was the restructuring of the school field trip procedure and policies to an affordable and technologically user-friendly opportunity for educators.

* Assisted patrons as an usher and at the front information desk. * Interacted with patrons by helping them understand seating, plots, and other questions. * Directed volunteer staff duties, many times older volunteers. * Aided upper-level staff members with the organization of certain events, such as Spotlight and Gospel Fest.

* Acting as registrar, convention planning assistant, and speaker assistant for the National Chimney Sweep Guild annual convention. * Supporting the Director of Education. * Organizing instructional classes, locally and nationwide. * Managing online courses. * Working on cataloging and documenting the National Chimney Sweep Guild History Project collection. * Writing History Project articles for Sweeping Magazine.

Studied for six months at UCC while researching for my undergraduate honors thesis: "'Lips as Red as Parthian:' Irish Heroines and the Monks Who Saved Them."

Activities and Societies: Contributing writer at The Collegian. Co-writer for The Hebdomadal Dox political satire blog.